
A Ship From Guantánamo by Dara Kell and Veena Rao
2021 | Animated Documentary | Arabic | 6 mins. Imprisoned without charges for over 20 years, Moath al-Alwi finds solace and joy in making intricate ship models out of found materials.
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2021 | Animated Documentary | Arabic | 6 mins. Imprisoned without charges for over 20 years, Moath al-Alwi finds solace and joy in making intricate ship models out of found materials.
2016 | Animation, Fiction | English | 13 mins. In the city of Bag-heads, a senate member faces a tough choice between political career, brothels and love for a mysterious woman – a choice that will transform his life and Read more
2024 | Fiction | Rajasthani | 24 mins. In order to escape his mundane existence, Ali, a 13 year old boy, finds refuge in the magic of his screen. Amidst the quiet whispers of desert sands, “Mirage” explores the unsettling Read more
2024 | Fiction | Kashmiri, Urdu | 23 mins. A teenaged horse guide stumbles into chaos as he tries to recover his precious phone data from the elusive ‘cloud’ – an internet phenomenon that is both new and confusing to Read more
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
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
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.
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.
2008 | Documentary | English | 29 mins A look at menstrual taboos and regulations in India, rendering women untouchable.
2011 | Documentary | English, Urdu | 29 mins Dreams and accounts of spiritual possession, as experienced by women ‘petitioners’ at a Sufi shrine in North India.