Author: Surbhi Dewan

2004 | Fiction | Hindi | 21 mins. A small crowded Chawl (lodge) somewhere in the suburbs of Pune is managed by a stern landlady. Amongst others, it houses an old man who has no family and is on the Read more

2015 | Fiction | Marathi | 31 mins. A tender exploration of coming-of-age, set in small town India.

2002 | Documentary | Punjabi, English, Hindi | 29 mins. An exploration of the trend of illegal immigration of youth from Punjab to Europe and North America in search of a better life.

2019 | Documentary | Manipuri, English | 27 mins. The story of Achoubi and her love for the threatened Manipuri ponies. Defying the odds of age, ill-health, financial challenges and strained familial relationships, she fights passionately to save these endangered Read more

2004 | Documentary | Hindi | 29 mins. Through the experiences of two children, the Film investigates the murky side of information technology, whereby hazardous e-waste is seeping into developing countries like India.

2019 | Documentary | Hindi, English, Bhojpuri, Punjabi | 28 mins. A film about missing days from the calendar; of missing people who left to faraway cities for work. Guided by Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s birha poetry, Gumnaam Din explores the Read more

2007 | Documentary | English, Garo | 29 mins. Ambi Jiji always planted her crops on soil where forests have been burnt. This jhum field would then be abandoned and left to regenerate into a forest and a new one Read more

2003 | Documentary | English | 29 mins. The journey of a woman who gave up the material world for the austere life of a Jain Sadhvi.

2017 | Documentary | Hindi | 26 mins. Begamon ka Bhopal is an ode to the times that once existed in Bhopal, through an everyday journey/nostalgia that is lived by a writer, royal descendants and a film keeper. Each in Read more

2023 | Documentary | English & Luganda | 15 mins. In Uganda, a new sport is driving social change. It is boosting school attendance and providing a unique space for girls and boys to play side-by-side. The sport is quidditch, Read more