A Diwali Dilemma: A Direct Inner Conversation about Minority Struggles
Mala tripped over in a company Diwali party, which led to unexpected visits and realizations.

Ahmed's father died when he was in the final year of medical school, and the pregnancy became heavy for him, so he had to depend to his sister and mother, so he had to work in the morning as a doctor in a hospital and in the afternoon a contracting worker, his girlfriend Hanaa emigrated him to marry a rich man, so he was injured with a psychological complex that turned him into avenger of all Eve's daughters.
Mala tripped over in a company Diwali party, which led to unexpected visits and realizations.
People are so much deeper and far more extraordinary than what gender they were assigned at birth.
Striving for validation. Let’s be frank….we ALL want to be successful. Whatever we put our efforts into, ideally it is to make it culminate in the best possible results across the board, especially when it comes to what career path we are pursuing. We WANT to excel, to shine, to advance, to be acknowledged. AND…let’s hope that we also wish to better everyone around us to boot. However, what occurs when those whom we initially put our trust in suddenly become a burden instead of a boon? Do we falter under the weight of rejection? Or STAND UP for WHO WE ARE?
The way Jeannette has to deal with child neglect makes her insecure about her parents and how she was brought up and raised in the United States. This continues into adulthood, where Jeannette becomes a successful journalist and is frequently asked about her parents by others.
I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.