1 December
Mera Daddu (My Grandpa)
Dir : Sri Mirajkar; 19.56 min; United States; Short Fiction
MERA DADDU is a heart-warming story of a grandfather and his orphaned grandson, Aslam. Daddu eeks a meager living by foraging for recyclables from a landfill. They live in a slum, but Daddu has resolved to give Aslam a better future not infested with the rotting life that he has had to live.
From the Clinical Record
Dir : Maria Viktorova; 18.59 min; Russian Federation; Short Fiction
People have been living in the hostel for many years, and during this time they have become a close family. When their house comes under resettlement, their life sparkles with new colours and new hopes.
Sleeping Beauty
Dir : Jana Nedzvetskaya; 15.58 min; Russian Federation; Short Fiction
The childless royal couple expected a child for many years. They have got a real monster after the birth of their daughter. The young princess made life in the castle unbearable. The bullying of the governess, who turned out to be an evil sorceress, turned into a curse for the whole family.
Who’s By Your Side
Dir : Antonina Abramova; 5.57 min; Russian Federation; Short Fiction
A couple is coming back from the countryside in the night. During the trip, one of the protagonists makes the decision that will forever change the lives of both.
Anna
Dir : Kristina Rushiti; 12.38 min; Albania; Short Fiction
Anna, a teenage girl with mental health issues, commits the murder of her own father. Anxiety, violence and depression dominate Anna's family.
Chlorine
Dir : Thanos Psichogios; 19.55; Greece; Short Fiction
It’s a bright summer day. A 9-year-old girl hides at the bottom of the swimming pool. Her father doesn’t know how to approach her.
The Bath-day
Dir : Maria Antonova; 13.44 min; Russian Federation; Short Fiction
A young girl Sasha is released from prison. Her father meets her and takes her to the village where Sasha spent his childhood.
Silence in the Library
Dir : Yang Zimik; 18.31 min; Short fiction; India / United States
Student protesters trapped inside their university library prepare for armed forces to inevitably break through the doors. The film follows two characters on either side of the conflict.
5 Grains
Dir: Uma Sharma; 3.31 min; India; Animation films
4 Daughter in Laws try to pass an exam involving 5 grains to get the bunch of the keys and become the owner of the house.
2 December
Death Hotel
Dir : Gustav Hugo Olsson; 20 min; Documentary; Sweden / India
In "Death Hotel," we follow 107-year-old Gulchu Bai's final days in the holy city Varanasi, where her family has checked her into one of the city´s revered death hotels to get salvation upon death.
The film is exploring the complexities of this ancient tradition and its interplay with culture, spirituality, and mortality. A unique reflection on the circle of life, where death is not mourned but rather celebrated.
Wedding Night
Dir : Mevlut Karabulut; 8.47 min; Documentary; Turkey
Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi influenced humanity and strengthened the friendship and brotherhood of peoples with the magnetic and universal personality of his thought, love and tolerance being universal. This attitude and behavior, along with his works, has enabled the spread of love, brotherhood and peace Decently among people.
Part of Life
Dir : Ezequiel Romero; 19.20 min; Documentary; Spain
A group of working class colleagues decide to form a cooperative in 80s Spain to manufacture cork caps and capsules in Jerez, home of Sherry wine. 38 years later the remaining partners are about to retire and they reflect on the adventure of a lifetime and what it meant to be an entrepreneur then vs today. This part of their lives is over and a new one begins.
Position
Dir : Yuri Pupirin; 27.48 min; Documentary; Ukraine
The film tells the story of a group of Ukrainian soldiers from a territorial self-defence battalion that is heading to a battle position in a “gray zone” that is located several hundred meters from ‘enemy’ positions.
Without Stratos
Dir : Nikos Katsos; 5 min; Documentary; Greece; Student film
...a while ago they lived together... now it's different…
Elegy for a village
Dir : Weipeng Huang; 13 min; Documentary; China
Weave a sentimental poem about time using fragments of true images about things in your hometown.
Roads
Dir : Daanish Shastri; 21.43 min; Short fiction; India
Divya, an eleven year old girl in a quaint Himalayan village dreams of becoming an astronaut. Crucial to her dream is the new road that will connect her small hamlet to a larger town and a bigger school. The road is made but it doesn't even withstand one monsoon due to the inherent corruption of the system which lines the pockets of all those involved in the construction.
Lights
Dir: Jitka Nemikinsova; 8.26 min; Czech Republic; Animation films
Lightbulbs are throwing a party for growing up flames to welcome them in the system that will let them shine and protect them. But one flames likes to play with fire and rebels against the system.
