MUMBAI: Four films from India - Adaminte Makan Abu, Valley of Saints, The Last Marble and Water Problem - are scheduled to be screened at the upcoming Seattle International Film Festival, scheduled to take place from 17 May to 10 June in Seattle, Washington.

"In this contemplative tale of hope, family, and sacrifice, an aging South Indian Muslim couple struggles to complete a once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage to Mecca," reads the festival website about Salim Ahamed‘s Adaminte Makan Abu.

Valley of Saints Water Problem, a two-minute film by students at the American India Foundation, is described as a "youth-made photo essay illustrating the challenges of getting fresh water in rural India".

The film opens with misty hillsides and trickling water but tension draws the viewer into Musa Syeed‘s world where fiction and documentary seamlessly blend along the beautiful landscape of Kashmir‘s Dal Lake.

The Last Marble is an eight-minute short film about a street kid by Manjari Makijany, daughter of veteran actor MacMohan.

Seattle International Film Festival, founded in 1976, is considered as one of the top festivals in North America.