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Ignoring her mother's warning, Antara uses Google Translate to come out to her grandmother in India. Facing mistranslation and renewed tensions, can mother and daughter love each other for who they really are, or just who they want the other to be? 

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CROSSING THE DESERT combines the sweet comedy of day-to-day life with the harsh reality of inner differences between generations in a first and second generation South Asian American family. It explores hurt and acceptance through a strong character driven script written by and starring Anu Bhatt.