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30+ internationally acclaimed, South Asian features, documentaries, and shorts screening theatrically and virtually in April 2022. 2022 FILMS 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. With films spanning 10 countries and 19 languages, the 7th Indie Meme Film Festival is an unmissable event for all fans of world cinema. ALL FILMS IN-PERSON VIRTUAL ANY DAY NOW Texas Premiere Finland I 2020 I Finnish, Farsi, English I 82 mins I dir. Hamy Ramezan An Iranian family in Finland await the final decision on their asylum application. Meanwhile, their 13-year old son, Ramin, begins junior high and the everyday stuff of life, from days at the lake to quiet apartment dance parties - goes on. Read more... Jussi Award - 'Best Actor' for Shahab Hosseini Official Selection: Berlinale In Theaters + Online . BARAH x BARAH (12 x 12) India I 2021 I Hindi I 118 mins I dir. Gaurav Madan Following a photographer of the dead in Varanasi, Barah x Barah is poignant look at the life in one of the oldest Indian cities as it undergoes seemingly imperceptible but steady changes. Read more... *Q&A w/ filmmaker Gaurav Madan and Cinematographer Sunny Lahiri Diorama Festival - Best Indian Feature Film In Theaters + Online BIRIYAANI India I 2020 I Malayalam I 95 mins I dir. Sajin Baabu A married Muslim woman is forced out of her village when her brother is accused of terrorist connections. She seeks a new home & fulfillment while surviving systems that marginalize her and prevent justice. Read more.. Kerala State Award - Best Actress for Kani Kusruti Online Only I AM BELMAYA Southwest Premiere Nepal I Nepali I 86 mins I Documentary I dir. Sue Carpenter & Belmaya Nepali A revolutionary tale of a Nepali woman’s determination to challenge social norms and build an alternate future. We follow Belmaya as she defies caste and class barriers to become a documentarian and raise a young daughter. Read more... British Independent Film Awards - Nominee 'Best Documentary' Online Only LAST FILM SHOW Texas Premiere India I Gujarati I 110 mins I dir. Pan Nalin A 9-year-old boy in a remote village begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends the summer watching & learning from the projection booth. Read more... Tribeca Film Festival - Audience Award' (2nd Place) Official Selection: Sydney, Reykjavik, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival In Theaters Only LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM Texas Premiere Bhutan I Dzhongka I 107 mins I dir. Pawo Choyning Dorji Ugyen, a reluctant young teacher, just wants to finish his final year of service and move to Australia to pursue music. But when he's assigned to the world's most remote village school, he must reconsider his path and ties to his homeland. Read more... Academy Award Nominee '22 - 'Best International Feature' In Theaters Only MIDWIVES Southwest Premiere Myanmar I Burmese, Rakhine I 91 mins I Documentary I dir. 'Snow' Hnin Ei Hlaing Hla is the Buddhist owner of a makeshift medical clinic in Myanmar, while Nyo Nyo, her young apprentice, belongs to the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community. Amidst the civil unrest, the two women support and challenge one another as they work to provide steady healthcare. Read more... Sundance Film Festival - 'Special Jury Award for Verite Filmmaking' In Theaters Only A NIGHT OF KNOWING NOTHING Texas Premiere India I Hindi, Bengali/Bangla I 97 mins I dir. Payal Kapadia In this docu-drama hybrid, the love letters of a young film student, L, to her estranged lover are juxtaposed with the drastic changes to campus life and the political landscape in India, which result in student protests and uprising. Read more... Cannes Film Festival- 'Best Documentary' In Theaters + Online NOT TODAY Southwest Premiere India I Hindi I 92 mins I dir. Aditya Kripalani Aliah, a Bohri Muslim girl from a traditional family, secretly becomes a Suicide Prevention Counsellor. On her first day, an unusual call comes in, which challengers her to confront why she took on the job in the first place. Read more... Bengaluru Int'l Film Festival - FIPRESCI International Critics Award + 'Best Asian Film' Online Only PEBBLES (KOOZHANGAL) Texas Premiere India I Tamil I 75 mins I dir. P.S Vinothraj A young boy follows his alcoholic father on a quest to find his mother, who has run away from his domestic abuse. The two cross the arid landscape by foot and bus, unsure of what they will do when they arrive. Read more... Int'l