Artistically inclined villager Avdhut Kale struggles to find his place in the metropolis of Pune. Working as a reporter for the local newspaper, he is stuck writing the horoscopes. At home, he faces the prospect of an arranged marriage. Back to Festival Program Texas Premiere Trijya (Radius) India I 91 mins I Drama I 2019 I Marathi w/ English subtitles In an age where, being oblivious to your true self has increasingly become a reality for many, artistically inclined villager Avdhut Kale struggles to find his place in the metropolis of Pune. Working as a reporter for the local newspaper, he is stuck writing the horoscopes. At home, he faces the prospect of an arranged marriage. The mounting societal pressures create a disconnect from his true self, yet he is overcome by his own passivity and seeks perspective from friends & family, who encourage him to find wisdom and spiritual insight. Divided into five chapters, the film traces the journey of Avdhut from his rural hometown in India to the big city, taking us through the challenges of today's modern way of life and the compromises one inevitably makes along the way to find peace and a place we can call our own. GET YOUR FESTIVAL BADGE VIRTUAL PREMIERE : SAT. APRIL 24 - 10:00PM CT $7 TICKETS About the Artist Akshay Indikar is a 27-year old filmmaker from India. Hailing from a nomadic tribe, he is an ex-student of The Film and Television Institute of India and the writer, director, & editor of TRIJYA. The film is his feature debut feature and is derived from deeply personal, autobiographical experiences. His last short film, DOH, premiered in Kerala at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival and travelled to various other festivals. Later he made a docu-fiction film based on the Indian author/ poet, Professor Bhalchandra Nemade, who is a Jnanpith Award recipient. TRIJYA had its world premiere at Shanghai International Film Festival and was nominated for Asian New Talent Award for Best Film, Best Director, & Best Cinematography. Currently he is developing his second feature length film CONSTRUCTION. Trailer Thank you to our community partner(s): the Austin Film Society, and the Austin Film Commission ! Credits Crew Writer/Director: AKSHAY INDIKAR Co-Writer: KSHAMA PADALKAR Producer(s): ARFI LAMBA ARVIND PAKHLE KATHARINA SUCKALE Creative Producer TEJASHRI KAMBLE Cinematographer: SWAPNIL SHETE AKSHAY INDIKAR Editor: AKSHAY INDIKAR Production Companies: CHITRAKATHI NIRMITI BOMBAY BERLIN FILM PRODUCTIONS Cast ABHAY MAHAJAN - 'Avdhut' AARYA ROTHE as 'Savani' KARISHMA RATHOD as 'Bride' PRASHANT GITE as'Journalist Friend' AVANISH GAIKWAD as 'Father' MAHESH BHOSALE as 'Friend' Additional Crew Prod. Design: TEJASHRI KAMBLE Asst. Director(s): YOGESH SALVE BHUSHAN KOLTE VISHWESH JOSHI Costume Designer: TEJASHRI KAMBLE VASUDHA HERWADKAR Sound Design: MANDAR KAMALAPURKAR

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. and Sufi are forced to face past secrets and reflect on what makes a family. Streaming April 28-May 1st, 2023 On Filmocracy Back to Festival Program 1/3 THE RETURN US I India I 18 mins I Docu-Hyrbid I 2021 I English, Urdu w/ English subtitles WATCH ONLINE Official Selection of DOCNYC, CAAM Fest, IFFLA, Dharamshala IFF 'Grand Jury Award' - Seattle Asian American Film Festival 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 coming to terms with their strained relationship the only way she knows how: making a film. About the Artist Hena Ashraf is a writer-director who creates character-based multi-layered narratives, showing how truly connected we all are with the specific being universal, focusing primarily on stories about migrants and migrant life, as migration is such a common, while disruptive, experience. Born in London to Bihari Muslim working-class parents from India, she spent her early years in the United Kingdom before immigrating to America. Hena’s work has been supported by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Tribeca Film Institute, the Islamic Scholarship Fund, the Norris Foundation, BAFTA Los Angeles, MPAA, Wasserman, the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, an ISF National Film Grant, Telluride FilmLAB, the Caucus Foundation, Tasveer Film Fund, and more. Her films have screened at Outfest, Dharamshala, DOC NYC, and dozens of more festivals. Hena has an MFA in Film Directing from UCLA and is based in Los Angeles. Trailer Credits Crew Writer/Director: Hena Ashraf Producer(s): Kajri Akhtar Hena Ashraf Mo Hussain Tejas Karguppikar Yugandhara Muthukrishnan Linda Nhem Christelle Zeinoun Film Editor(s): Georgia Fu Esther Shubinski Hena Ashraf Featured Cast: Roshni Shukla Shurud Shanto Aishveryaa Nidhi Ahana Paul Shrey Tomar Amartya Paul Art Director: Denver Kotian Costume Designer: Keelin Quigley Make-Up: Oasis Nguyen

