The story revolves around Vincent Pepe (and his friends) who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly, a local on which the entire film is based. Angamaly Diaries India | 2h 12min | Fiction | Malayalam | Action, Comedy, Thriller 4/21/18, 4:15-6:30 pm GET TICKETS SYNOPSIS The story revolves around Vincent Pepe (and his friends) who wanted to be a powerful leader of a righteous gang that ruled the city, like his seniors. And then there's the rival clan with the malicious gangsters of Angamaly, a local on which the entire film is based. The movie goes through all the gang-fights, the failed romances, an accidental death, a messy business deal and much more in the backdrop of a soundtrack with local fervor - with folk songs from Angamaly, retained in their vibrant rhythms and the voices of seasoned local folk singers. Through Pepe's amusing point of view, the film steers through the ups and downs of his life, how he handles the pickle he is in. The winning and losing end of the battle of the gangs of Angamaly is shown through the perspective of Pepe. TRAILER DIRECTOR'S PROFILE Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian film director, popular for his Malayalam films. Pellissery made his debut with the crime film Nayakan, following it up with the crime-drama City of God, the black comedy satire Amen & the experimental Double Barrel. Angamaly Diaries (2017) is his fifth film, starring almost 90 new actors. It received much critical and commercial success. He won the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for his sixth film Ee.Ma.Yau. STILLS angamaly_diaries_still angamaly-diaries4 images angamaly fc1ea0be-e7f6-4502-97f8-fe747ccf9fb0 images (1)

Durga and her family depend on the 'Bahurupi' - a dying folk art in rural India - for their survival. When the opportunity to leave her bonded, small-town life comes knocking, Durga prepares to leave. Little Goddess India | 14 MIN. 36 SEC. |Bengali, English Subtitles Virtual Screening Details: "Shorts Showcase" Sunday, Nov 8 2020 | Screening : 7.00pm Register SYNOPSIS Durga and her family depend on the 'Bahurupi' - a dying folk art in rural India - for their survival. When the opportunity to leave her bonded, small-town life comes knocking, Durga prepares to leave. 'The Little Goddess' was shot on location in rural West Bengal with a family of Bahurupis who play themselves. The film blends their life events with fiction to depict the coming of age of a young girl in rural India, where dreams and reality are often in conflict with each other DIRECTOR'S BIO Gauri Adelkar Gauri Adelkar is an Indian writer & director based in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in screenwriting & directing at Columbia University, where she was the 2018 recipient of the Breaking Barriers Award for Female Directors. In 2020, Adelkar was the only participant selected by Film Independent as a Writer/Director Project Involve fellow and was a finalist for Tribeca's THROUGH HER LENS program. Adelkar’s film ‘THE LITTLE GODDESS’ was shortlisted for the 2019 BAFTA student film awards and won the Breaking Boundaries Prize at the Academy Qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival. Her work has screened globally at venues such as the Hamptons International Film Festival, Athens International Video & Film Festival, Dharamshala International Film Festival and New York Women in Film & Television Immigrant Series amongst others. Adelkar recently completed production on her film starring Kalieaswari Srinivasan ('DHEEPAN’, 2015 Cannes Palme d'Or). She is currently writing a feature for Guru Films and co-writing a feature for Pakistani filmmaker Sabiha Sumar. STILL

A reluctant young teacher, Ugyen, finds himself assigned to the world’s most remote village school. Situated in Northern Bhutan, Lunana is an 8-day trek into the Himalayas - an alienating experience for the city-dwelling Ugyen, who plans to move to Australia to pursue music as soon as possible. Eventive Virtual May 2 - 4, 2025 Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation Indie Meme Special 10th Year Retrospective Showcase Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom Bhutan | Narrative Feature 2019 | 109 mins | Dzongkha ORIGINAL FILM PAGE WATCH ONLINE Limited tickets available on site. 2022 Academy Award Nominee for 'Best International Feature' A reluctant young teacher, Ugyen, finds himself assigned to the world’s most remote village school. Situated in Northern Bhutan, Lunana is an 8-day trek into the Himalayas - an alienating experience for the city-dwelling Ugyen, who plans to move to Australia to pursue music as soon as possible. He arrives to find a welcoming community amid the beautiful but forbidding surroundings - and an especially eager student body, whose access to teachers and materials from outside has been inconsistent. Filmed using cameras operating on solar-powered batteries, and starring primarily villagers from the real Lunana in child & adult roles, this charming drama transports us to a rarely seen part of the globe. Film Heritage Foundation used the best surviving elements for the restoration – the original camera negative and the 35 mm print preserved at the NFDC – NFAI. Unfortunately, the sound negative was not available. We digitized the sound from the 35 mm print