Flowers of Acacia is inspired by a true story. It depicts the gritty life of orchestra dancers, who perform at weddings, longing for their dreams to be fulfilled. But their lives unravel in the face of patriarchy and misogyny.
Anmol Sidhu | India | 2026 | 87 mins. | Bengali, Punjabi | India Premiere | Filmmaker attending
Fri, Oct 30 | 6:45 PM | Hermann Gmeiner Hall
Flowers of Acacia is inspired by a true story. It depicts the gritty life of orchestra dancers, who perform at weddings, longing for their dreams to be fulfilled. But their lives unravel in the face of patriarchy and misogyny.
Anmol Sidhu
Anmol Sidhu is an Indian film director and screenwriter working primarily in Punjabi cinema. His debut feature, Jaggi, premiered internationally and received critical acclaim, winning the Uma de Cunha Award for Best Debut and Audience Choice Award at the Indian Film Festival Los Angeles in 2022. It was also named Best Indie Film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, where Anmol was nominated for Best Director. Born in Kauloke, Bathinda, Punjab, he developed an early passion for theatre, storytelling and cinema.
Producer: Nitin Narang
Writer: Anmol Sidhu
Cinematographer: Pardeep Taina
Editor: Nilesh Maniyar, Varanpreet Singh
Sound: Anmol Sidhu, Niraj Gera, Piyush
Music: Mayank Singh
Cast: Jasskirat Bajwa, Harmandeep Singh, Yashika Sharma, Priyangshee, Ritika Thakur, Bandana, Gaurav Kumar
New York Indian Film Festival 2026
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2026 – Best Indie Film (Special Mention)
Tasveer Film Festival 2026
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival 2026