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. THERE WAS NOBODY HERE WE KNEW A film by Khaula Malik 2021 | USA | 10 mins BUY TICKETS Outside Washington, DC in the suburbs of Northern Virginia, Waleed Malik, a middle-aged Pakistani immigrant becomes fascinated by a mysterious glowing orb outside his 12th-floor apartment window. Meanwhile, Riffat Malik, his wife, has been seeing the orb for a year and believes it’s a UFO sent from outer space. It’s 2020, and millions of people around the world are confined to their homes in government-sanctioned lockdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In this possible documentary about possible aliens, a Pakistani couple in quarantine bicker and ruminate about extraterrestrial and terrestrial border-crossings of multiple kinds. There Was Nobody Here We Knew is as much about finding answers as it is about looking inward to understand how we arrived to where we are at and where we are headed. About the Director Khaula Malik Khaula Malik is a filmmaker whose work explores intersectional identity and ideas of home. Most recently, she was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Chanel Through Her Lens program and the 2020 Cine Qua Non-Revisions Lab for her narrative feature, SUTOON. Her short film HOW THE AIR FEELS premiered at AFI Docs and won the National Board of Review Student Grant Award and the Special Jury Award at the Sharjah Film Platform. She associate produced the award-winning feature documentary, OF LOVE & LAW. She has served on the review committee for the Peabody Awards and The Gotham Documentary Lab. She was a fellow in the 2018 Hot Springs Emerging Filmmaker program with her feature documentary, THE NOBLE HALF, and an artist-in-residence at Governor’s Island for her multimedia project, THE WARMEST ZEROES. Khaula’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Sight & Sound, Brown Girl Magazine, as well as on CUNY TV. She is a proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia and a graduate of the MFA program at the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema. Credits Hosted by Director: Featuring: Producer(s): Cinematography: Editor(s): Additional Editing: Consulting Editor: Music & Sound Design: Colorist: Production: Year: Length: Screening Format: Funding & Support: Khaula Malik Waleed Malik Riffat Malik Mahnoor Malik Farooq Malik Nazish Jonathan Bryan Kelly Khaula Malik Khaula Malik Laura Kulik Khaula Malik Karishma Dev Dube Hemal Trivedi Travis Devin Cedric Von Neiderhausern Virginia, USA 2020 10 minutes DCP The India Center - South Asian Artists Resiliency Fund

Indie Meme's virtual film festival, streaming May 2 - 4,  will bring second screenings of many of our in-person favorites, fresh virtual-exclusive feature and short programs, and a retrospective showcase featuring your past favorites. IMFF 2025 Virtual Festival Join us this year on Eventive to watch over 30 amazing films spanning 10+ countries. The virtual festival, streaming May 2 - 4, 2025, will bring second screenings of many of our in-person favorites, as well as fresh virtual-exclusive feature and short programs. Narrative Features Narrative Features Kherwal United States Premiere undefined | 2023 | Santhali,Bengali,English 122 mins | Uttam Kamati Norwegian academic Samuel passed away in an Indian tribal village, leaving behind a final wish to be buried there. Bidu, a Santhali man, is determined to honour Samuel’s last request. Meanwhile, Bidu's young son struggles with the painful realisation that his cherished dream of visiting Norway, a promise made by Samuel, may never come true. However, hope flickers anew with the arrival of Samuel’s daughter, Lauren, in the village, rekindling the boy’s aspirations and bringing new possibilities to light. Read More 29th Kolkata International Film Festival 28th International Film Festival of Kerala 2023-Best Debut Director Indian Cinema Now 16th Jaipur International Film Festival -Awarded for Best Original Script, Best Released Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actor Lead Virtual Only, Virtual Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman North America Premiere undefined | 2023 | Hindi 79 mins | Nidhi Saxena Nidhi (43) and her mother Meera (70) exist in a decaying ancestral house, a physical manifestation of their stagnant lives. Nidhi's childhood was marred by a traumatic event involving her father that left her emotionally isolated and perpetually melancholic. She grapples with her past by writing haunting letters to her younger self, lamenting what could have been and warning her of what awaits. Meera harbors deep regrets over an unrequited love affair that never came to fruition, a wistful yearning that compounds her sense of failure as a mother witnessing Nidhi's profound despair. Yet, a flicker of hope remains – the possibility of Nidhi finding solace. When Nidhi discovers an ancient mystical ritual that promises oblivion through vanishing, the idea takes root. Meera, in a last act of love, decides to join Nidhi on this metaphysical journey into nothingness. As mother and daughter perform the rites, the barriers between past and present dissolve. Memories bleed into the present, echoing their anguished cries long suppressed by society's expectations.On one transcendent night, enveloped in darkness, they disappear - two flightless birds finally freed from their corporeal and emotional prisons. An experimental meditation on the complex struggles women endure. Read More Virtual Only, Virtual Documentary Features Documentary Features Agent of Happiness undefined | 2024 | Dzongkha,Nepali,English 94 mins | Arun Bhattarai & Dorottya Zurbó How can you measure happiness? The country of Bhutan invented Gross National Happiness to do just that, and Amber is one of the agents who travels door to door to meet people and measure how happy they really are. He is still living with his elderly mother at the age of 40, but is nevertheless a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding love: a happiness agent who is in search of his own happiness. We embark with Amber on a cross-country road trip meeting citizens from all walks of life, reminding us of the fragility and beauty of our own