preserved at Film Heritage Foundation. The film elements were repaired by the Film Heritage Foundation conservators and the scanning was done in Prasad Lab in Chennai We found that due to the deterioration of the print, there were vertical green lines on many parts of the film. While the scanning and digital clean-up was done at Prasad under the supervision of L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, the grading, sound restoration and mastering was done at the lab in Bologna. Both Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, the cinematographer of the film, have been involved in the restoration of the film. Restoration Process Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation The screening will be preceded by a performance by Specific Thing. Specific Thing is the project of local musician Román. Sometimes he plays by himself and sometimes he plays with his snazzy band — he loves to do both! And the music? It draws from folk, punk, pop, latin, communism, animals, friends... He likes to keep it cartoony, quick, and catchy. The band released an album in 2025 called "Now Is Actually Not A Good Time". Find more at @specificthing on Instagram. Meet Specific Thing About the Artist Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation Pawo Choyning Dorji (Director & Writer) is a writer, photographer and filmmaker from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Pawo's introduction to film came in 2012 when he worked as Khyentse Norbu's assistant for the later's feature; Vara: A Blessing. In 2016 he produced the critically acclaimed Bhutanese feature Hema Hema: Sing me a song while I wait. The film had its world premiere at the 69th Festival del film Locarno and went on to win the Special Mention at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation Trailer Credits Crew: Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji Writer: Pawo Choyning Dorji Producers: Pawo Choyning Dorji Steven Xiang Stephanie Lai Jia Honglin Film Editor: Ku Hsiao-Yun Featured Cast: Sherab Dorji Ugyen Norbu Lhendup Kelden Lhamo Gurung Pema Zam Restoration Effort Led By: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Director, Film Heritage Foundation Restoration Credit: Restored by Film Heritage Foundation in association with Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(Amul), the cinematographer Govind Nihalani and the director Shyam Benegal. Funding supported by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(Amul) Thank you to our community partners for this screening!

April 22, 2026 at 6:15:00 PM AFS Cinema Texas Premiere Hills Don't Dance Alone India 2025 Live Q&A with lead actor Sangeeta Agrawal Followed by the film Vimukt (In Search of the Sky) TICKETS BUY A BADGE Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival Mosiac International South Asian Film Festival - Best International Short TOTO Awards 2026 - Best Short film At a school in the Himalayas, fifteen-year-old Sachin is bullied for cross-dressing in a folk dance performance. Anju, the middle-aged vice principal of the school, steps in, but it unravels more than she anticipated. As both quietly navigate their secret struggles, their lives begin to intertwine, forming a bond that neither can name but both need. Restoration Process Film restoration process Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation About the Artist Shubham Negi is a poet, writer, and director from Himachal Pradesh. He was one of the winners of Netflix and Film Companion's TakeTen grant in 2024, through which he made his debut short film 'Hills Don't Dance Alone', which had its world premiere at the Academy-Award qualifying Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival in competition. It went on to screen at Tasveer, and emerged the winner of Best International Short at MISAFF ‘25. It is having its Indian Premiere at the Kolkata People’s Film Festival in Jan ‘26. His feature 'Soma Helang' was selected to be a part of the NFDC Co-Production Market 2024. The same project was developed through his fellowship at the Writer’s Ink Lab and emerged as one of the winners, securing him a mentorship from Vikramaditya Motwane (Udaan, Un Certain Regard, Cannes). He is also a two-time fellow of the QueerFrames Screenwriting Lab. His short film script ‘Makeup Room’ won the QDrishti short film grant 2025 at the Kashish Queer Film Festival and is currently in preproduction. It is being produced by Neeraj Churi (Cactus Pears), Vikramaditya Motwane, Yashasvi Juyal, among others. His short documentary ‘How Much Space Does a Firefly Take?’ won the Nagari Short Film Production Grant and is streaming on YouTube. His web show ‘Tuition’ was an official selection at the SWA Pitch Fest ‘25 and CineVesture Film Market ‘25. He also worked as a writing intern on Black Warrant's Season 2. In 2024, Netflix sent him to the Busan International Film Festival as a part of its Fund for Creative Equity cohort. Trailer For English subtitles, make sure to turn on the YouTube closed captions. Credits Crew: Director: Shubham Negi Writer: Shubham Negi Producer(s): Udit Raj Somani Anupama Chopra Neeraj Churi Shubham Negi Film Editor: Amit Kulkarni Udit Raj Somani Featured Cast: Sangeeta Agrawal Tanishq Chaudhary Palvi Jaswal Thank you to our community partners for this screening!

