2023 Felt Cute Might Delete Later Short Nepali, English mins 12 Virtual 2023 Nepal Comedy, Family Tickets 4/28/23, 12:00 PM Free with IMFF Badge Director Swati Regmi The film was conceptualized by Swati Regmi, participant of the ‘stories we tell workshop” conducted in Nepalgunj. Swati’s story was selected out of 6 workshop participants. Director: Swati Regmi Producer: Writer: Sahara Sharma Cast: Swati Regmi, Rabita Regmi Editor: Crew: This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

April 25, 2026 at 3:30:00 PM AFS Cinema Texas Premiere The Cycle of Love United Kingdom, Sweden 2025 Live Q&A with protagonists Lotta Mahanandia Von Schedvin and P.K. Mahanandia, & producers Karl Von Schedvin and Emelie Mahanandia Von Schedvin. TICKETS BUY A BADGE Telluride Film Festival, Hamptons Film Festival - Winner Social Impact Award Middleburg Film Festival - Winner Audience Award for Best Documentary Jackson Hole Film Festival Best Documentary Audience Choice - Indie Meme Film Festival 2026 In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from a poor, ‘untouchable’ family, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a second-hand bicycle and set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission - to find Lotta, the woman who had captured his heart. A love story like no other, THE CYCLE OF LOVE is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you. Restoration Process Film restoration process Photo courtesy: Film Heritage Foundation About the Artist Orlando is an Academy Award-winning director and the founder of award-winning UK creative house Grain Media. His work includes Academy Award-winning THE WHITE HELMETS; Academy Award-nominated VIRUNGA; BIFA-winning EVELYN, EMMY-nominated LOST AND FOUND, EMMY-nominated CONVERGENCE: COURAGE IN A CRISIS, Platino-nominated THE LOST CHILDREN, critically acclaimed Netflix series HEART OF INVICTUS and forthcoming THE CYCLE OF LOVE. Other work includes Academy Award-winning LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WAR ZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL); EMMY-nominated SCOUTS HONOR; and EMMY-winning BUY NOW! all of which he executively produced. Trailer For English subtitles, make sure to turn on the YouTube closed captions. Credits Crew: Director: Orlando Von Einsiedel Writer: Producer(s): Harri Grace Chloe Leland Film Editor: Katie Bryer Bfe Featured Cast: P. K. Mahanandia Lotta Von Schedvin Chirag Benedict Lobo Mina Dale Thank you to our community partners for this screening!

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2022 Periyanayaki Short English, Tamil mins 11 Virtual 2022 New Zealand Drama Tickets 4/28/23, 12:00 PM Free with IMFF Badge Director Bala Murali Since graduating from the University of Auckland in 2018 with an MA in Screen Production, Bala Murali Shingade has been working as a writer, director and actor for screen and theatre. For his MA thesis film, Bala was awarded the Geoff Evans Prize for Screen Excellence. In 2019, he wrote, directed, and edited 800 LUNCHES, a short film commissioned and funded by the Outlook for Someday. Director: Bala Murali Shingade Producer: Writer: Bala Murali Shingade Cast: Jeyagowri Sivakumaran Editor: Crew: This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

