Maryam, Siyavash’s young wife, is obedient to his patriarchal orders, but when she suddenly finds him in a life-and-death situation, she falters for the first time. When we make an effort to look at life from different points of view, Read more
Delhi. 42 degrees. Two strangers. And a stimulating bumpy ride in a crowded local bus. This week, we lighten the mood with a comedic short film, touted as India’s first silent LGBTQA+ love story. ‘Lost & Found’ is a comedy Read more
A tale of sisterhood. A tale of suffering. A tale of truth. In honour of International Women’s Day, here is a grim reminder of the world that we live in. ‘Devi’, written and directed by Priyanka Banerjee, is a fantasy Read more
A little girl is confronted by one of the most important decisions of her life when she finds an immigrant boy sleeping in her shed. Looking at life through the eyes of a child is always interesting – even more Read more
A nation’s culture is a measure of its maturity. Culture, however is a living reality and our daily lives reflect in how we behave towards one another. This film approaches this subject and emphasizes the need for consideration of others, Read more
How long have you spent scrolling today? Technology is rewiring our neurons and changing both our physical movements and inner thought processing. ‘Divided We Scroll’ is an experimental and eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with these technologies, which have Read more
A deaf 6-year-old girl named Libby lives in a world of silence until a caring social worker gives her the gift of communication. This week’s featured short film offers us a chance to briefly step out of our own realities Read more
Watching the dramas of daily life unfold from underneath the surface. This week’s featured short film takes our overarching theme of ‘finding new perspectives’ quite literally. Made at the Parsons New School of Design, this experimental film elevates mundane human Read more
An old woman lives in a little flat and uses her collection of matchboxes to dream away to more adventurous lives. This week’s featured short film is an early work of animation director Gitanjali Rao, whose first feature-length film ‘Bombay Read more
This week we look at Shefali Shah-starrer ‘Juice’, which takes place in a familiar setting of a get-together at home on a really hot night. In less than 15 minutes, the film exposes layers of prejudice in our everyday life Read more