SYNOPSIS

27,000 Days is an innovative and fragmented narrative about a dying man and his
disintegrated relationship with his family, his faith, and even his own cultural identity.
Suffering from an incurable brain tumor, the man writes a final letter to his estranged son
– a burning confessional.

As he puts words to paper, the man’s advancing illness forces him to confront buried
moments from his life: the rift between father and son, acts of intimate betrayal, the
painful aftermath of unspeakable violence – impressions of the harrowing and the
poignant.

Casual and momentous events are connected through expressive faces, stark imagery, and rhythmic editing. And the foreboding specter of disease – with its corrosive
relentlessness – pervades through the film as both literal and metaphoric deterioration.
Ultimately, the man’s search for respite collides with the existential and even the
spiritual, as he awakens to his final epiphany.

SELECT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

• Winner, Best Experimental Short, 2007 South by Southwest
• Official Selection, 2007 Asian American International FIlm Festival
• Official Selection, 2007 Cambridge Film Festival, United Kingdom
• Official Selection, 2007 San Francisco International Shorts
• Official Selection, 2007 LA ShortsFest

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Naveen Singh was born in Canada, but his filmmaking roots began at a young age in Michigan, where he made numerous short films. After graduating with a BA in English Literature from Michigan State University, he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong passion for filmmaking. He was awarded the prestigious Broccoli Scholarship for academic achievement at the University of Southern California, and has recently completed his MFA. In addition to his work as a writer/director, he has edited several projects that have screened at venues as diverse as the DGA, the Television Academy, Country Music Television, and Yahoo Music online. He is also an Honoree of Film Independent’s Project: Involve, a workshop for emerging filmmakers.

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SHOWTIMES

SUN. 5/17 at 9:00PM
Stockton Empire Theatre

CAST AND CREW

Writer: Naveen Singh
Producer: Greg Johnson & Lauren Wagner
Cinematography: Bryon Cunningham
Production Design: Richard B. Lewis
Editor: Jeremy Phillips & Naveen Singh
Music: Carrie McGlothlen
Sound Editor: Naveen Singh
Cast: Subash Kundanmal, Naila Azad, Anup Sugunan, Jamen Nanthakumar, Michelle Haner, Kavi Raz

SOURCES

Print Source and Production:
www.27000DaysFilm.com