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The movie chronicles the life of Khadeeja, a married muslim woman who is forced from her home and community and seeks an alternate kind of liberation. $15 TICKETS ($12 for members) WATCH ONLINE: April 22-25th, 2022 BIRIYAANI India I 95 mins I Drama I 2021 I Malayalam w/ English subtitles BUY & WATCH ONLINE Kerala State Award - Best Actress for Kani Kusruti The movie chronicles the life of Khadeeja, a married muslim woman confined within the four walls of her household, forced to conceal her desires in the name of religious and societal norms. When a family member is accused of terrorism and she's exiled from her town, she chooses a different way of financially and sexually liberating herself- to be a sex worker. Soon to realize that her soul is still dissatisfied. She decides to respond to the forces that abused her and pushed her out of her former home. NOTE: This film is playing on-demand in our virtual cinema. "eloquently portrayed through artful cinematic ways" - AsianMoviePulse "convincing, observant and powerful" - Firstpost Back to Film Program About the Artist Sajin Babu is a writer- director from Kerala, India. His inclination towards cinema began at a very early age. When he joined college, he began making campus films followed by docu-fiction, documentary, short films. His debut feature ASTHMAYAM VARE (Unto the Dusk ) premiered at MAMI (Mumbai International) and won numerous accolades including the Silver Pheasant, Certificate of Merit to promote at the 19th International Film Festival of Kerala, and Best Feature Film at Bangalore International Film Festival. His second feature AYAAL SASSI (Man With A Coffin ) was made and released across Kerala in 2017. His latest movie "BIRIYAANI - Flavours of Flesh" was screened at many prestigious festivals such as Moscow IFF & Asiatica in Italy and won several awards including NETPAC Award for 'Best Film' at Asiatica and the Jury Prize for 'Best Film' in Bangalore IFF, as well as a 'Special Jury Mention' at the National Awards and more. He has received further recognition such as Kerala Film Critics award for Best Debut Director (2015), Best Screenplay (2020) and was also a Jury member of the non- feature section of Indian Panorama selections, 2021. . Trailer

The Indie Meme Film Festival will return for it's 10th anniversary edition from April 9th-13th, 2025 —bringing the best of independent South Asian cinema to Austin with in-person screenings, Q&As, mixers, and filmmaker events. Can't attend the festival? Select films will screen virtually May 2-4 2025. FILMS VIRTUAL FESTIVAL AWARDS Indie Meme Film Festival 2025 Our Flagship Program April 9 - 13 | AFS Cinema | Austin, TX Step into a world of powerful storytelling and groundbreaking cinema at the 10th Indie Meme Film Festival. Witness the most daring and thought-provoking independent South Asian films as they come to life on the big screen. Feel the energy of in-person screenings, dive deep into captivating Q&As with filmmakers, and connect with creatives at buzzing mixers. This is more than just film festival—it's an experience you won’t want to miss! Become an Indie Meme member for benefits, including discounts on badges and tickets. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter for the latest information. Can't attend the festival? Select films will screen virtually May 2 - 4, 2025. FILMS VIRTUAL SCHEDULE JURY AWARDS MEMBERSHIP IMFF 2024

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10-year-old Mukti wishes to swim in a newly filled lake, but his simple wish turns into an unexpected discovery about himself, causing him to question everything he knew.    IN THEATERS: Shorts Program 1 April 14th, 2022 AFS Cinema WATCH ONLINE: April 22-25th, 2022 Dal Bhat India I 29 mins I Drama, Coming of Age I 2021 I Gujarati w/ English subtitles WATCH IN THEATERS In a small village in Kutch, India; 10-year-old Mukti wishes to swim in a newly filled lake, which has appeared following many years of drought. His seemingly simple wish turns to an unexpected discovery about himself, which causes him to question everything he knew. This film plays with SHORTS PROGRAM 1 , in theaters. NOTE: This film is only available in theaters. Back to Film Program About the Artist Nemil Shah is an exciting, rising filmmaker from India. His short film, Dal Bhat , about a boy learning something unexpected about his identity, was awarded the Ritwik Ghatak 'Golden Award' in the Short Fiction category at the South Asian Short Film Festival. Dal Bhat has also screened at world festivals & industry events, including the ReelOut Queer Film Festival 2022 and the Indian Film Festival of Cincinatti.