Indie Meme is about building communities around film. We do that by showcasing South Asian Indie Documentary & Fiction Films and their filmmakers. Our Story Indie Meme is more than just a film festival. Step into the vibrant world of South Asian independent cinema in Austin, Texas with Indie Meme . Established in 2013, Indie Meme LLC was born out of a passion for storytelling through film, and a desire to make compelling independent films from South Asia accessible to a wider audience in the United States. The inspiration struck founders Alka Bhanot and Tripti Bhatnagar when filmmaker Surabhi Sharma faced a lack of visibility for her film screening in Austin, revealing a void in the availability and awareness of meaningful South Asian cinema for enthusiasts like herself. What started as a simple idea, with individual screenings through the year, has blossomed into the Indie Meme Organization , a nonprofit with the mission to bring socially relevant cinema from South Asia to the United States, fostering conversation around issues that bridge continents. Indie Meme has grown since its inception, and in 2016, IMFF@Austin emerged as the festival's signature event, earning the prestigious "Best International Passport - 2016" accolade from The Austin Chronicle . The festival has since become the go-to destination for those seeking unique and powerful stories from South Asia and beyond. The carefully curated programming showcases slices of life from countries such as India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Iran, and more. Indie Meme is not just a cinematic experience. The organization provides a platform where the audience mingles with filmmakers for post-screening discussions and dialog. It's a community where film enthusiasts converge to engage in conversations that build understanding of cultures half a world away. Indie Meme The driving force behind the organization and the annual Film Festival is the Indie Meme Community, a dedicated group of volunteers and staff that support all aspects of the organization’s programming. Indie Meme is more than just a film festival — it's a testament to the power of storytelling and the community that thrives on the love for independent cinema. Immerse yourself in a world of diverse perspectives, compelling narratives, and the magic of independent filmmaking from South Asia at the Indie Meme Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Co-Founder Alka Bhanot Alka's aim is to celebrate the diversity within the South Asian community, often considered monolithic, and give a platform to emerging new talent from one of the most populous parts of the world. Having graduated with an Economics Major, she did her post graduation in Mass Communications, and then worked in the Indian Television Industry as a Producer for 10 years before moving to Austin in 2002. Alka has worked on various Indie films in Austin as well as a locally produced animated series which aired on PBS. Alka and her architect husband have 2 children and the most affectionate dog in the world! Co-Founder Tripti Bhatnagar Tripti has a diverse background in business and a deep passion for cinema. She has assisted award-winning films with research, interviews, and marketing. Tripti believes in the influential power of cinema and its ability to transcend borders to help create a more informed and engaged society. She lives in Dallas with her husband, two boys, and a puppy 'Sir Bear.'

Nestled in the Kashmir valley, lies a small village on the India-Pakistan border, always caught in the crossfire between the two warring nations. One night an eight-year old girl, Nooreh, discovers that the gun battle rages when she sleeps and the bloody duel stops when she keeps her eyes open. Back to Festival Program Texas Premiere Nooreh India I 22 mins I Drama I 2019 I Dogri w/ English subtitles Nestled in the Kashmir valley, lies a small village on the India-Pakistan border, always caught in the crossfire between the two warring nations. One night an eight-year old girl, Nooreh, discovers that the gun battle rages when she sleeps and the bloody duel stops when she keeps her eyes open. Director's Note : Children dream of a beautiful world, unaware that its divided, fragmented and determined to self-destruct Against the wishes of these uncertain times, I gather courage to dream and strength to create. I will continue my quest, to seek truth; truth which is not definite. I will continue to find unheard marginal voices; not to silence others, but to keep them alive. + NOOREH screens with the feature film, NASIR GET YOUR FESTIVAL BADGE VIRTUAL SCREENING : SAT. APRIL 17 - 7:00PM CT About the Artist Ashish Pandey's films have been screened at major festivals and exhibited at art galleries. His latest short, NOOREH, had special success