3 December
The Heaviest Order
Dir : Peter Boving; 10 min; Germany; Animation films
Greta Thunberg places a significant order at a bakery…
The Old Young Crow
Dir : Liam LoPinto; 12 min; Japan; Short Fiction
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
T'embrasser sur le miel
Dir : Khalil Cherti; 19.40 min; France; Short Fiction
Siwan lives somewhere in Syria. Rawad live somewhere else in Syria. Despite the chaos, they decide to communicate with each other through videos.
Frolic at the Edge of Time
Dir : Mimi Garrad; 7.40 min; United States; Short Fiction
"Frolic at the Edge of Time" is a dance created for video that features the dancer Kate Jewett.
Blood Sucker
Dir : Gleb Milyan, Pyotr Shumin; 19.59 min; Short Fiction; Russian Federation
How does authoritatian country work in times of new media? Anya makes a repost on social network with an appeal to go to the political rally. At night, she receives a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an investigator.
Day off
Dir: Liliya Duplinskaya; 14.36 min; Russian Federation; Short Fiction
The mother moves to live with her son with her daughter-in-law. But it seems that they do not need her care or attention. And life together turns into a test.
Betty’s Burning
Dir : Camille Vigny; 15 min; Belgium; Short Fiction
To end a toxic and violent relationship, Betty set herself on fire. During the weeks following the tragedy, in the hospital burn unit, oscillating between fantasy and reality, she will rebuild her body and heal the terror that her companion had created in her.
A Tale of Two Indians
Dir : Raghav Parmer; 15.42 min; Short fiction; India
Two naive kids, unaffected by their distinct religions, come together to save a life. Meanwhile, in a parallel world, a communal riot breaks out between the same two communities where people are thirsty for each other’s blood.
4 December
The Saviouress The Mystery of a Buddhist Icon
Dir : Anna Koryakovtseva; 40 min; Documentary; Russian Federation
Tara means savior in Pali and Sanskrit and thangka means icon. One of the main relics of the Stavropol State Museum-Reserve is the icon of the Indian deity Green Tara. At the end of the thirties of the last century, this icon disappeared. It seemed like forever. But then she was miraculously found. The film tells about why the thangka of the Green Tara is one of the most revered in Buddhist iconography.
Last Summer
Dir : Ihar Chyschenia; 40.47 min; Documentary; Poland
The film tells the story of teenage skaters from Minsk who are enjoying the summer of 2020, probably the most difficult summer in the history of Belarus. They will never forget that summer: they fall in love, argue, reconcile, disappoint, laugh, go to clubs, prepare for exams, sing songs, but most of all they skateboard.
Dancing the Fine Print
Dir : Ranjani Nair & Louis Norris; 3 min; Documentary; United Kingdom
Ranjini's PhD project is a practice-based inquiry into how the practice and performance of Indian classical dance replicates socio-religious hierarchies within India.
ZPR 359
Dir : Liam Brangan; 9.12 min; Australia; Short Fiction; Student film
Asylum seeker ZPR 359 sews his lips together and begins a hunger strike. As Z weakens he enters into a delirium where he imagines himself in Australia with his doctor.
Oi
Dir : Reinhard Koller-Astleithner; 7 min; Austria; Short Fiction; Student film
Oi has been sent to another planet to search and research. While his space suit looks like the most intelligent life form on this planet, the details are lacking.
Two One Two
Dir : Shira Avni; 4.10 min; Canada; Animation films
Two One Two, by award-winning filmmaker Shira Avni, combines shimmering clay on glass animation with personal archives in this deeply intimate, experimental animated documentary love letter to motherhood, parenting on the spectrum, and two headed monsters everywhere.
5 December
Akanska on the Planet Blarg
Dir: Apoorva Rege; 4.50 min; India; Animation films
‘Akanksha on the Planet Blarg’ follows a young Indian girl’s struggles with cultural identity and alienation during a regular school day, as she writes and illustrates a story of her own to cope
Introspection of different cultures in my life
Dir: Amizhthan Madasamy Athimoolam; 14 min; Documentary; India; Student film
A process of overcoming my own fears hoping to embrace my vulnerabilities as a 20 year old boy through the introspection of different cultures in my life by being as truthful as possible!
Interaction with Amizhthan, filmmaker
Live Till I Die
Dir : Gustav Ågerstrand, Åsa Ekman, Oscar Hedin Hetteberg, Anders Teigen; 23.36 min; Documentary; Sweden
In a state-funded nursing home on the outskirts of Stockholm, a close relationship develops between Monica, a compassionate care worker, and Ella - a 99 year-old resident without a family of her own. A life-affirming emotional account of the challenges and opportunities of late life care.
Searching For Danill Ivanow
Dir : Kasia Jadlowiecka; 44.30 min; Documentary; Poland
The film spans over 100 years and dates back to 1917. It is the story of the Manko-Ivanov family – grandfather, father, son and grandson.