FF Rotterdam - Tiger Award (Top Prize) Independent Spirit Awards '22 Nominee - 'Best International Feature' In Theaters + Online REHANA U.S Premiere Bangladesh I Bengali, Bangla I 107 mins I dir. Abdullah Mohammad Saad In this powerfully-acted thriller, an assistant professor at a medical college finds her life thrown into chaos when she witnesses an unexpected incident involving a female student Read more... Bangladesh's Official Oscar Submission Asia Pacific Screen Awards - 'Best Actress' Award In Theaters Only RK/RKAY Austin Premiere India I Hindi I 95 mins I dir. Rajat Kapoor A frustrated filmmaker can't get his latest feature to click. Things take a turn for the worse when the lead character he also plays runs out of the edit and into real life. Q&A w/ Rajat Kapoor in attendance Read more... Official Selection - Shanghai International Film Festival, Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival In Theaters + Online SHORTS PROGRAM An Early Spring India I Hindi I Pahari I 38 mins I dir. Pramati Anand In a Himalayan village, a local girl befriends a female backpacker. Tensions arise when the girl’s mother believes their friendship is stoking her daughter’s rebellious ideas. Read more... Screens in: Shorts Program 1 - End of the World (Theaters) + Family Shorts (Online) In Theaters + Online A Coup Pakistan I Urdu I 8 mins I dir. Areeba Naveed When a young girl comes out to her biased psychiatrist in 1983, he calls her parents for an intervention to cure her. N. American Premiere Read more... Screens in: Shorts Program 1 - End of the World (In Theaters + LGBTQ Stories Online) In Theaters + Online Baahar (Outside) USA I English I Hindi I 14 mins I dir. Prakshi Malik Disaster brews when Seher gets accepted to a boarding school--a dream come true--on the evening of a big family dinner. UT- Austin Local Project, AFS Grant Read more... Screens in: Shorts 1 - End of the World (In Theaters + Family Shorts Online) In Theaters + Online Bambirak Germany I USA I German, Dari (Afghan) I 14 mins I dir. Zamarin Wahdat When 8-year-old Kati stows away in her father's delivery van, Faruk must juggle his responsibilities as a single dad while holding down his first job in a new country. Sundance '21 - Best International Fiction Award Read more... Screens w/: REHANA (In Theaters), Family Shorts (Online) In Theaters + Online The Blind Date India I Hindi I17 mins I dir. Mihir Dhiraj Upadhyay Raghav and Najma are a blind couple with a deep connection. However, on their latest seaside date they must face an upcoming change. World Premiere Read more... Screens in: Shorts Program 2 (In Theaters) and A Matter of Survival (Online) In Theaters + Online Chai USA I English, Persian I 8 mins I dir. Arshum Rouhanian With the grand opening of their chai stand, Iranian siblings, Sanam and Reza are faced with the unexpected competition from their neighbors' hot chocolate stand Read more... Screens w/: Any Day Now (In Theaters) , Family Shorts (Online) . In Theaters + Online India I Malayalam I 8 mins I dir. Balaram J Cycle India I Hindi, Telugu, Oriya, Bengali I 20 mins I dir. Devashish Makhija A wronged young tribal woman, in the absence of systemic justice, turns rebel, but struggles to fulfill the expectations that the path to retribution demands. Screens w/: A Matter of Survival (Online) Online Only Dal Bhat India I Gujarati I 29 mins I dir. Nemil Shah 10-year-old Mukti wishes to swim in the newly filled lake, after a long drought. A seemingly simple wish turns to an unexpected discovery about himself. Read more... Screens in: Shorts Program 1 - End of the World As We Know It (In-Person) . In Theaters Only Grasshoppers Sleep Here When a mowing man comes to cut down the grass in a field, he finds a girl is sleeping there - determined to protect the insects who call it home. U.S Premiere Read more... Screens w/: Lunana - A Yak in the Classroom (In Theaters) , Family Shorts (Online) . In Theaters + Online Kanya India I Tamil I 15 mins I dir. Apoorva Satish A coming-of-age, drama about an adolescent girl whose aspirations of becoming a competitive swimmer takes an unexpected turn when she gets her first period. Read more... Screens w/: A Matter of Survival (Online) . Online Only Local Middle Schooler USA I English I 11 mins I dir. Sanjna Bharadwaj Anagha Narayan is your average eighth grader and wants nothing more than to have clear skin. Her life changes when she wishes on a fallen eyelash and her wish is granted - causing the world to take notice. A SXSW '22 Official Selection Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 1 (In Theaters + Beyond The End of the World ( Online) In Theaters + Online Hot Chocolate A growing boy and his mother form an important bond through lovingly prepared cups of hot chocolate. Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 2 (In Theaters) , Family Shorts (Online) . In Theaters + Online USA I English I 3 mins I dir. Lila Mali Miniaturist of Junagadh India I Hindi, Urdu I 29 mins I dir. Kaushal Oza 1947. The ravages of Partition compel an artist to sell his ancestral home and move to Pakistan. When the man buying the house learns of the artist's invaluable miniature collection he schemes to get ahold of it, but all is not what it seems. Winner - Best Short Film - Imagine India Read more... Screens w/: RK/RKAY (In Theaters) In Theaters Only Mono No Aware India I Hindi I 20 mins I dir. Koushik Sarkar In Mumbai, 10-year-old Poorna wakes up to her morning routine and heads out on a school trip, visiting an ancient hill and an old-age home. She finds herself immersed in "mono no aware", a Buddhist term meaning ‘watching the passing', reflecting on changes in her family & the world Southwest Premiere. Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 2 (In Theaters) + Beyond The End of the World ( Online) In Theaters + Online Moshari Bangladesh I Bengali I 21 mins I dir. Nuhash Humayun When the world is overrun with bloodthirsty creatures, two sisters persevere by spending nights inside the moshari - the traditional South Asian mosquito net - the only known shelter from the threat. A SXSW '22 Official Selection Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 1 (In Theaters + Beyond The End of the World ( Online) In Theaters + Online My Mother's Girlfriend India I Hindi, Marathi I 15 mins I dir. Arun Fulara Renuka is in love with Sadiya, another woman, but her adult son, Mangesh, doesn't know. One day, he sees them out celebrating and Renuka's worlds collide. Read more... Screens w/: Reaching for Love - LGBTQ + Stories ( Online) Online Only Noor & Layla Canada I English I 15 mins I dir. Fawzia Mirza Noor and Layla are breaking up. It's the end of the road for these two Muslim women... or is it just the beginning? Five life-changing moments in their relationship are marked by the Muslim call to prayer. Read more... Screens w/ Beyond The End of the World Online) Online Only Navozande, Le Musicien France I No dialogue I 15 mins I dir. Reza Riahi At the time of the attack of the Mongols, a young musician and the love of his life are separated from each other. A story of love, war, and hardship in 13th-century Persia. Read more... Winner : 'Best Animated Short' Award at Tribeca Film Festival Screens w/: Beyond The End of the World ( Online) Online Only Receiver Canada I English I 15 mins I dir. Cavan Campbell Sriyani, an idealistic and overtaxed Sri Lankan-Canadian social worker, has built her life around helping others, but at the expense of those closest to her. Who is going to defend Sriyani when she is hypnotized by a caller tonight? Read more... Screens w/: A Matter of Survival ( Online) Online Only The Song We Sang India I Hindi I English 20 mins I dir. Aarti Neharsh Roaming the streets of Ahmedabad on a festive Navaratri night, two young women may have the chance to fall for each other. Read more... Screens w/: Reaching for Love - LGBTQ + Stories ( Online) Online Only Sheer Qorma India I Hindi I English 30 mins I dir.Faraz Arif Ansari A story of belonging and acceptance, identity and family told through courageous, queer women choose to embrace love that exists beyond their personal beliefs and social moralities. Read more... Screens w/: Reaching for Love - LGBTQ + Stories ( Online) Online Only Testimony of Ana India I Gujarati I 24 mins I dir. Sachin Dheeraj Anaben Pawar is an elderly tribal woman accused of witchcraft. Through Ana’s story, we delve into a deep-rooted culture of patriarchy and examine one of the most monstrous attacks on women’s bodies in modern India: the witch-hunt. Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 2 (In Theaters)A Matter of Survival (Online) In Theaters + Online Turning Point USA I English, Malayalam I 15 mins I dir. Rakhesh Raveendran When an immigrant father on a work visa in the US has too much to drink at a neighborhood party, he learns how dire the consequences could be for his family. Texas Local Filmmaker Read more... Screens w/: Shorts Program 2 (In Theaters) Only In Theaters U for Usha India I Marathi I 22 mins I dir. Rohan Kanawade Usha, a single mother who works as a farm labourer in rural India, finds herself drawn to a female teacher of local primary school, in ways she never knew possible. Read more... Screens w/: Reaching for Love - LGBTQ + Stories ( Online) Online Only Wade India I 11 mins I dir. Kalp Sanghvi, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya In a future version of Kolkata, India, rendered unlivable by sea level rise, things take a dark turn when a family of climate change refugees are ambushed by a tiger on the flooded streets. Read more... Beyond The End of the World ( Online) Online Only Follow event on Facebook

