HOMEWORK by Abbas Kiarostami
1989 | Documentary Excerpt | Persian | 15 min. (full film: 74 mins) A profile of the Iranian education system spotlights its problems, particularly complaints of too much homework
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Stray Dogs Come Out at Nigh by Hamza Bangash
2020 | Fiction | Urdu/Punjabi | 11 min The film follows a young street-masseur in Karachi as he struggles to come to terms with his illness
IF YOU FALL by Tisha Deb Pillai
2017 | Animated Fiction | English | 6 min. 8-year-old Lila takes on the daunting task of learning how to cycle, as she faces an unfamiliar parental role-reversal at home.
Birds of Paradise by Rahul Sudha Mahesh
2018 | Drama Fiction | Malayalam | 10 min. The film travels through a day in the life of three transgenders, set amidst the binary and morality of society.
KINABUHI by Danny Cooke
2015 | Social issue Documentary | Filipino | 15 min Kinabuhi is an award-winning film about Filipino Coconut Farmers struggling to survive a way-of-life exploited by industrial agriculture and crippled by disasters like Typhoon Haiyan.
WELCOME HOME by Armita Keyani
2017 | Comedy-drama Fiction | English, Norwegian, Farsi | 16 min In a small village in the North of Norway, a couple from Iran is visited by two Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Iranian couple, new to the country and eager to Read more
“Centuries And Still” (2021) by Sally Tran
A mixed media illustrated short film telling the history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S This week we continue to engage with stories about the immigrant experience. The pandemic brought with it what seemed like a fresh wave Read more
“The Long Goodbye” (2020) by Aneil Karia
An acclaimed short film set in an imagined alt-right nightmare of Britain ‘The Long Goodbye’ begins with scenes that we, in the subcontinent, are accustomed to. Preparations for a wedding are underway in the home of a South Asian immigrant Read more
“Ek Lakdi Thi” (2020) by Tarannum Pasricha
A printing block that wants to leave her imprint everywhere ends up as an objet d’art, waiting on a shelf, unable to meet her destiny. This week we look at an experimental short film about a chunk of wood. This Read more
“Vertical City” (2011) by Avijit Mukul Kishore
The film lets the viewer experience the living conditions of places hidden away in a 21st century metropolis ‘Vertical Limit’ tells the story of stark inequality and injustice – concepts that are not unique in or to our country. Yet, Read more