Genius is a 2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

 direct-to-video American

Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...

 dramatic film, written and directed by Babar Ahmed

Babar Ahmed

This article is about the British writer. For the terrorism suspect, see Babar AhmadBabar Ahmed is a British/American writer/director of Pashtun and Pakistani descent...

. The film was Ahmed's debut feature film. It was screened at several film festivals receiving multiple awards and then released straight to video.

Plot

A student with a learning disability hires a self-centered teacher to make him smart enough to win over the heart of the prettiest girl in school. Whatever Mike lacks in brains, he more than makes up for in heart. But in the eyes of his beautiful classmate he may as well not exist. Desperate to capture the attention of his comely but somewhat shallow dream girl Mike enlists the help of universally disliked teacher Ms Goldwyn to increase his IQ so that he may finally form a blip on Hannah's romantic radar.

Awards and nominations

New York Indo-American Arts Council

Indo-American Arts Council

The Indo-American Arts Council is an American non-profit cultural organization that promotes Indian art, theatre, film, fashion, music and dance in the United States. The Council was established in 1998 in New York City...

• 2003: Won, "Outstanding Film Creativity" - Babar Ahmed

Park City Film Music Festival

• 2003: Won, "Gold Medal For Excellence/Audience Favorite" - Kathy Haggerty & Babar Ahmed

Valleyfest Film Festival

• 2003: Won, "Best Feature Film/Jury Award" - Babar Ahmed