IMFF 2024 Film Program

Taking its inspiration from a feminist sci-fi short story written in Bengal in 1905, Inés sets out on a
voyage of discoveryaround India in search of Ladyland, the Utopian land of women.

Sheila and Imran haven’t seen each other since college, but when Imran moves back to
Austin, an opportunity arises for the pair to get acquainted once more.

‘The Road Not Taken’ revolves around a woman who decided to quit her day job to pursue her acting career, only to encounter a challenge that compels her to reconsider her decision.

Shivamma (46) is a mid-day meal cook in a village government school and the sole breadwinner. Her family is in the process of finding a groom for her daughter. Shivamma has her own affair running alongside.

A crippled widow demands respect for her beloved pigeon. Caught in the maze of loneliness, a pregnant woman finds her escape in a tomato. When paranoia strikes, a religious devotee of Lord Hanuman battles it with a mace.

After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.

It is a poignant journey of eleven-year-old Mithun, as he navigates a challenging path of self-discovery and resilience after a devastating loss shatters his world.

An illegal immigrant father in the UK looks for his missing daughter while trying to avoid the police radar.

A young girl unwittingly learns the rules of existence in a patriarchal world.

An irate policeman insists on adding more clauses to a young man's
case, alleging animal cruelty that resulted in the death of two stray
dogs. The policeman's aggression and the young man's resistance
reveal a tense history involving a common element of love,
belonging, and loss. Based on the short story 'Jamyam' by Abhishek
SS.

The continuous surprising and endless playful visual animation accompaniment to the lively and taboo-busting discussion of a group of young women.

A buddhist fable-like story about the guilt of a childhood incident of killing an ant while washing hands in the sink. Animated through photographic sequences painted with golds and grays, the Zen-like visuals sweep into one another with whispering monologues and glitching noises reflecting the realms of cosmos, power, guilt, prayers, and existence.

After a night of heavy drinking, a twenty year-old virgin stumbles into Mumbai's oldest brothel, where he encounters a mythical creature who turns his first sexual encounter on its head.

After several years in the US, Tara, in the midst of her IVF process, returns to India for the funeral of her father. There, she finds a mother in denial about her sexual orientation, an ex-girlfriend who has rebuilt her life with a man, and the shadow of the paterfamilias that continues to hang over the home.

Filmmaker-actor couple, Tithi and Farhan are subjects of criticism and troll for not taking baby in a patriarchal society. Tithi doesn’t succumb to the pressure of social validation and decides to have a baby when the time is right for her but the question never ends for her.

The life of an expat Nepali woman in the United Arab Emirates turns upside down when she loses a small amount of money while trying to buy a laptop for her son in Nepal.

Personal memories of a secular freedom struggle at a time when India’s history is being rewritten by ruling fundamentalists.

A woman goes on a virtual reality date and is transported to a speakeasy bar from the prohibition era of Mumbai.

It explores the tradition of arranged marriage in rural India, where a girl's marriage overshadows the very sustenance of life. Narrated from the perspective of a young girl, Savita, it highlights the patriarchy rooted in society.

Ordinary people navigate societal constraints in a series of vignettes.

A nationwide lockdown is imposed in India during the coronavirus pandemic. While all Nepalese migrant labourers are boarding vans to leave for their country, Hansi sees an opportunity to earn more money for his ailing son in the emerging labour crisis when his brother-in-law, Dil Bahadur, offers him illegal work in a godown.

Bombay fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the Koli knowledge system of harvesting the sea following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in the traditional fishing methods; Ganesh has instead embraced technology.

MONU’s (11) obsession with sighting SHERA, the elusive leopard living in the forest around his remote Himalayan village, is tested when his parents decide to migrate to the city. As the day of departure nears, MONU grows despondent but his friend RAJU is determined to help fulfill his wish.

A struggling Bollywood actor finds himself caught in an embarrassing scandal and is desperate to secure his last chance at stardom. Forced to return to his home and face his past, he travels through the mountains and shares adventures with strangers, unaware of what the journey has in store for him.

Follows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexual awakening & coming of age rebellion are disrupted by her young mother who never had the opportunity to be young & reckless herself.

Ajju's father is turning 90, but his memory is fading and he's lost his dentures. We follow his quest to find them.

A girl is trying to hide certain things from society, but an incident forces her to become stronger to keep her family intact.

A mother and son communicate through Jugalbandi (a conversation through art), and come to accept each other through dance and music.

Two shepherds begin to hear a mysterious sound in the Himalayas, but their town is skeptical of their concern.

A lonely cat in an apartment, watching a pair of doves, learns that there is more in life, called love

During a politically unstable time, a young girl tries to escape Yangon by relying on her friend. However, things may not work out as planned.

Neil eagerly reunites with his girlfriend, Hiya, after a year of long distance. When she accidentally ruins a surprise he has planned,the comical mishap reignites the spark they once had.