Raspberry Magic
{{COI|date=January 2011}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Raspberry Magic
| image = Raspberry magic.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Leena Pendharkar
| producer = Megha Kadakia
| writer = Leena Pendharkar
| starring = Lily Javherpour
Bella Thorne
Meera Simhan
Ravi Kapoor
Maulik Pancholy
| music = Jesse Clark
| cinematography = Jeffrey Chu
| released = {{Film date|2010|2|24}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Raspberry Magic is a 2010 American independent drama film. Directed by Leena Pendharkar, produced by Megha Kadakia, it premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival.
{{cite web
|url = http://www.cinequest.org/media/CQ20Guide.pdf
|title = Mavericks: Official Guide to Cinequest Film Festival 20
|date = 7 March 2010
|accessdate = 26 January 2011
|page = 46
}}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
{{cite web
|url = http://filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org/tixSYS/2010/filmguide/Director/PP
|title = Events by director: detail view
|work = 2010 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival
|accessdate = 26 January 2011
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150912104538/http://filmguide.festival.asianamericanmedia.org/tixSYS/2010/filmguide/Director/PP
|archivedate = 12 September 2015
}}
Plot
A young girl, Monica Shah, believes that she can save her parents' marriage by winning the science fair. Her science project uses touch therapy to grow raspberries in a forest. She explores whether it is nature or nurture that can make them grow.
Cast
- Lily Javaherpour as Monica Shah
- Bella Thorne as Sarah Patterson
- Meera Simhan as Nandini Shah
- Ravi Kapoor as Manoj Shah
- James Morrison as Henry Hooper
- Keya Shah as Gina Shah
- Alison Brie as Ms. Bradlee
- Maulik Pancholy as Amrish Patil
- Randall Batinkoff as Dylan
- Zach Mills as Zachary Dunlap
- Colter Allison as Cop
Reception
Raspberry Magic received generally positive reviews during its festival screenings. Clinton Stark says that "Raspberry Magic delivers an inspired message about pursuing your dreams, recognizing and appreciating who you are, despite the day-to-day curve balls life might pitch at you,"{{cite web|first=Clinton|last=Stark|url=http://www.starkinsider.com/2010/02/cinequest-review-raspberry-magic.html|title=Film Review: 'Raspberry Magic'|date=12 February 2010|work=Stark Insider}} while the Raleigh, North Carolina News & Observer called it "a sweet little film that without adornment in style or storytelling evokes the nature of family drama and family love."{{cite news|title=Sweet look at family love|work=The News & Observer|first=Adrienne|last=Johnson Martin|date=1 October 2010}}
Awards
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.raspberrymagic.com}}
- {{IMDb title|id=1339488|title=Raspberry Magic}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|raspberry_magic}}
Category:2010 comedy-drama films
Category:Films about Indian Americans
Category:2010s English-language films