Karla Murthy | United States | 2025 | 83 mins. | English, Kannada | Asia Premiere
Thu, Oct 29 | 9:45 AM | Picturetime 2 (Football Ground)
A daughter reflects on her father’s life, weaving the story of his miraculous journey from the streets of India with the realities of life in America. Using recorded phone calls with her dad while he worked nights at a gas station along with home movies past and present, this deeply intimate film is a meditation on family, the immigrant experience, and the dreams we carry with us.
Karla Murthy
Karla Murthy is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has been described by the Columbia Journalism Review as “compelling, informative and compassionate.” After a career in journalism, she made her feature directorial debut with The Place That Makes Us (2021), followed by the short film Love, Jamie (2023). Her latest film, The Gas Station Attendant, premiered at Sheffield DocFest, where it received a Special Mention from the Jury, and subsequently premiered on the PBS series POV. Karla is of Filipino and South Asian descent and lives in New York.
Producer: Karla Murthy, Rajal Pitroda
Writer: Karla Murthy
Cinematographer: Karla Murthy, Andrew Fredericks, Andrew Sarjahani
Editor: Karla Murthy
Sound: Not provided
Music: Bobak Lotfipour
Sheffield DocFest 2025 – International Competition: Grand Jury Special Mention
Nashville Film Festival 2025 – Best Documentary Feature
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2025 – Best Documentary Feature
Austin Asian American Film Festival 2026 – Best Documentary Feature
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026
