Outsourced
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 Promotional poster for Outsourced |
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| Directed by | John Jeffcoat |
| Produced by | Tom Gorai Gwen Bialic (co-producer) David Skinner (executive producer) George Wing (executive producer) |
| Written by | George Wing John Jeffcoat |
| Starring | Josh Hamilton Ayesha Dharker |
| Music by | BC Smith |
| Cinematography | Teodoro Maniaci |
| Editing by | Brian Berdan |
| Distributed by |  ShadowCatcher Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 2006-09-12 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance, directed by John Jeffcoat, released in 2006.
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[edit] Synopsis
Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a customer call center for Western Novelty, an American novelty product company, in Seattle, until he and his entire department are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd is sent to India to train his replacement.
In India, Todd is assaulted by the sights and sounds of a completely different culture. Navigating through the chaos of Bombay and an office paralyzed by constant cultural misunderstandings, Todd yearns to return to the comforts of home - but he can't until he trains the new call center workers in the ways of America and Western Novelty to the satisfaction of his soulless corporate boss, Dave. Between the accent and culture training and Todd's explanation of Western Novelty items like a cheesehead hat and a hot dog toaster, Todd frantically tries to increase the effectiveness of the Indian office.
However, through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro (Asif Basra), and the charming, opinionated Asha (Ayesha Dharker), Todd soon realizes that he too has a lot to learn – not only about India and America, but about himself. Before long, Todd discovers that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.
[edit] Production
Principal photography took place in Bombay from February 5 to March 13, 2006, followed by three days in Seattle from April 7-9, 2006.
The film is based on an original screenplay by George Wing and writing partner, John Jeffcoat.
[edit] Awards
- Bend Film Festival Audience Award, Best Picture 2007
- Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival Audience Award 2007
- Cinequest Film Festival Audience Award, Best Feature Film 2007
- Dubai International Film Festival Official Selection 2006
- Goa International Film Festival Official Selection 2006
- Hardacre Film Festival Audience Award, Best Picture 2007
- Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Audience Award 2007
- Mumbai International Film Festival Official Selection 2007
- Palm Springs Film Festival Best of the Fest 2007
- Palm Springs Film Festival John Schlesinger Award 2007
- Red Bank International Film Festival Official Selection 2007
- Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award for Best Film 2007
- South Asian Film Festival Official Selection 2007
- South Asian Indiam Film Festival Official Selection 2007
- Toronto Film Festival fficial Selection 2006
- Vancouver International Film Festival Official Selection 2007
[edit] Television spinoff
According to Variety, Ken Kwapis, of The Office, has reportedly been tapped by NBC to create a television pilot for a potential spinoff of Outsourced.