connecting to critics and audiences, winning 'Best Short' at the prestigious Busan International Festival, as well as awards for story & directing at festivals in Australia, Russia, France, Iran, Nepal, India, & Germany. Ashish's work is diverse in form and subject matter. His first short THE CABIN MAN, dealt with the loneliness of an old railway man guarding an abandoned cabin. His second, OPEN DOORS, nestled the plot within the stillness of time and space. NOOREH, set in a border village, was shot in a true border village with locals as actors. Ashish is a graduate from Satyajit Ray Film & Television institute, Kolkata with specialization in Sound. Thank you to our community partner(s) for this screening: the Austin Film Society, and the Austin Film Commission! Credits Crew Writer/Director: ASHISH PANDEY Producer(s): RAJA SHABIR KHAN Cinematography: SUSHEEL GAUTAM Editor: PALLAVI SINGHAL Cast SAIMA LATIEF as 'Noor' SANIA MANZOOR as 'Sania' S AFREEN RAFIQ as "Afreen' Music : DANIEL B. GEORGE Associate Director: RAJA SHABIR KHAN

Kennedy is an insomniac ex-cop, long though to be dead... still operating for the corrupt system, while looking for redemption. April 11, 2025 at 5:00:00 PM AFS Cinema Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation Indie Meme Special 10th Year Retrospective Showcase Special Screening Kennedy India | Narrative Feature 2023 | 144 mins | Hindi Live Q&A with writer-director Anurag Kashyap TICKETS WATCH ONLINE Limited tickets available on site. 1. Festival de Cannes - France 2. Sydney Film Festival - Australia 3. Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - South Korea (Republic of Korea) Kennedy is an insomniac ex-cop, long though to be dead... still operating for the corrupt system, while looking for redemption. Film Heritage Foundation used the best surviving elements for the restoration – the original camera negative and the 35 mm print preserved at the NFDC – NFAI. Unfortunately, the sound negative was not available. We digitized the sound from the 35 mm print preserved at Film Heritage Foundation. The film elements were repaired by the Film Heritage Foundation conservators and the scanning was done in Prasad Lab in Chennai We found that due to the deterioration of the print, there were vertical green lines on many parts of the film. While the scanning and digital clean-up was done at Prasad under the supervision of L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, the grading, sound restoration and mastering was done at the lab in Bologna. Both Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, the cinematographer of the film, have been involved in the restoration of the film. Restoration Process Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation The screening will be preceded by a performance by Specific Thing. Specific Thing is the project of local musician Román. Sometimes he plays by himself and sometimes he plays with his snazzy band — he loves to do both! And the music? It draws from folk, punk, pop, latin, communism, animals, friends... He likes to keep it cartoony, quick, and catchy. The band released an album in 2025 called "Now Is Actually Not A Good Time". Find more at @specificthing on Instagram. Meet Specific Thing About the Artist Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation The most influential Indian filmmaker of recent times with a superlative career including more than 50 films as a Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Editor and Actor. He was awarded the Knight of the order of Arts and Letter by the French government, in 2013, when India was the guest country at Cannes Film Festival, to commemorate 100 years of Indian Cinema. He is also one of the Directors of Netflix's first India show called Sacred Games, and also various films like Choked, and short films for the anthologies - Lust Stories & Ghost Stories, for them. He was voted as one of the top 50 influential Indians by India Today, a leading Indian current affairs magazine, and continues to bring change to the Indian Film Industry. Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation Trailer Credits Crew: Director: Anurag Kashyap Writer: Anurag Kashyap Producers: Ranjan Singh Kabir Ahuja Film Editor: Tanya Chhabria Deepak Kattar Featured Cast: Rahul Bhat Sunny Leone Mohit Takalkar Abhilash Thapliyal Megha Burman Restoration Effort Led By: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, Director, Film Heritage Foundation Restoration Credit: Restored by Film Heritage Foundation in association with Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(Amul), the cinematographer Govind Nihalani and the director Shyam Benegal. Funding supported by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.(Amul) Thank you to our community partners for this screening!

