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Kitchen Tales
A newlywed Indian couple navigate 40 years of marriage through the food they make and the meals they share, as their family grows and their love struggles to survive.
Overview
A newlywed Indian couple arrive in London, 1979, and attempt to make a home out of their new lives. As they navigate 40 years of marriage through the food they make and the meals they share, their family grows but their love struggles to survive. This is a tender, bittersweet short film directed by Jane Moriarty and written by Anupama Chandrasekhar.
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