Vinit Parmar

Vinit Parmar is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and French. Educated in medicine, law, film and theater, he began practicing law in New York City and has worked in the areas of corporate, banking, commercial real estate, insurance, landlord tenant, family, immigration, criminal, and entertainment, including copyright and contracts. In film, he works as a sound mixer and editor for a variety of genres in both documentary and fiction films, many of which have received regional and national awards and accreditation, and other awards or nominations at festivals such as Sundance, Slamdance, United States Super8 Film + Digital Video Festival, and the Fringe Festival. Vinit enjoys teaching full time as an Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College’s Film Department, and he writes, produces, directs, shoots, and edits short films and documentaries.

2008 Twilight Cinema Series – Turn Left, Turn Right (Hong Kong)

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Turn Left, Turn Right (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 95 Minutes Life is full of funny surprises and Canto-pop singer GiGi Leung and J-superstar Kaneshiro Takeshi are about to find out just how wonderful this can be in Turn Left Turn Right! Co-directed by Johnny To and Wai Ka Fai, dive into this fairy tale … Read more

2008 Twilight Cinema Series – Rashomon (Japan)

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Rashomon (Japan, 1950), Running Time: 88 Minutes Considered one of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s masterpieces, this Oscar-winning crime drama unfolds as four witnesses to a rape and murder report their versions of the attack. But the chain of events depicted by the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), the murdered man’s ghost (Masayuki … Read more

2008 Twilight Cinema Series – The Host (South Korea)

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The Host (South Korea, 2006), Running Time: 119 Minutes Seoul’s River Han is the watery birthplace of a giant mutant creature bent on the city’s total destruction. Hie-bong (Hie-bong Byeon) is a humble snack bar owner whose precious granddaughter Hyun-seo (Ah-sung Ko) is scooped up by the scaly lizard, presumably as an appetizer before the … Read more

2008 Twilight Cinema Series – PTU (Hong Kong)

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  PTU (Hong Kong, 2003), Running Time: 80 Minutes As a member of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU), Sergeant Lo (Lam Suet) cruises on his own, beating and brutalizing punk kids who report directly to a group of gangland thugs. Lo’s major problem is that he’s lost his police-issue handgun. He follows all leads trying … Read more

2008 Twilight Cinema Series – The Namesake (USA)

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The Namesake (USA, 2006), Running Time: 114 Minutes While he respects his immigrant parents (Irfan Khan and Tabu) and their decision to rear him in his United States birthplace, Gogol Ganguli (Kal Penn) is torn between Indian traditions and the modern Bostonian lifestyle. Jacinda Barrett and Zuleikha Robinson also star in director Mira Nair’s thought-provoking … Read more