After decades of dormancy, the aging icons of Parsi theater return to the state for a final curtain call. Back to Festival Program 1/4 Streaming April 28-May 1st, 2023 On Filmocracy THE SHOW MUST GO ON India I 60 mins I Documentary I 2022 I English, Gujarati, Hindi w/ English subtitles BUY TICKETS WATCH ONLINE Official Selection of Bangkok International Documentary Awards & Cambridge Film Festival After decades of dormancy, the aging icons of Parsi Theatre return to the stage, putting aside their walking sticks and wheelchairs for one final curtain. Plunging into rehearsals, this documentary chronicles the resilience of a singular cast of characters that want nothing more than to go out with a bang. For most of them it will be the last time on stage after careers spanning over half a century. As the film tumbles headfirst into the creative chaos of rehearsals, we are given an intimate portrait of the bonds shared between veteran stars and youngsters and a joyous celebration of old age. When a great tragedy befalls the cast on the eve of the final show will the show go on, despite the odds? About the Artist Divya Cowasji is a photographer and documentary filmmaker who lives in a small town in central India. Her work as a documentary filmmaker won her a National Award in 2015. Divya was also awarded the Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarship for two semesters studying Analogue & Alternate Processes in Photography at the International Center of Photography in New York. In 2021, she was the recipient of the India Photo Festival Grant. In the same year, she was selected as a Fellow in the American Film Showcase Documentary Workshop (USC School of Cinematic Arts). Her personal work focuses on the telling of oral histories, on ideas of home and family, memory, place, play and the body. Her photographs have been exhibited Objectifs Women in Film & Photo, Singapore (2021), India Photo Festival, Hyderabad (2021), Vantage Point Sharjah (2021), Glasgow Gallery of Photography (2020), Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodia (2020), and Chennai Photo Biennale (Winner Portfolio Review with Agence VU, 2020). Jall Cowasji is a cinematographer and filmmaker from a small town called Mhow in central India. At the age of ten, his grandmother introduced him to a video camera, and the rest is predictable history. He is currently shooting PIRATES, a Disney+ India action-drama series set in Somalia, his longest and most demanding project to date. His recent work includes segments of ‘Omnivore’, the upcoming docu-series for Apple TV, led by Cary Joji Fukunaga. A 2020 graduate of the MFA Film Program at NYU Tisch, Jall has worked across cultures, including in India, South Africa, Norway, Sicily, and the US. His work was nominated for the 2019 ARRI Volker Bahnemann Award for 'Outstanding Cinematography'. His creative approach is rooted in the search for simplicity, and he believes in a work environment that holds kindness and composure as integral to the creative process. Trailer

A light-hearted story about childhood and old age that reminds us about the importance of enjoying the little happy moments that shine through what can sometimes be a darker existence. Gubbare 4/14/2019 | 4:00 pm This short film will be screened prior to CHUSKIT ATTEND SYNOPSIS Here is a light-hearted story about childhood and old age that reminds us about the importance of enjoying the little happy moments that shine through what can sometimes be a darker existence. In this story a child focuses not on the shadows but on whatever light illuminates them. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Gubbare is very heart touching story for common man. I am associated with this film to raise social issue at a large scale. DIRECTOR’S BIO M Gani has more than 20 years of varied experience in theater and film making. He gained wide attention when he produced his film Qaid with a practically non-existent budget under Jan cinema.

Trapped in their own worlds, four women claim their desires through secret acts of rebellion. Top of Page Tickets Top of Page Tickets Lipstick Under My Burkha India/2015/87 Minutes/ English & Hindi with English Subtitles SYNOPSIS Trapped in their own worlds, four women claim their desires through secret acts of rebellion. In rural India, a burkha-clad college girl struggles with issues of cultural identity and her aspirations to become a pop singer. A young two-timing beautician seeks to escape the claustrophobia of her small town. An oppressed housewife and mother of three lives the alternate life of an enterprising saleswoman. A 55-year-old widow rediscovers her sexuality through a phone romance. Caught in a conservative society, these women set forth to break the mold, in search of a little freedom. APRIL 27th, 7:15 pm Angelika Film Center & Café, Plano, TX Post-screening SKYPE Q/A with filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava & Actress Aahana Kumra in Attendance Follow event on Facebook Interested in screening this in your hometown? Write to us Tickets TRAILER STILLS DIRECTOR'S PROFILE Alankrita Shrivastava is a feature film director and screenwriter from Mumbai, India with a penchant for telling women’s stories. She likes to explore the complex interior world of women through her films. Alankrita has written and directed two feature films - TURNING 30!!! (2011) and LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA. She has worked on several Indian feature films including Raajneeti as an Associate Director, and Khoya Khoya Chand as an Executive Producer. She has also directed short films, documentaries and music videos. DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT I have never worn the burkha. I don’t live in a small town. No one has tried to curb my freedom. I come from a fairly liberal middle-class family and I live in a metropolitan city. Yet there is always something gnawing away within me. Some chains that seem to hold me back. I never feel totally free. Perhaps I am no different from that small town woman who is dreaming of freedom. Perhaps her secret acts of rebellion are mine too. And chains are chains, be they external or internal. This oneness with the characters is what fascinates me. I feel each one of the characters is part me. This film is then perhaps my own search for freedom. The landscape of small town India is rapidly changing. So are the desires and aspirations of women. Through the colourful kaleidoscope of their world, we see these women secretly trying to live a little of their small lipstick dreams. Dodging prying eyes, battling fear, they go about their days… reading what they shouldn’t be, singing what they shouldn’t be, feeling what they shouldn’t be and wanting what they shouldn’t be wanting. From a Western perspective, perhaps their desires may seem small. But it is the smallness of their desires that makes the story poignant for me. I hope by making this film I have been able to break some new ground in exploring the complex interior world of a woman in India. Through the four stories, I have tried to dig deep into what it means to be a woman. What it means to desire, and have the courage to act upon that desire. This story of four ordinary women in small town India, dreaming small lipstick dreams of freedom is then an important, universal story. CAST & CREW PRINCIPAL CAST Ratna Pathak Shah Konkona Sen Sharma Aahana Kumra Plabita Borthakur And Sushant Singh Vikrant Massey Shashank Arora Vaibbhav Tatwawdi Jagat Singh Solanki Sonal Jha Jagat Singh Solanki Director Alankrita Shrivastava Producer Prakash Jha Production Company Prakash Jha Productions Story Alankrita Shrivastava Screenplay Alankrita Shrivastava Additional Screenplay Suhani Kanwar Dialogue Gazal Dhaliwal Cinematographer Akshay Singh Editor Charu Shree Roy Sound Design Rahul Badwelkar Original Songs Zebunissa Bangash Song Lyrics Anvita Dutta Background Score Mangesh Dhakde Production Designer Vikram Singh Costume Designer Rohit Chaturvedi Casting Director Shruti Mahajan Parag Mehta ABOUT THE CAST Konkona Sensharma, daughter of filmmaker and actor Aparna Sen, is one of the finest film actors in India. She has won several awards including the National Award for her performance in Mr and Mrs. Iyer (2002) and Omkara (2006). She has acted in several acclaimed and popular Hindi feature films including Talvar (World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2015), Luck By Chance, Wake up Sid and Page 3. She has a huge repertoire of work as an actor in Bengali films as well. She won the Filmfare East Best Actor Award (2014) for Goynar Baksho (2014) Ratna Pathak Shah, a graduate of the National School of Drama, is a very accomplished and well-known theatre, TV and film actor. Most recently she played the lead protagonist in the highly acclaimed and popular Indian film, Kapoor and Sons since 1921. Her filmography includes Heat and Dust, Mandi, Mirch Masala, Perfect Murder, What If….., Jane tu ya jane na, Golmal 3, Khoobsurat and Nil Battey Sannatta. She is a founder member of Motley, a theatre company in Mumbai, which performs plays in Hindustani and English. Aahana Kumra is a young film, television and theatre actor. She has acted in several popular Indian TV series, including Yudh and Agent Raghav. She has done a substantial amount of theatre with leading theatre groups like Motley, Ansh and Akvarious. Plabita Borthakur, the youngest of the lot, hails from Assam in the North Eastern region of India. She has been acting in several Indian TV commercials in the last couple of years. She also sings and composes music for a band called Manu & Chow. Lipstick Under My Burkha is her first feature film as a lead actor.

The 7th Annual Indie Meme Film Festival brings 30+ acclaimed South Asian films to audiences in Austin, TX and nationwide in April 2022. 2022 Award Winners See the Winners ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The 2022 Indie Meme Film Festival is a hybrid event , bringing 35+ acclaimed South Asian films to audiences through a combination of theatrical & virtual screenings, Q&A's, mixers, and filmmaker events. The in-person festival comes to Austin from April 14th - 17th with screenings held at Austin Film Society. The virtual festival, streaming April 22nd - 24th, will bring second screenings of many of our in-person favorites, as well as fresh, virtual-exclusive feature and short programs. 80%+ of the line-up is screening in Texas theaters for the first time, with U.S and Southwest Premieres of long-awaited, festival favorites from across the globe. With films spanning 10 countries and 15+ languages, the 7th Indie Meme Film Festival is an unmissable event for all fans of world cinema. READ THE JURY BIOS Meet the Jury WORLDWIDE VIEW THE SCHEDULE IN-PERSON SCHEDULE EXPLORE THE FILMS program WORLDWIDE Follow event on Facebook

