Over that coffee session, I – a Pakistani creative – and Indian writer-director Sriram Emani talked about his new short film, Jam Boy. I had met Sriram in 2025 at the Boston Asian American Film Festival and saw Jam Boy (run time 22 minutes) at a private screening later. Director Sriram Emani at the screening of Jam Boy at the Boston International Film Festival in April 2026. Jam Boy film poster. The film had its world premiere at the DC Independent Film Festival in February this year, where it won the Best Film award.