Definition Please

American comedy-drama film

Sujata Day
Cameron Fife
Datari Turner
Ahmad Cory Jubran
Hiren C. Surti

Starring

Sujata Day
Ritesh Rajan
Jake Choi
Lalaine
Parvesh Cheena
Tim Chiou
Katrina Bowden
LeVar Burton

CinematographyBrooks LudwickEdited by

Emilie Aubry
Niles Howard

Music by

Amanda Delores
Patricia Jones

Production
companies

Atajus Productions
Datari Turner Productions
June Street Productions

Distributed by

ARRAY
Netflix

Release dates

August 2020 (2020-08) (Bentonville)
October 2020 (2020-10) (AAIFF)
January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21)

Running time

91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Definition Please is a 2020 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Sujata Day, who is also the star. It is Day's feature directorial debut.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Sujata Day as Monica Chowdry
Ritesh Rajan as Sonny
Jake Choi as Richie
Anna Khaja as Jaya
Lalaine as Krista
LeVar Burton as himself
Katrina Bowden as Crystal Cane
Eugene Byrd as Wayland Pines
Parvesh Cheena as Jimit Uncle
Sonal Shah as Dr. Ali
Tim Chiou as Dr. Chiou
Kunal Dudheker as Rahul
Meera Simhan as Mrs. Gandhi
Maya Kapoor as Payal

Plot

A former Scribbs spelling bee champion must reconcile with her estranged brother when he returns home to help care for their sick mother.

Release

The film premiered in August 2020 at the Bentonville Film Festival and in October 2020 at the Asian American International Film Festival.^[3] ARRAY acquired the distribution rights to the film in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and it was released on January 21, 2022 on Netflix.^[4]

Reception

Beandrea July of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "A funny, reflective good time of a debut."^[5]

References

^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (29 July 2020). "'Definition Please' Trailer: 'Insecure' Alum Sujata Day Makes Directorial Debut With South Asian Family Dramedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (30 May 2019). "'Insecure's Sujata Day To Direct 'Definition Please' Starring Ritesh Rajan & Jake Choi, Justin Chon Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ Yang, Rachel (9 October 2020). "How Insecure alum Sujata Day made her debut feature film on her own terms". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Ramachandran, Naman (10 January 2022). "ARRAY Releasing Titles 'Definition Please,' 'Donkeyhead,' by South Asian Women Filmmakers, to Bow on Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ July, Beandra (25 August 2020). "'Definition Please': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 November 2020.