The virtual festival, streaming April 28th - May 1st,  will bring second screenings of many of our in-person favorites, as well as fresh virtual-exclusive feature and short programs. IMFF 2023 - ONLINE Indie Meme Online Film Festival is back and better than ever! Join us this year on Filmocracy to watch over 20 amazing films spanning 9+ countries. The virtual festival, streaming April 28th - May 1st, will bring second screenings of many of our in-person favorites, as well as fresh virtual-exclusive feature and short programs. IMFF2023 REGULAR & PLATINUM BADGE HOLDERS GET FREE ACCESS to the VIRTUAL edition With a Virtual Badge, you can watch all the films available online for only $50. Get ready to explore and enjoy the best of international cinema from the comfort of your own home. Click the button below to view the online festival program and get your Virtual Badge today! Indie Meme membe rs get 20% off. Email puneet@indiememe.org for the discount code. ALL FILMS IN THE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL ARE AVAILABLE FOR STEAMING IN THE US ONLY (except if stated otherwise) GET YOUR VIRTUAL BADGE & TICKETS NARRATIVE FEATURES EIKHOIGI YUM (Our Home) India I 2022 I Manipuri I 87 mins I dir. Romi Meitei Chaoren, an eleven year-old boy from a rural fishing village, fights to attend and excel in school, amidst the threats of poverty and displacement. Read more... IFFR - FIPRESCI Award for 'Best International Film' *Q&A w/ filmmaker Romi Meitei International Premiere HAWA Bangladesh I Bengali, Bangla I 130 mins I dir. Mejbaur Rahman Sumon A fishing trawler is beset by mysterious, possibly supernatural occurences after they take onboard a young woman lost at sea. Set in the Bay of Bengal and inspired by myth, this genre-defying tale is a gem of modern Bangladeshi cinema. Read more.. Bangladesh's Official Oscar Entry - 'Best International Feature' KAMLI Pakistan I Urdu I 130 mins I dir. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat A tale of love, loss, and cloaked secrets centered on the lives of three women in Pakistan, including a young married woman drawn to a mysterious man who saved her life. Read more... 'Best Actress' - Indus Valley International Film Festival (IVIFF) Official Selection of Rotterdam (IFFR) THE PORTRAITS India I 91 mins I Malayalam I dir. Bijukumar Damodaran From National-Award winning filmmaker, Dr. Biju, comes a collection of six cinematic sketches that depict the various means by which fascist governments conspire to silence their own people. Read more.. 'Critic's Choice Award' - Rajasthan Int'l Film Festival 2021 'Life Award' - Imagine India Int'l Film Festival , Spain 2022 MARIAM India I Hindi I 78 mins I dir. Arvind Pradap Mariam, mother & breadwinner for her migrant family in Mumbai, decides to become an illegal surrogate to support her children. However, as the pregnancy progresses she faces unexpected challenges with the family awaiting the child. Read more.. Official Selection of Busan International Film Festival UNTIL TOMORROW Iran I Persian (Farsi) I 86 mins I dir. Ali Asgari Fereshteh, a young student in Tehran, must hide the existence of her illegitimate two-month old baby for the night when her parents announce a surprise visit. She and her resourceful best friend must weigh up their true allies. As they traverse the city, their simple mission proves surprisingly treacherous. Read more... Official Selection: Berlinale '22 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM Texas Premiere US I Bangladesh I Bengali, Bangla, English I 85 mins I dir. Vivek Bald, Alaudin Ullah A New York actor & playwright investigates the pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents, unearthing a lost history in which South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans forged an extraordinary multiracial community in mid-20th century Harlem. Read more... Official Selection: CAAMFest & DOC NYC * Q&A with directors Vivek Bald & Alaudin Ullah THE SHOW MUST GO ON Texas Premiere India I English, Gujarati, Hindi I 60 mins I dir. Divya Cowasji, Jall Cowasji After decades of dormancy, the aging icons of Parsi theater return to the state for a final curtain call. The documentary chronicles the joy & resilience of the cast as they prepare to go out with a bang. R ea d more... Official Selection of Bangkok International Documentary Awards & Cambridge Film Festival SHORTS PROGRAM 1 Looking for Answers , Looking for Love Birdsong Laos I Hmong I 17 mins I dir. Sparsh Ahuja, Omi Zola Gupta Birdsong explores the dying whistling traditions of the Hmong people of northern Laos. The film follows the personal stories of three individuals, as they reflect on their experience as practitioners of a vanishing musical language. Read more... Official Selection - SXSW '23 Junko Nepal I Nepali I 14 mins I dir. Minsho Limbu A newly married girl is left by her husband in her mother's home and waits years for news. Eventually, she finds comfort in her resilient mother. Read more... 