2023 Next, Please Short Hindi, English mins 10 North American Premiere In-Person, Virtual 2023 India Drama, Science Fiction A woman goes on a virtual reality date and is transported to a speakeasy bar from the prohibition era of Mumbai. Best Short Film - Rome Indie Film Festival Best Short Film - Heart of Europe Film Festival Tickets 4/20/24, 11:15 PM All Badges, Individual Tickets AFS Cinema Director Rishav Kapoor Director: Rishav Kapoor Producer: Chaitanya Tamhane Writer: Chaitanya Tamhane Cast: Jim Sarbh, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Shardul Bhardwaj Editor: Vedant Joshi Crew: Priya Seth, Madan Mohan, Mohammad Rafi, Bodo, Uma Biju, Yugandhar Deshpande This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

2023 Terrestrial Verses Narrative Feature Farsi mins 77 Texas Premiere In-Person 2023 Iran Drama Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people amidst adversity, offering a nuanced portrait of a complex society. Cannes Film Festival BFI London Film Festival Live, ZOOM Q&A with Filmmaker Alireza Khatami Tickets 4/21/24, 2:00 AM All Badges, Individual Tickets AFS Cinema Writers / Directors Ali Asgari & Alireza Khatami Ali Asgari is a prominent Iranian cinema figure with more than 200 awards to his name. Two of his short films, More Than Two Hours (2013) and The Silence (2016), were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes. The Baby was featured in the short film competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2014. Ali's films focus on the precarious lives of individuals living on the margins of society in his native country, Iran. His debut film, “Disappearance”, was developed at the Cinéfondation Residency of the Festival de Cannes and had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in 2017. "Until Tomorrow," his second feature film, at the Berlinale in 2022. Ali is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Alireza is an award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker based in Canada. Born into the indigenous Khamse tribe in Iran, he is influenced by his heritage's rich storytelling traditions. His films poignantly investigate the interconnection of memory, trauma, and power dynamics, often through filmmakers such as Asghar Farhadi. His debut feature, "Oblivion Verses," developed at the Cinéfondation Residency of the Festival de Cannes, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, winning three awards, including the Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay and the FIPRESCI Prize. Alireza also co-wrote "Until Tomorrow," which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival. He is currently working on an auto-fictional psychological thriller in Turkey. Director: Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari Producer: Ali Asgari, Milad Khosravi, Alireza Khatami, Cyrus Neshvad, Reyhaneh Rad Writer: Alireza Khatami, Ali Asgari Cast: Bahram Ark, Arghavan Shabani, Servin Zabetian, Sadaf Asgari, Faezeh Rad, Hossein Soleymani, Majid Salehi, Farzin Mohades, Gouhar Kheir Andish, Ardeshir Kazemi Editor: Ehsan Vaseghi Crew: Adib Sobhani, Hamed Aslani, Masoud Fayaz Zadeh This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

2022 Kamathipura Short Hindi mins 7 Texas Premiere In-Person, Virtual 2022 India Horror Named after Mumbai’s historic red light district, Kamathipura explores the decaying neighborhood with nightmarish strokes of fantasy. We follow the nervous virgin Sid as he makes a pilgrimage of sorts to a much-vaunted temptress in the area. But the mythical seductress has other plans. She turns Sid’s first time into a terrifying supernatural ordeal, where he is forced to reckon with the violence and sexual slavery that ensnares Kamathipura’s workers. Atlanta Horror Film Festival 2022 (Atlanta, GA) – Nomination for Best Animated Short Tickets 4/20/24, 3:30 PM All Badges, Shorts Program Ticket AFS