25th Madurai Film Festival 2023Screening Schedule
Arul Anandhar College / 8 December
9.30 am : Inauguration
10 am
Children’s Day
Dir: Hitesh Shyamlal Yadav; 19.55 min; Short film; India
Gotya, a nine year old boy who lives with his mother in a small village. Gotya's mother is a hardworking women who does household work to earn the living for her and her son. Gotya is crazy about the marbles and always want to play marbles even in the daydreams.
10.20 am : Interaction with Hitesh Shyamlal Yadav, filmmaker
10.30 am
Teens of 1942
Dir : Samiran Deka; 42 min; Documentary; India
In 1942, Sri Bholanath Nagaria (now 96 Years) , Sri Golapi Chetiya( 95 Years), Sri Radha Bora (102 Years), Sri Jitendra Nath Sarma (98 Years), Sri Punneswar Duwara (97 Years), Sri Khargeswar Chetiya Phukan (92 Years), Sri Krishna Kanta Lahkar (95 Years), Sri Tanka Bora( 102Years), Sri Golak Hazarika (97 Years) were teenagers who had shown utmost patriotism. “Teens of 1942” is an attempt to recall and remember the struggle of some of the valiant freedom fighters, our unsung heroes, many of whom are unknown to the new generation.
Interaction with Samiran Deka, filmmaker
11.25 Tea break
11.35 am
The Legacy from Beyond
Dir : Harsh Raj Gond; 26.21 min; Documentary; India
The Legacy from Beyond is a documentary provides an insightful exploration of Gond art and depicts the lives and struggles of Gond artists who are passionately keeping the Gond art form alive even today. Residing in Patangarh village, they carry forward this art legacy left by the legendary Gond tribal artist Late Shri Jangarh Singh Shyam.
I am Limited Edition
Dir : Suresh Menon; 38.38 min; Documentary; India
A young lady has been struggling with a rare disease - Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (PPMS) - for the past 14 years. For more than 9 years she was treated by several physicians but unfortunately, her condition only deteriorated. Even though she knows there is no complete cure for this disease, she is determined to walk again. She just wants to walk enough to at least do all the everyday mundane things by herself.
A Star is Born
Dir : Napoleon RZ Thanga; 27.44 min; Documentary; India
This is the story of that little girl named Esther Hnamte from a remote village in Mizoram, who became that singing sensation. It traces her life story through the lens of a camera.
1 pm : Lunch break
2 pm
Domkawala - The Raven
Dir : Prasant Sawant; 10.43 min; Short fiction; India
This Summer is Waiting
Dir : Sowmya Mukhopadhyay; 14.45; Short fiction; India
It is summer in Kolkata, India. A man waits at a bus stop in the morning while a girl with a violin waits in the afternoon. One day their paths cross. A strange relationship unfolds as they begin exploring the quiet of the city.
Robin
Dir : Gagan Chirayu; 26.06; Short fiction; India
A prominent politician's house is robbed in Bangalore city. The police have started the investigation of the robbery and have started searching for the robbers. As Neha finishes her work and goes home, the police conduct their search. There is a mysterious bag inside Neha's car but the police did not notice it. Subsequently, the story unfolds with the arrival of unknown persons in Neha's house, intriguingly and secretly leading the narrative
Interaction with Robin, filmmaker
Get Home Safe
Dir : Tamara Denic; 13.16 min; Germany; Short Fiction
The employee of a Way-Home-Phone service experiences the nightly horror of a young woman who is followed by a stranger on her way home.
My Dream is…
Dir: Riya Hayaran; 16.30 min; Documentary; India; Student film
This is a short documentary about the power of education, the accessibility of safe nurturing environments to little girls and how these spaces and opportunities shape their dreams in a society where many drop out by the 10th grade.
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