'Best Cinematography' - Linz Int'l Short Film Festival Learning Not To Drown When a father awakens to find his family missing her turns to community members for help. Read more... An Austin Local Production, In-Person Director Q&A USA I English I 20 mins I dir. Prithvi Raj Karreddula Man & Wife India I English, Bengali I 9 mins I dir. Rahul Roye Just before their arranged wedding ceremony, a groom comes out to his would be bride, sharing that he secretly cross-dresses. Read more... Official Selection of Dharamshala, UK Asian Film Festival, & NYIFF Periyanayaki New Zealand I English, Tamil I 11 mins I dir. Bala Murali Shingade A recent Sri Lankan immigrant begins another day at her job stacking shelves at the local supermarket. Today, on her wedding anniversary, she is forced to reconcile with the difficult realities of her life. Read more... 'Best Short Film' & 'NZ’s Best Audience Award' - New Zealand Int'l Film Festival Sona Canada I English I 15 mins I dir. Zahra Torkamanlou On the verge of turning forty, how should Sona face the problem of her loneliness? Read more... What Are You Searching For? India I Hindi I 35 mins I dir. Princy Pal Living in a small village in Himachal, Jyotsana is in denial of her husband’s demise. The turmoil of living a life between the past and the present make her more hostile towards motherhood. Read more... Official Selection: South Asian International Film Festival, NYC SHORTS PROGRAM 2 Through the Looking Glass: The Past, Future, and Time Unbound Coming Out With The Help of a Time Machine USA I English I 15 mins I dir. Naman Gupta Sid (Karan Soni) plans to come out to his conservative, community-oriented parents at a local diner. Luckily, he has the power of time travel on his side in this heartfelt sci-fi twist on the coming out story. Read m ore... Official Selection - Tribeca Film Festival, BFI Flare, CAAMFest The Horse From Heaven India I Assamese I 15 mins I dir. Maharshi Tuhin Kashyap A lonely elderly man, Kuxhol, becomes a prophet when he is gifted with the legendary ‘horse of heaven' - even if the horse is just a donkey. Re ad more... Oscar-Qualifying Indian Entry for 'Best Short Film' - 2023 Academy Awards Desi Standard Time Travel Canada I English I Urdu I 19 mins I dir. Kashif Pasta When a new father suddenly loses his own dad, an opportunity to travel back in time for an evening gives him a chance to end things on a better note. Read more... 'Best Short Film' - Audience Award - Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival Murder Tongue Pakistan I Urdu, Sindhi I 18 mins I dir. Ali Sohail Jaura May 1992. A state-sanctioned 'Operation' has put the city of Karachi in a state of unrest. Abdul Aziz A nsari wakes up at night and is informed that his son hasn’t returned home. Read more... 'Programmer's Choice - Narrative Short - Bushwick Film Festival Murmurs of the Jungle India I Marathi I 20 mins I dir. Sohil Vaidya A grandmother tells a story to her grandson about the origins of their remote indigenous village in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Read more... 'Best Short' - NFDC Film Bazaar Official Selection: Chicago International Film Festival, IFFR Queer Parivaar UK I English, Hindi, Urdu I 30 mins I dir. Shiva Raichandani When a mysterious gatecrasher appears at their wedding, Madhav and Sufi are forced to face past secrets and reflect on what makes a family. Read more... Iris Prize - Best British Short' - Film4 & Pinewood Studios Swipe Pakistan I Urdu I 15 mins I dir. Arafat Mazhar A young boy addicted to iFatwa, an app that crowdsources religious death sentences, spends his days swiping on the lives of strangers. Read more... Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Festival SHORTS PROGRAM 3 Growing Pains Faces USA I English I 11 mins I dir. Kumar Mayank Problems in a relationship come to the surface during a cinematography group exercise..Read more... An Austin Local Production, In-Person Q&A Felt Cute Might Delete Later Nepal I Nepali I 12 mins I dir. Swati Regmi While 45 year old @Kalatmakabita is enjoying her newly found fame on tiktok, her daughter, @Princessxorimoh, also a micro- influencer, is embarrassed by her mother’s social media persona. Read more... Hajur Nepal I Nepali I 10 mins I dir. LSM Sarita, a young mother working from home during COVID-19, tries to balance her work and family- but her endurance reaches a breaking point as responsibilities keep piling up. Read more... Lalanna's Song India I Malayalam, Hindi I 33 mins I dir. Megha Ramaswamy Two young mothers having a rough day are unprepared to meet Lalanna, a precocious preteen girl who suavely pushes their buttons. They find they have a merciless instinct to set her straight. Read more... Official Selection: Mumbai Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) Lori (Melancholy of My Mother's Lullabies) Nepal I NepaliI 15 mins I dir. Abinash Bikram Shah A mother sings lullabies to her 12 year-old daughter in order to calm her down. But, when the lullabies end, their reality turns out to be much grimmer. R ead more... Special Jury Mention - Cannes Film Festival The Return USA, India I English, Urdu I 18 mins I dir. Hena Ashraf A writer-director struggles with her profound sense of loss after the sudden death of her father, who dies while visiting his homeland of India. Hena wrestles with their strained relationship the only way she knows how: making a film. Read more... Official Selection of DOCNYC, IFFLA Wheels on the Bus Nepal I Nepali I 16 mins I dir. Surya Shahi 12 year old Bhyal, a blacksmith, is bullied into making iron wheels for their upper-caste peers. Exhausted by the situation, Bhyal and his best friend are compelled to break social conventions and take matters into their own hands. Read more... Official Selection: Berlinale '22