Grandfather (Daniil) was arrested for participating in the anti-Bolshevik peasant war in 1939 and disappeared without a trace. Father (Longin) was in Gulag and miraculously escaped execution. Son (Gennady) fought in Afghanistan and only the grandson (Anton) lives the ordinary life of modern youth: writes music and hangs out with friends. However, family riddles haunt him, too.
Lullaby of Wave
Dir : Ayon Pratim Saikia; 15.20 min; Documentary; India; Student film LENS
This film is a part of the filmmakers’ journey towards understanding and accepting the sense of belonging respective of space and time. The search for identity through the mother's voice and the relation to the river, which guides the events that have followed and will continue to create in the future.
Akanska on the Planet Blarg
Dir: Apoorva Rege; 4.50 min; India; Animation films
‘Akanksha on the Planet Blarg’ follows a young Indian girl’s struggles with cultural identity and alienation during a regular school day, as she writes and illustrates a story of her own to cope.
6 December
Diary of Hitler Kumar
Dir : Rohit Patidar; 7.48 min; Short fiction; India
A documentary about Hitler Kumar who is obsessed with killing mosquitoes.
Let’s Talk
Dir : Elad Mukades; 18.18 min; Israel; Short Fiction; Student film
When Ori picks up his soldier brother for a day at the the beach, he is horrified to see that his brother has become religious.
Domar
Dir : Alcibiade Cohen; 14.26 min; France; Short Fiction
Maria, a young argentinian woman, evolves in a men's world : rodeo. The day before qualifying for the famous "Jesus Maria" tournament, for the first time open to women, she must make a choice: speak or let fate decide for her...
Lost Lore
Dir : Maheswari Shekhawat; 30 min; Documentary; India
Through this documentary we have tried to capture the essence of values and traditions of the people of the village Momasar and how itʼs folk culture fabricates the sense of identity in people. This Documentary not only showcases the lives of people of Momasar during the festival of Holi but also goes far beyond to experience the art and craft of the people of this village, located in the Bikaner district of Shekhawati region of Rajasthan.
I am not Afraid
Dir : Marita Mayer; 7 min; Norway; Animation films
During a game of hide and seek Vanja leaves the bright living room and enters a dimly lit courtyard, which has far too many dark corners, weird shadows and strange noises. To overcome the fear, Vanja turns into a dangerous tiger!
7 December
Meenakshi
Dir : Umang Ritalal Sangani; 7.43 min; Short fiction; India
Meenakshi is judged as an adolescent girl for bleeding after her first periods, she is judged as a young woman for not wanting to have sex, she is judged as a young wife for wanting to learn music and then, when she is stripped of all desire and ambition, hence becoming conformed, she is judged for not having agency, for being ‘like a child’.
A Drop of Time
Dir : Iniya Vasanthan; 12 min; Short fiction; India
Amudhan visits his home after his father’s demise. As he recollects his memories the moments with his father, he finds a bunch of unsent letters written by his father.
ATM Card
Dir : Rajit Chandan; 14.56 min; Short fiction; India
A struggling actor turns to a life of deceit, using his voice to exploit vulnerable seniors through ATM card scams. As his fraudulent actions lead to a heartbreaking breakup and a downward spiral into mental instability, he reaches the brink of despair.
Missing Since 6.12.1956
Dir : Anand Pande; 19.58 min; Short fiction; India
This short film begins with two teachers at a government school in a small village finding out that they must be ready overnight for a surprise inspection by the senior government official in the morning. But they are missing an important photo from the school office wall. The photo is of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
Waiting for Kalki
Dir : Nimay Goswami; 13.55 min; Short fiction; India / United Kingdom
Waiting for Kalki is a story about a day in the life of Vishnu, a daily wage leather tannery worker, stuck in the monotonous loop of poverty.
Vyarth
Dir : Vijay Pandurang Chaugule; 20 min; Short fiction; India
Suman, a hopeful bride enters her in-laws' home with dreams of a happy life. However, strange things start happening, making Suman feel uneasy and paranoid. She constantly hears a mysterious voice coming through a closed door, which adds to her discomfort.
The Lost Herd
Dir : Bhagavath; 19.55 min; Short film; India
When a herd of goats suddenly gets lost, the lives of the people around them start to change.
8 December
Tam-brahm Cooking
Dir : Sraiyanti, Prem Akkattoos; 9 min 20 sec; Documentary; India
A man who works as a security guard in an apartment complex goes about his day, while the residents who live there express their views on caste, identity and their own social standing. But actions speak louder than words.
