Dazzling dancer/choreographer Prabhu Dheva has evolved as a thinking film-maker and his film 'Mercury' is all set to mark a world premiere at The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) next month. This is the 16th edition of the annual festival and marks its schedule from April 11th to 15th.

Helmed by Director Karthik Subbaraj, 'Mercury' is a silent edgy thriller that tells a tale of five life-long friends, all of whom are maimed as a result of their town's mercury poisoning, who come together for their high school reunion. It is the casual moment of mischief and uncertain accident during the after-party that lands them in an unwanted mess.  

A professional panel of experts will conduct IFFLA's features and shorts competitions. The film festival's jury includes director Haifaa Al-Mansour, film critic Carlos Aguilar and actress Sujata Day. The shorts jury also features religious scholar and writer Reza Aslan, and director Aneesh Chaganty, and screenwriter Guinevere Turner.

The event night begins with introducing film 'In the Shadows' with Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee in attendance, closing night gala 'Village Rockstars' directed by Rima Das, Hansal Mehta's 'Omerta' with the director in attendance, Naseeruddin Shah-starrer 'The Hungry', and a memorial tribute screening of the late star Sridevi's 1989 hit 'Chandni'.