Cinema Director Aayushman Pandey Aayush is an experiential creative, filmmaker, and new media artist who is happiest working on something entirely different from the last project he worked on, a road which has led him through the worlds of VR installations, real-time animation, Amazon Prime dramedies, and more. Ever since his mother went to see The Silence of the Lambs just before giving birth to him, he has been fascinated by the idea of gifting strange, meaningful experiences to audiences. https://vimeo.com/aayushman/mixtape Director: Aayushman Pandey Producer: Wasim Khan, Priya Sreedharan Writer: Sneh Sapru Cast: Akshay Oberoi, Priti Shroff Editor: Crew: Adnan Siddiqui, Naren Kapoor, Anita Kushwaha This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

2021 Learning Not To Drown Short English mins 20 Virtual 2021 USA Drama In-Person Q&A with Texas director, Prithvi Raj Karreddula & award-winning composer Mickey J. Meyer Tickets 4/28/23, 5:00 PM Free with IMFF Badge Director Prithvi Raj Karreddula Prithvi Raj Karreddula is a Dallas filmmaker from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He's been a writer and director for both English and Telugu films since 2017. He also possesses a handful of additional skills in film production such as cinematography, editing, and music composition. Prithvi Raj is most known for his short films "Audible Frequency" (2021), "Humans" (2019) and "Bhoomi" (2021). Director: Prithvi Raj Karreddula Producer: Writer: Prithvi Raj Karreddula Cast: Sri Chilukuri, Corey Pratt, Raymund C. King Editor: Crew: This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

A 9-year-old boy in a remote village begins a lifelong love affair with cinema when he bribes his way into a rundown movie palace and spends the summer watching & learning from the projection booth. Back to Film Program $15 TICKETS ($12 for members) Fri. April 15th, 2022 @ 6:15PM Venue: Austin Film Society 6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX Texas Premiere Last Film Show India I 110 mins I Drama, Coming of Age I 2021 Gujarati w/ English subtitles IN-PERSON TICKETS Tribeca 2021 - 'Audience Award' Winner (2nd Place) A mischievous nine-year-old boy, Samay, gets into the habit of visiting the rundown local movie theater, against his father’s wishes. Without the money to attend, he strikes up a deal with the laissez-faire projectionist, who welcomes him into the projection booth in exchange for home-cooked meals. Samay’s fascination with movies inspires him and his friends to start their own secret screening operation, but when the 35mm theater’s future is threatened , they must struggle to maintain their new connection to cinema. NOTE: This film is playing only in theaters. "an ethereal take on the magic of movies" - IndieWire "revels in the liberation of a childlike point-of-view." - PopMatters About the Artist Pan Nalin was born in a remote village near Gir Forest in Gujarat, and he left his home at an early age to pursue filmmaking. He is a self-taught filmmaker who achieved worldwide critical and commercial triumph with his debut feature Samsara Pan Nalin's latest feature Last Film Show won the ' Best Picture, Golden Spike' at Valladolid International Film Festival, the 'Audience Choice Award - 2nd Place' at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the 'Audience Favorite Award' at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Last Film Show will be theatrically released worldwide in 2022. Nalin is currently developing English language features and series with Gotham Group in Los Angeles. Trailer Thank you to our community partners for this screening! Credits Crew Writer/Director: Pan Nalin Producer(s): Pan Nalin Dheer Momaya Marc Duale Exec Producer(s): Hemant Chaudhary Yash Gonsai Shubham Pandya Co- Producers: Virginie Lacombe Eric Dupont Cast: Bhavin Rabari Bhavesh Shrimali Richa Meena Dipen Raval Alpesh Tank Paresh Mehta Vikas Bata Rahul Koli Vijay Mer Kishan Parmar Shoban Makwa

< Our Team Ramdas Menon Festival Team Festival Programming A long-time resident of Austin, Ramdas got hooked onto films at a very young age, for reasons that he has only shared with his therapist. He joined Indie Meme (IM) in 2015 as a volunteer, and has been associated with all the IM film festivals. As an IM volunteer, he has performed several duties: chauffeur, delivery guy, ticket collector/clicker, vote counter, theater manager and also served on the 2018 programming team. In 2019, he served as the interim Chief Executive Officer at IM.

