Rhea lives with her tight-knit multigenerational family. After her mother’s death, she has been her father’s emotional rock, and her life revolves around her family’s restaurant, her eclectic group of friends, and her after-school coding club. Everything changes when she falls for aspiring DJ Max and a long lost passion for music is reignited. Rhea discovers that she has a natural gift for creating beats and producing music that blends her Indian heritage, but must find the courage to follow her true inner talent.
Production
Toronto locations double convincing for unnamed American city.
Costume
Rhea's wardrobe evolution mirrors her artistic awakening subtly.
Director
Manjari Makijany
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Manjari Makijany also made 'Skater Girl' — she's quietly building a canon of South Asian girl-power sports/music films.
The restaurant scenes were filmed at a real family-owned spot in Scarborough; the aunties in the background are actual regulars.
US
