'Dosa Hunt' + short set by Indian Bastards from Hell at CAAMFest 2013 March 21, 2013

West-Coast premiere of "Dosa Hunt" is part of CAAMFest 2013's "New Directions" plus short set by Indian Bastards from Hell (formerly Das Racist)

What happens when you put pianist Vijay Iyer, music critic Amrit Singh, and members of Das Racist, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer and Neon Indian into an Indian disco van to track down NYC's best dosa? Plenty of Bobby Jindal jokes, heartfelt extolling of the virtues of coconut-hair oil, and even more in this journey deep into the heart of that virtuous South Asian crepe.

The first in a proposed series of culinary escapades through the foodie fantasia that stretches from Jackson Heights to Curry Hill, Dosa Hunt is the brainchild of Amrit Singh, executive editor of Stereogum.com. Prompted by a Soho-made "fusion" dosa with cheese in it (gasp!), Singh assembles a who's-who of New York's brown musical cognoscenti to set things straight: Indian Americans from all regions and musical genres like Iyer, Das Racist's Himanshu Suri and Ashok Kondabolu, and Yeasayer's Anand Wilder, as well as two honorary brown brothers, vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij (Persian) and Neon Indian's Alan Palomo (Mexican).

After the West-Coast premiere of Dosa Hunt, stay for a Q&A with filmmaker Amrit Singh as well as a special set by Indian Bastards from Hell. Mix and mingle with special guests and be prepared for some delicious treats-including, you guessed it, mouth-watering DOSA! Take a moment to see the Asian Art Museum's newest exhibition, China's Terracotta Warriors. A perfect convergence of film, music, art and food: this is an event you cannot miss.

Co-presented by CAAM and the Asian Art Museum.

Official Website: http://caamfest.com/2013/films/dosa-hunt/