Me Masi And Mr Clean

Eleven year old Seema has issues with her skin colour. Surrounded by the white kids of her Canadian community, and inundated by her masi's (aunts) opinion that fair skin is better, Seema resorts to drastic measures in order to bleach her skin.

Seema mistakenly believes that using Mr. Clean on her skin will lead to a fairer, more beautiful colour. When Seema ends up in the hospital, she comes to realize that skin isn’t what defines the person - it’s what is beneath the skin that counts.

Me, Masi & Mr. Clean is a short, bittersweet comedy about accepting the things you cannot change, and focusing on the things that can make a difference.

Writers: Sonal Nina Sudra & Patrick McLaughlin, Director: Sonal Nina Sudra, Director of Photography: Patrick McLaughlin, Editor: Jonathan Baltrusaitis

Film Festival Selections
* [http://www.edmontonfilmfest.com/films_shorts.html#d-k 2007 Edmonton International Film Festival]
* [http://www.saiff.org/2007/index.php?pprogram&d5 2007 South Asian International Film Festival]
* [http://www.romacinemafest.org/romacinemafest/pagina.php?pag29&langen&fId=9 2007 Rome Film Festival]
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Awards
*Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers Fluf Fund
*Alberta Foundation for the Arts Independent Artists Grant

Independent Media Coverage
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