The Sale

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It’s 1993 and Sita has recently immigrated to California. She is desperate to make an encyclopedia sale as a first step to starting her own business by learning how to sell. Her lack of commissions cost her family and weigh heavily on her.

As pressure mounts, she goes out to her three leads for the day and attempts to make a sale. Met with frustration, fear and humiliation, she fights every urge to give up.

Meera Angelica Joshi is a writer/director hailing from the Anipodes and based in San Francisco. She is a 2025/2026 SFFILM Rainin Grant recipient for her debut feature ANCESTOR. In 2026, she was selected as a Shondaland Director Mentorship finalist. Her short film THE SALE won the Netflix-backed Tasveer Film Fund and opened the 2025 Tasveer Film Festival. Meera’s work has aired on Australian TV, featured in the New York Times, and screened at festivals worldwide.

Producers: Christina Chin, Eric Mann, Rita Meher

Writer: Meera Angelica Joshi

Editor: Cecilia Delgado

Cinematographer: Juhi Sharma

Production Designer: Houston

Costume Designer: Taya Badgley

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