Thank you @indianfilmfestival for a stellar festival! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 From the hospitality, the industry meetings, to be in company with so many talented filmmakers, and our packed screening, it was an amazing and inspiring experience! 💗✨🌸
See this feature film tomorrow night at the Tara Atlanta! 🎥🎞️
For details, visit atlff26.eventive.org/schedule or comment "atlff50" to receive a DM!🎬🍑 #atlff50 #atlff #atl #filmfestival #indiefilms
A daughter’s love-letter to her father 💛 There’s still time to get your tickets for our special screening of ‘The Gas Station Attendant’ coming up on Monday 27 April, 6pm at Showroom Cinema in Sheffield and Tuesday 28 April at 6.20pm Bertha DocHouse in London (followed by a Q&A with the director).
Created by filmmaker @karlamakingstuff , this beautiful film weaves together home videos and phone conversations recorded during her father’s stint as a gas station attendant
Get your tickets by heading to the link in @SheffDocFest bio ☝️
THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT, one of two feature documentaries at #IFFLA2026, is screening on April 24! Check out this special message from director @karlamakingstuff and grab your festival pass today.
More info:
Festival Dates: April 23-26, 2026
Thank you @mspfilmsociety for an amazing and meaningful weekend, from finally sharing the stage with our incredible composer Bobak Lotfipour and meeting his lovely partner Courtney, to reconnecting with my former WNET colleagues. Thank you @meganbthompson123 for showing me around your resilient city!
I also happened to sit next to Alan Berliner at a filmmaker brunch. We discussed editing our own films, debated Avid vs Premiere, and talked about our experiences bringing our films out into the world. And he told me something that I know will stay with me. He said he never tries to start seriously thinking of a new project as his film is making its way through festivals because essentially, he is still in the filmmaking process. He learns so many new things about his own film from going to screenings and listening to his audiences. And I realized that has been true for me as well.
So to all the people who have shared your reactions, your questions, your tears, your own family stories with me, I am truly thankful. I have learned so much from you all! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
And a special shout out to my driver Eric, who not only picked me up at 4am to take me to the airport but also came to my screening! I really enjoyed meeting you and hearing about your Dad.
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The Gas Station Attendant
A co production with @itvsindies@firelight_media@caamedia
Directed, Edited and Produced by: @karlamakingstuff
Producer: @rajalpitroda
Original Music: @bobak____
Executive Producers: @geetagandbhir@djrekha
Cinematography: @karlamakingstuff@aw_fredericks@andysarjahani raulpazpastrana
Consulting Editors: Francisco Bello @aw_fredericks
Story Consultant: @goodtalkthanks
Additional Editing: @pegahpas
Music Supervisor: @konsonantmusic
Sound Design: @chobanstagram
Music mix: @gooddannys
Colorist: Samuel Gursky @bradfordoperations
Poster: @yentanpics
With support from
@nyscouncilonthearts@economichardship@ChimaeraFilms@inmaatfoundation@womenmakemovies@yaddotoday
✨ We're excited to announce our next Year-Round screening ✨
The Gas Station Attendant ⛽ is filmmaker @karlamakingstuff 's love letter to her father, whose journey from an Indian village to a life in America didn't go as planned. A story about the pursuit of the American Dream, and the human capacity to love and survive. Woven from home videos and phone conversations, it's a tender, unforgettable portrait of family, immigration and resilience ❤️
📍 @showroom_cinema , Sheffield: Monday 27 April 18:00
📍 @berthadochouse , London: Tuesday 28 April 18:20 (followed by a Q&A with director Karla Murthy)
🎟️ Link in bio for tickets!
