Cancer Katha by Vasudha Joshi
2012 | Documentary | English | 26 mins Ruminations on the filmmaker’s brush with cancer and musings on love, death and memory
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Tungrus and the Chicken From Hell by Rishi Chandna
2017 | Documentary | English | 13 mins “Tungrus and the Chicken From Hell” is more than the simple tale of a pampered and unruly chicken; it’s a parable about a man reenacting memories of his village upbringing in the Read more
Playing at the Boundary by Dostain Baloch & Nida Kirmani
2021 | Documentary | Urdu | 16 mins ‘Playing at the Boundary’ (Khel Khel Mein) tells the story of three young people from the area of Lyari in Karachi, Pakistan – an area that is known for being one of Read more
All day and all of the night by Priya Naresh
2022 | Documentary | Hindi | 9 mins The film is about the relationship that a 13-year-old girl shares with water while living next to Ahmedabad’s largest landfill. This poorly planned area has contaminated borewell water and a poor water Read more
A Safe Person to Talk To by Navdeep Sharma
2018 | Documentary | English | 19 mins The film demonstrates the importance of a supportive environment for the young, grappling with gender and identity
Please Mind The Gap by Mitali Trivedi and Gagandeep Singh
2018 | Documentary | Hindi | 20 mins A journey with Anshuman, a transman, on the Delhi Metro, reclaiming public space and his self
Drumming Into Silence by Sreenath
2022 | Documentary | Malayalam | 20 mins The ancient temple percussion arts of Kerala contain the usage of instruments that are extremely loud. The artists who play them dedicate their lives for the preservation of these magnificent rhythmic arts Read more
Day One by Mukul Haloi and Pooja Kalita
2020 | Documentary | Assamese | 7 mins Debajit, a young man from a village in Lower Assam arrives in Guwahati with the hope of a better livelihood. The city unfolds as a space etched on a discursive landscape and Read more
Game of Homes by Donovan Gracias
2020 | Experimental | English | 6 mins A film which portrays speculation on real-estate in Goa, questioning the affordability of housing in the state, depicted through a game of Monopoly
The Present is Ours by Bhawna Jaimini
2021 | Documentary | Hindi | 8 mins Shot through the lens of Moin Khan – a young rapper and budding filmmaker, the film explores the challenges, struggles and triumphs of him and his neighbours in Govandi, Mumbai. It looks Read more