Today on Salt Lake Dirt, filmmaker Radha Mehta joins me to talk about her film Dosh. Radha shares her compelling story of transforming personal trauma and the challenges into an evocative film that tackles the taboos of mental health and physical disability. Discover how her South Asian roots and a partnership with AFI helped her create a narrative that's as authentic as it is impactful. This episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about film, storytelling, and the human spirit's resilience.

Dosh will screen at the 2024 Slamdance Film Festival on Saturday January 20th at 12:45pm and Wednesday January 24th at 4:00pm. Grab your tickets HERE.

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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DOSH, which means both "flaw" and "fault" in Hindi, is about a Hard-of-Hearing South Asian woman who overcomes her cultural taboo of shame by choosing to stop at nothing to save her family, which in turn ends up saving herself. This is an immigrant story about love, family, and overcoming cultural taboos around mental health and physical disability.

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