Zari

In the bustle of family wedding preparations, Neelu forms an unexpected connection with a sari store clerk, in Shruti Parekh's award-winning short.

Indian American tomboy Neelu feels like a fish out of water amidst preparations for her sister’s wedding in Delhi until she forges a brief and unexpected connection with Zeyb, a quiet sari store clerk who moonlights as an internet drag queen.

Shruti Parekh is an award-winning Brooklyn-based filmmaker. Zari won the Emerging Filmmakers Showcase Best LGBTQ+ Short at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival - American Pavilion, and was shortlisted for the Iris Prize 2025.

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