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Museum screens acclaimed film ‘The Valley,’ followed by conversation with director Kariat
Kariat
In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the Los Altos History Museum has scheduled a screening of the film “The Valley” 7 p.m. May 7.
“The Valley” is an artistic exploration of teen suicide, the Asian-American immigrant experience and the high-achievement culture of Silicon Valley. Following the screening, a conversation will take place between Los Altos filmmaker Saila Kariat, the film’s writer, director and producer, and Suruchi Mohan, award-winning journalist and chairperson of the museum’s Oral History Program Committee.
Kariat’s feature directorial debut tells the story of Neal Kumar, a successful Indian-American entrepreneur whose idyllic life unravels after his daughter dies by suicide during her freshman year of college. As he desperately seeks answers, his family struggles to remain intact in a culture where human connection is difficu