2021 Man & Wife Short Bengali, English mins 9 Virtual 2021 India Drama Tickets 4/28/23, 5:00 PM Free with IMFF Badge Director Rahul Roye Born in Kolkata, India in 1993, Rahul Roye has been working as an independent filmmaker and screenwriter since 2018. Being a queer feminist, they feel strongly against any form of social suppression. They describe themselves as a welfare worker, while writing and filmmaking are their vocations to pave the way for the desired world devoid of divisions. Director: Rahul Roye Producer: Writer: Rahul Roye Cast: Atif Ally Dagman, Kankana Chakraborty Editor: Crew: This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films

Raised by his siblings after his mother and father passed away in quick succession, director Dinesh Sabu sets out to understand who his parents were. Unbroken Glass Austin : SUNDAY, NOV 6th 2016 @ 12:45pm Blanton Auditorium USA / 55min / English / Documentary Raised by his siblings after his mother and father passed away in quick succession, director Dinesh Sabu sets out to understand who his parents were in this personal documentary. UNBROKEN GLASS is remarkable in its candor, both in its investigation of how an immigrant couple dealt with the challenges of cultural assimilation and family expectations, and in its frank conversations about mental illness in a culture where such subjects are often taboo. FILM MAKER DINESH SABU IS EXPECTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE Interested in screening this in your hometown? Write to us Tickets SUNDAY, NOV 6th 2016 @ 12:45pm At Blanton Auditorium 200 E MLK Jr Blvd Austin TX 78701 TICKETS NOT AVAILABLE Co-presented with: TRAILER STILLS unbroken1 unbroken2

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2023 Bahadur: The Brave Narrative Feature Nepali, Kumaoni, Hindi mins 84 North America In-Person, Virtual 2023 India Drama A nationwide lock-down is imposed in India during the coronavirus pandemic. While all Nepalese migrant labourers are boarding the vans to leave for Nepal, Hansi sees this as an opportunity to earn more money for his ailing son in the emerging labour crises. His brother-in-law, Dil Bahadur, offers him illegal work in a godown. One day they find alcohol there that they sneak out for fun. Things take a tragic turn when Dil Bahadur is accused of stealing money instead. Hansi encourages him to leave for Nepal. However, Nepal has closed its border during the pandemic and the migrants have no place to go. Their innocent mischief has led to a tragedy of an irretrievable accord, ignorant of the pawns they have become at the mercy of the bigger powers at play. Kutxabank New Director’s Award — San Sebastián International Film Festival Recorded Q&A with Filmmaker Diwa Shah Tickets 4/21/24, 3:30 PM All Badges, Individual Tickets AFS Cinema Director Diwa Shah Diwa Shah is the recipient of the Kutxabank New Directors Award at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival. She has studied Creative Writing from the esteemed Durham University, UK. Bahadur The Brave is her first feature length project that got selected in the WIP Lab by NFDC Film Bazaar and won the Prasad Lab DI award. It world premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival and won the Kutxabank New Director’s Award. It also won the Silver Gateway Award at the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival. Her second project was selected for the screenwriters lab by NFDC Film Bazaar and is currently under development. Director: Diwa Shah Producer: Visvesh Singh Sehrawat, Thomas AjayAbraham Writer: Diwa Shah Cast: Rupesh Lama, Rahul Mukhia Editor: Viraj Zunjarrao Crew: Modhura Palit, Rakesh KJ, Thomas AjayAbraham This Event is supported in part by a Mini Grant from Humanities Texas. Community Partners for the Film More Films