Fresh out of grad school, fledgling writer Ashish (Saamer Usmani) finds that life as an adult isn’t quite what he expected. Grappling with his parent’s recent divorce, Ash juggles his static career, a tight group of lifelong friends, and his estranged father’s unexpected Parkinson’s diagnosis. As a promising new romance with Claire (Amy Forsyth) breathes new hope into Ash, he begins to realize that although life isn’t unfolding quite as he had imagined, it may still offer the love and fulfillment he wants, in an unexpected way.
On-Demand Available
Shook [In-Person]
Directed By Amar Wala
Canada | Narrative | 113 min
East Coast Premiere
Tickets
Tickets
Date and Time
Friday, August 08 2025
8:00 PM to 9:50 PM
Venue
Regal Union Square - Auditorium 15
850 Broadway
New York, NY10003
Film Details
English, Hindi
English
East Coast Premiere
2024
113 minutes
Comedy, Drama
Narrative
Canada
Amar Wala
Amar is a Mumbai-born, Toronto-based filmmaker. His award-winning films and series include his documentary, THE SECRET TRIAL 5 (which received a Jury Prize at Hot Docs and was named one the Best Docs of the Decade by Real Screen Magazine) and SHOOK, his scripted feature debut which will premiere at TIFF in 2024 and stars Saamer Usmani (Succession, Inventing Anna). Amar has also directed numerous acclaimed series for CBC, Vice, and Bell Media, including his latest doc-series, Witness (CBC, Hot Docs, Doc NYC '23), which he also created under his production banner, Scarborough Pictures.
Karen Harnisch
Amar Wala
Amar Wala
Adnan Khan
Saamer Usmani (Ash)
Amy Forsyth (Claire)
Bernard White (Vijay)
Pamela Sinha (Nisha)
Cinematographer: Peter Hadfield
Production Designer: Nicole Simmons
Costume Designer: William Ng
Editor: Shaun Rykiss
Composer: Kalaisan Kalaichelvan