An Iranian family in Finland await the final decision on their asylum application. While deportation looms, the everyday stuff of life - days at the lake, neighborhood gossip, quiet apartment dance parties - goes on Back to Film Program $15 TICKETS ($12 for members) Sun. April 17 @ 2:45PM Venue: Austin Film Society Streaming April 22-24, Eventive Texas Premiere NOTES: This film is screening in theaters, followed by an on-demand window in our virtual cinema. The virtual screening is available only to Texas audiences. Any Day Now Finland I 82mins I Drama, Coming of Age I 2020 Finnish, Farsi w/ English subtitles IN-PERSON TICKETS BUY & WATCH ONLINE An Iranian family in Finland await the final decision on their asylum application. Even as deportation looms, the Mehdipour parents move through the days and nights in their refugee accommodations in a quiet, simple manner, full of humor and warmth. Amidst the uneasy situation, the stuff of everyday life - days at the lake, neighborhood gossip, quiet apartment dance parties - goes on. Yet, as their son Ramin, enters junior high, he realizes the uncertainty of their place in new ways. Inspired partly by the experiences of director Hamy Ramezan, who fled Iran for Finland with his family in the 1990s,Any Day Now is an irresistible invitation to the Mehdipour family's table. It also distinguishes itself as a keen, personal portrayal of living under the caprices of the immigration system. The theatrical program includes the short film, CHAI About the Artist Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian film director and screenwriter. Having fled persecution in Iran, and survived Yugoslav refugee camps as a young boy, Ramezan and his family arrived in Finland in 1990. He graduated from the film school at UCA, Franham in 2007 and has since completed several short films. His short film Listen (2015) premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2015, hasbeen screened at over 200 festivals and was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards. Any Day Now is his feature debut. The film screened at Berlinale and went on to win the Jussi Award for 'Best Actor' in Finland. Trailer I cannot remember a film in which the consolations of kindness were so vivid. - International Cinephile Society " touching drama... a lovely positive first feature " - Film Uforia Thank you to our community partner for this screening! Austin Iranian Professionals Association (AIPA) is a cultural nonprofit organization that aims to pass on the rich Iranian culture and traditions not only to second generation Iranians but also to other cultures. AIPA achieves this goal, to some extent, by organizing and hosting a multitude of events including but not limited to holidays, music, art, and fundraisers to celebrate traditions and unify the community. What the Critics Say... OFFICIAL SELECTION Berlinale Credits Crew Director: HAMY RAMEZAN Writer: HAMY RAMEZAN ANTTI RAUTAVA Producer(s): JUSSI RANTAMAKI EMILIA HAUKKA Cinematographer: ARSEN SARKISIANTS Set Design: KARI KANKAANOAA Costume Design: KIRSI GUM Still photographer: SAMI KUOKKANEN Cast ARAN-SINA KESHVARI as 'Ramin Mehdipour' SHAHAB HOSSEINI 'Bahman Mehdipour' SHABNAM GHORBANI as 'Mahtab Mehdipour' KIMIYA ESKANDAR as 'Donya Mehdipour' Crew Cont'd: Editor: JOONA LOUHIVUORI Sound: SVANTE COLERUS Music: TUOMAS NIKKINEN LINDA ARNKIL Production Companies AAMU FILM COMPANY

When a rural Himalayan girl befirends a female backpacker, her mother becomes suspicicous that this will encourage rebellious ideas. Back to Film Program IN THEATERS: Shorts Program 1 April 14th, 2022 AFS Cinema WATCH ONLINE: April 22-25th, 2022 An Early Spring India I 38 mins I Drama, Coming of Age I 2019 I Hindi, Pahari w/ English subtitles BUY & WATCH ONLINE In this subtle and absorbing coming of age film, a young girl, eager to pursue alternate life paths over marriage, befriends a female backpacker passing through her Himalayan village. Her mother and the other villagers are intrigued and somewhat unsettled by the solo traveller. Tensions arises when the yearly crops become infested and the girl's mother believes that this backpacker is stoking her daughter's rebellious ideas. They must all face both the promise and instability of their futures. This film plays with SHORTS PROGRAM 1 , in theaters and with the FAMILY SHORTS program online. NOTE: This film is playing on-demand in our virtual cinema. WATCH IN THEATERS About the Artist Pramati Anand pursued her Masters in Film & Video from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India. Her creative journey revolves around exploring stories, people and places through travel and audio-visual media. Her masters student productions RUSHNAI (Ink) and ‘AKASHVANI (Voice From The Sky) traveled the festival circuit in India and South Asia. She also completed a short documentary, IN SEACRH OF FIREFLIES, in Suzhou, China as part of an international youth film project: LOOKING CHINA. The project was screened at Interscreen by Filmart in Serbia, which she attended as a participant of the documentary masterclass - Interdoc. Her graduation film, Jhat Aayi Basant (An Early Spring) was an official selection at the International Film Festival, Goa and is currently doing the festival rounds. Trailer