Guyanese Shundell Prasad’s Festival of Lights premieres in the US

A scene from the film

Guyanese filmmaker Shundell Prasad’s first feature film Festival of Lights premiered this month in the US, with screenings in Atlanta on November 2, New York and Los Angeles on November 9 and with an upcoming screening in Detroit on November 29.

According to a synopsis, Festival of Lights tells the story of Reshma (Melinda Shankar) who leaves Guyana when still a child with her mother (Ritu Singh Pande) for New York.