11th CIDSFF. 23 : Schedule
20 - 28 Feb / multiple venues, Chennai
21 February; 10 am to 1 pm : Dr.Ambedkar Government’s Arts College, Vyasarpadi
10 am : Inauguration
10.30 am to 1 pm
White Slam - a documentary and Carrom
Dir Satish Ganapathy; 31.35 min; India; Documentary
While the game of carrom is global, the world champions of this game extraordinarily come from one single slum community in North Madras! This small area North of Chennai holds the record for the most number of World Champions in carrom. White Slam explores this unique distinction of this community.
An Old Story (Pazhaya Kadhai Onnu)
Dir: Prateek Prajosh; 15:54; India; Short film
Deep rooted trauma from sexual abuse suffered as a child, rocks the marriage of a young couple. Will the victim finally confront the abuser and rid the baggage weighing heavy on the marriage?
Why wander outside?
Dir: Neelansh Mittra; 25:21; India; Documentary
Shimga
Dir: Sanat Dhananjay Ganu; 17:32; India; Short film
Shimga, the film, explores various layers of alienation between the privileged and the underprivileged. In the current times, the two economic classes seem to be separated by such a chasm that they struggle to understand each other's language, let alone empathise with one another.
Natok
Dir: Shubhanshi Chakraborty; 4:35; India; Short film
Natok, in English means ‘drama or a play.’ The film takes us into the naïve mind of a young boy who tries to comprehend the dichotomy of multiple roles a human plays in a life. He is trying to encompass the authenticity of the contrasting roles we stage everyday.
Sandhya
Dir: Utkarsh Rajesh Aherkar; 12:20; India; Short films
This story is about the emotional journey of Sara as she searches for Sandhya and how she works towards contributing something to make the lives of transgender people a little more dignified by trying to involve them into the mainstream work culture of the society.
Missing Since 6.12.1956
Dir: Anand Pande; 19:58; India; Short film
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.
Life
Dir : Saurav Mookherji; 4.27 min; India; Experimental
The cinema depicts the aspects of life as a whole in a mere frying pan accompanied by a fish bowl. It shows the differentiation of life which is framed by the portrayal of a "Fish".
Jointly organised by Department of Visual Communication, Dr.Ambedkar Government Arts College and MARUPAKKAM
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