A New Life by Saumyananda Sahi
2024 | Fiction | Bengali | 21 mins. A man leaves his pregnant wife in search of a new job in a faraway city, believing that this is what his family needs. But when he temporarily loses his eyesight in Read more
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Crossing Borders by Saurav Rai
2024 | Fiction | Nepali, Hindi | 27 mins. Three lives get entangled in catch 22 situations while they illegally enter into a country to smuggle goods for their livelihood. https://youtu.be/tMoNhpEczbY?si=NWnqHRDq1Vbcehf6
Crossing Borders by Saurav Rai
2024 | Fiction | Nepali, Hindi | 27 mins. Three lives get entangled in catch 22 situations while they illegally enter into a country to smuggle goods for their livelihood.
Jal Tu Jalaal Tu by Prateek Vats
2024 | Fiction | Hindi | 29 mins. A senior employee’s life turns on its head after he inadvertently triggers a laughter spree amongst overworked factory workers as they race against time to complete an order.
Blood on my Hands by Surabhi Saral
2008 | Documentary | English | 29 mins A look at menstrual taboos and regulations in India, rendering women untouchable.
There is Something in the Air by Iram Ghufran
2011 | Documentary | English, Urdu | 29 mins Dreams and accounts of spiritual possession, as experienced by women ‘petitioners’ at a Sufi shrine in North India.
Many Faces of Madness by Amar Kanwar
2001 | Documentary | English | 20 mins. The Many Faces of Madness is a short film that emerges from the reality of destruction and the appropriation of the commons in India. The film with its images of contemporary ecological Read more
If You Pause – In A Museum of Craft by Sameera Jain
2004 | Documentary | English | 30 mins If You Pause – In A Museum of Craft by Sameera Jain Reflections of the urban middle class on the experiences of being in a museum and the stories of those behind Read more
Stains by Rohan Bhatia
2023 | Animation | English, Urdu | 7 mins This story is about Sarla Bhatia, filmmaker’s grandmother who came from Peshawar, Pakistan (North-West Frontier Province). It follows her events coming to India. The movie depicts the psychological impact faced when Read more
Women in Conflict by Radhika Kaul Batra
2002 | Documentary | English, Urdu | 28 mins This film is about the impact of violence on women in Kashmir and their potential for leadership in conflict resolution.