"Our India Story" a film featuring Michigan Indian Community

The film "Our India Story" has been made by Keith Famie who has been working on it for last 14 months. He has filmed almost 70 hours which has been condensed to under an hour.

At Flavors of India an event celebrating Culture, Heritage and Community scheduled for December 14th (5.00pm) at Rock Financial Showplace, Grand River, Novi, there will be a premier screeening of "Our India Story" which will later be aired by WXYZ-TV Channel 7 on December 20th at 7 pm.

From HomeTownLife.com

The film features Farmington Hills landmarks.

Siriesha Mandava, who owns Priya Restaurant on Grand River in Farmington Hills, and the Jain Temple on 12 Mile in Farmington Hills are featured in the film, along with the Jain congregation.

"One of the temple members is a woman who is 104," Famie said. "She worked with Gandhi."

The story is told by the people through their interviews. Metro-Detroit Asian Indians tell their stories of arriving in America, among other topics.

Part of Famie's work was filmed in India.

"We spent 40 hours on airplanes and traveled 47,000 miles," Famie said, of the 13-day trip.

There are no commercials during the film. Funds are raised by contacting various community leaders, Famie said. He visited a number of temples and restaurants in metro-Detroit to find the interviewees.

"I'm looking for really good storytellers," he said. "I take these processes very personally. I feel that I am the voice and the ambassador for the community."

Famie is the director and producer of the film. He is also a chef and was a contestant on the 2001 reality hit TV show, Survivor: Australian Outback, where he took third place.

For more information or for event tickets priced at $75 each, call Famie at (248) 869-0096.