11th CIDSFF
20-28 Feb / multiple venues, Chennai
Screening Schedule
26 February; 11 am to 8 pm ; LV Prasad Preview Theatre, Saligramam
11 am Inauguration
11.30 to 1 pm
LO QUE QUEDA EN EL CAMINO
Dir: Jakob Krese, Danilo Do Carmo; 01:33:00; Germany / Mexico; Documentary; DCP
LO QUE QUEDA EN EL CAMINO tells the story of Lilian and her four children as they migrate in search for a better life. The family leaves Guatemala, joining a caravan of thousands of other people trying to reach the Mexico-US border. Being a single mother, this is Lilian’s best chance to make the dangerous journey.
2 pm to 4.30 pm
Hailstorm
Dir: Shobhit Jain; 01:01:43; India; Documentary
A freak hailstorm sets off a series of events in the life of farmers unfolding the vulnerability and precarious situation of those on the margin.
Thirai Virutham
Dir: Sugumar Shanmugam; 56:15; India; Documentary; DCP
All constituent components of Therukkoothu, the folk performing art that exists in Southern India, particularly in North Tamilnadu, has enormous scope to speculate and research.
In this documentary, Sugumar Shanmugam, a research scholar of Performing Arts Department, who comes from a Therukkoothu family background, using his experiences and explorations, compares Western Acting Theories and Acting Strategies in Therukkoothu.
Student films from LV Prasad College of Media Studies
Avaak (Dir : Pankaj Khanchandani); 25 min
Suraj wants to move to a different city for better career opportunities but his mother Sheela doesn’t want him to go. He informs his supportive father, Rajesh, and leaves without his mother’s permission. Sheela stops talking to Suraj and the house gradually falls silent after Rajesh falls sick.
Suraj returns when his father is in hospital and while his mother still refuses to talk to him, the
silence breaks at the moment of sharing grief.
Pehla Nasha (Dir: Kandharb Shroff); 32 min
When 11-year-old Anand comes to live with his single-parent father after his mother’s demise, he observes his father’s strange behaviour in front of the computer at night. Anand sets out to find out for himself the reason behind it and chances upon the world of adult films. While his friends at school explain the reproductive system to him, he becomes increasingly addicted to porn.
Nadigar Pandi (Dir: Pratik); 20 min
After 30 years of struggle in the industry, Pandi wonders whether he has any acting talent. Two people from whom he seeks advice - a tea-seller and an acting coach – suggest that he finds a paying job because only the talented ones make it in the film industry. Yet, Pandi keeps going for auditions where he is humiliated. Unable to pay his rent, he loses his house and is left on the street begging until he takes up the job of a waiter
5 pm to 8 pm
Globes
Dir: Nina de Vroome; 01:38:00; Belgium; Documentary; DCP
While dancing, bees tell each other stories about the world around them. People also claim a role in those stories, sometimes very close and intimate, sometimes distant and on an industrial scale. Nina de Vroome's thoughts also swarm with the bees: from the smallest cell in a honeycomb to the global economy, her essayistic nature documentary Globes charts the bond between humans and bees. As accomplished storytellers, they both give shape to their lives under the sun.
Imad’s childhood
Dir: Zahavi Sanjavi; 01:17:00; Sweden; Documentary; DCP
Imad, a five-year-old Yazidi child, is released from ISIS captivity after two and a half years. During this time, ISIS has brainwashed Imad and he considers himself one of the ISIS fighters. His eyes still emanate innocence, but he shows no other feelings than hatred for his mother and resentment towards those around him.
Will Imad's family be able to help him overcome his trauma and become again the child he once was?
Jointly organised by LV Prasad College of Media, Charulatha Publications, Chennai World Cinema Festival and MARUPAKKAM
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