Two Worlds
Dir : Nithya Gopalakrishnan; 11.28 min; Short fiction; India
A young graduate, deep in debt, receives a call on a sunny and busy morning in Chennai. Assuring that he'd reach within 15 mins, he begins racing in his motorbike through the traffic, risking his life even!
Myzrab
Dir : Swarnayu Maitra; 28 min; Documentary; India
Tathagata Deb was born deaf and dumb. Later on, he had been diagnosed with a mental illness called "Delusion Disorder". But his mother was steadfast to get him cured. Due to her relentless effort and cooperation from other family members, doctors. teachers. Tathagata is now on a steady path to recovery.
Seaside (Kadaloram)
Dir : Iniya Vasanthan; 18.50 min; Documentary; India; Student film
Kasimedu fish market is one of the major fish markets in Chennai. It is a very lively place all day. From boats bringing fish to people buying it fresh directly from there, everything is quite interesting to observe. Kadaloram(seaside) is a short documentary film made on that place and the people.
Our Odyssey is Red
Dir : Neha Chaturvedi, Ayushi Shriramwar, Tahir Ahmed Qureshi, Naomi Fleur Jahan; 37.47 min; Documentary; India
20 diverse young women choose to stay together in a home run by the NGO Kranti in Mumbai, India. What brings them together? Their past, they are all daughters of sex workers, and a very un-common goal to heal themselves and to live a life on their own terms. These women identify as Krantikaris/revolutionaries.
Ek Photo Kheechoge?
Dir : Pratham Bhatia; 15 min; Short fiction; India
Amlan, a middle-aged photographer is on the lookout for a photograph and finds it hard to get through the day until he captures a snapshot of himself in an unexpected companion.
9 December
See Me
Dir : Shwetal Bhatt, Shereen Saif; 10.14 min; Short fiction; India
A video call with bad connections makes for comedic situations that leads Shereen, the protagonist, a woman, see herself in the screen before her.
Interaction with Shwetal Bhatt, filmmaker
Madan Veri - breath of the Ghasis
Dir : Somnath Mondal; 33 min; Docu-fiction; India
This Docu-Fiction film is a factual documentation of the struggle to preserve the culture & heritage of Madan Veri alias 'Turi’, a metallic blowing instrument producing a very loud and distinct sound, played by a singular sub- caste called 'Ghasis' during specific rituals or delivering some messages since centuries in the Manbhum region of the state of Jharkhand and West Bengal, India.
Interaction with Somnath Mondal
I am not Down
Dir : Jyoti Madnani Singh; 11.37 min; Short film; India; Student film
Saloni, a class topper, is period shamed in school after she gets her first period. At home, her uneducated but caring mother Asha tears the only vest of her husband to provide a clean cloth for Saloni’s protection and comfort as she has to take annual exams the next day.
Vivarta
Dir : Gayathry S.; 10.28 min; Short fiction; India; Student film
Vivarta (meaning- Change of form / condition, Transformation) is a 10 min 30 sec experimental short film that combines folklore and poetry with images and sounds from nature.
Court
Dir : Vritti Bhardwaj, Koshika, Yakshika, Khushi Goyal; 14.23 min; India; Short film; India; Student film
The story revolves around two passionate badminton players, Aftab and Ajay. Aftab, who gets motivated by his coach, to stay focused on his ambition. Whereas for Ajay, his mother, being a sports enthusiast herself, acts as his support system.
10 December
The Last Meet?
Dir : Prakhar Mishra; 8.14 min; Short film; India
An Ex-couple meets after some time of the breakup, and they both go through their version of memory of the relationship and the events.
Van Gogh
Dir : Bhavya Shah, Vaibhav Bhatt; 6.25 min; Short film; India
The short film 'Van Gogh' takes the audience on an immersive journey through the protagonist's inner turmoil. It beautifully captures the essence of self-doubt, overthinking, and the relentless pursuit of perfection that plagues his psyche.
In Memories
Dir : Jayshankar Ramu; 23.41 min; Documentary; India
An exploration of memory, utilizing a hybrid of digital video and 35mm black-and-white film photographs, through the contrast in the old and new spaces and faces of Pune city. While relating to, and visualizing the people’s memories of the space, time, art, sound and objects around them in relation to the changing city.
Mulsotan - The Rooted
Dir : Janatik Shukla; 27.36 min; Documentary; India
‘Mulsotan’ is a documentary on the non-violent struggle of the Vasava tribal community in south Gujarat and their non-violent struggle for their land and forest rights spanning three decades.
Lost Images
Dir : Cesare Bedogne; 35.33 min; Documentary; Italy
This film is about a life left behind in a distant land, about a final departure, memory and loss, love and dead birds, visions and blindness.
A visual poem also inspired by a drawing by Egon Schiele.
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