11th CIDSFF 23 : 23 February @ Don Bosco Arts and Science College

11th CIDSFF 2023

20-28 February / multiple venues, Chennai 

23 February; 9 am to 1 pm 

Don Bosco Arts and Science College

9 am 

Beast

Dir: Andrey Okorokov; 10:00; Serbia; Short film 

A child, a 10-year old girl, witnesses her father’s death as a result of an attack of a wounded beast. The girl finds herself one to one with the predator. She knows that people are searching for her, but its a long way to the signal fires and there is only one bullet in her gun.

Awadagin Pratt: Black in America 

Dir: Michelle Bauer Carpenter; 25:25; United States; Documentary

Awadagin Pratt: Black in America is a moving documentary that combines performance and interview footage to provide an intimate view of prejudice in America and the racial injustice faced by famous concert pianist Awadagin Pratt.

9.45 am

Venkatesh Chakravarthy Homage

Chennai - the split city

Dir : Venkatesh Chakravarthy; 70 min; India; Documentary

Caught as it was in the process of unprecedented change and development we wished to document the objectives of this move and the processes that marginalized the North Chennai while privileging South Chennai. Hence the title, Chennai – The Split City.

11 am : Interaction 

11.15 : Break

11.30 am

Student film from LV Prasad College of Media 

Avak (Dir : Pankaj Khanchandani; 25 min; Short fiction)

Pehna Nasha (Dir: Kandharb Shroff; 32 min; Short fiction)

Mask Art of Majuli

Dir: Utpal Borpujari; 55:36; India; Documentary

"Mask Art of Majuli" is a documentary film on the 500-year-old mask-making tradition in Majuli river island, Assam, India. The masks, used in traditional dance dramas called "Bhaona", are made of bamboo, cotton clothe, a mixture of river soil and cowdung, and natural paints. The dying art is currently practised full time by only two families related to each other, though they are trying to rekindle interest about it among the younger generations.

12.30 pm 

KP Sasi Homage

A Valley Refuses to Die (A documentary about the anti dam movement by the people of Narmada river)

America America (An anti war music video)

Gaon Chhodab Nahin (A music video about the rights of the people and the nature who fight against destructive development)

Breath to Breath ( A film with KP Sasi sharing his world view)

Jointly organised by Department of Visual Communication, Don Bosco Arts and Science College and MARUPAKKAM