happiness. No matter where we live. Read More Jury and Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary - IMFF 2025, Austin, USA Sundance Film Festival 2024 71st Sydney Film Festival 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 Recorded Q&A with Director Arun Bhattarai In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Land of Dreams Texas Premiere undefined | 2025 | Punjabi,Hindi,English 40 mins | Ambarien Alqadar Filmed for nearly a decade, Land of Dreams is an intimate portrait of Virender Rana, a taxi driver from India, chasing his dream of telling his story in America. While he points the camera at his own life and films a Bollywood style movie, the film follows his journey of coming to America, finding joy as part of a larger Sikh community and that of taxi drivers and laying roots as an immigrant. As he joins the elite Uber Black fleet hoping for his dreams to come true, he faces challenges of being a brown immigrant on the streets of post 9/11 America. Land of Dreams is a letter of solidarity and hope to anyone who has searched for a home and a land for their dreams in a place where they were not born. Read More Virtual Only, Virtual And, Towards Happy Alleys United States Premiere undefined | 2023 | Persian,English 75 mins | Sreemoyee Singh Fascinated by Iran’s film culture and the poetic works of the feminist poet Forough Farrokhzad, Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh sets out in search of the protagonists of Iranian cinema. The numerous interviews she conducts over a period of six years with filmmakers Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Shirvani, and human rights activist Nasrin Sotudeh, among others, show the precarious situation in which critics of the regime find themselves, including the constant threat of imprisonment and being banned from practicing their profession. With a keen eye for unusual situations, she documents the effect of the Islamic Republic’s strict and omnipresent censorship on the daily lives of Iranian women whose uncompromising struggle has put them at the forefront of the protests that are currently rocking the country. And, Towards Happy Alleys is a passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran which also provides a frank view of daily life, and bears witness to a fearless generation raising its voice and implacably demanding its civil liberties. Read More Best Film in the International Competition at BAFICI, Argentina, April 2023 Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari award for Best Debut Director at Mumbai International Film Festival, June, 2024 Best Documentary in World Cinema Festival, Calcutta, 2024 Live Q&A with director Sreemoyee Singh and lead actress Aida Mohammadkhani In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual BACK THEN - The Story of Live Music in Bombay Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | English 57 mins | Anindita Dutta Roy, Abhishek Chandran 'BACK THEN - The Story of Live Music in Bombay' is a documentary film that takes the viewer back 30 years in time to explore the sounds of the city's musical counterculture as it was. It puts you into the shoes of its mercurial artists, passionate folks behind the scenes, and misfits who went to gigs through the 90s, 2000s, and 2010s. The film puts a spotlight on what happened in the shadowy world of underground live music and answers questions like what it meant to watch an artist live in 1994, what it’s like today, and what kind of underground music was played in 2006. Over the span of 53 minutes, it cruises through real and rare DIY stories all the way from the 1990s, right up to 2023. Read More Yellowstone International Film Festival Best Documentary Film Winner Recorded Q&A with directors Anindita Dutta Roy and Abhishek Chandran In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Shorts Program Short Film Block I Texas Shorts Cowboys and Hindus World Premiere undefined | 2025 | English 16 mins | Tejal Desai A depressed, affluent, middle aged Hindu woman, ASHA, accompanies her domineering husband to a Texas cattle ranch. While there, she befriends a cattle woman who takes the Hindu woman under her wing and teaches her all about cowboy culture. Asha soon finds purpose on the ranch and in her life. She discovers the meaning of true American grit. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Lost. Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | N/A 9 mins | Rohit Battepati Life Lost is not the same as Life Taken. Lost is a story that explores the themes of loneliness, inner battles, and helplessness. The protagonist has no “name” in the film and is seen going through a series of emotions that feel both rushed and deliberate, each serving a purpose within the narrative. In the opening two minutes, the film symbolizes the struggle and mental turmoil that one experiences in intense situations at a thought level, particularly when grappling with the desire to escape from the reality. As the story progresses, the character becomes both expressive and reactive, engaging in a series of mundane activities that seem to provide some comfort to him. A timer, counting down an hour, heightens the tension as the character grows increasingly anxious as time passes. The film ends with a moment of revelation, where the character's journey becomes clear, tying together the events shown and offering clarity to the emotions and experiences portrayed. Read More Hyperreal Film Club Official Selection, Reale Film Festival - Best Super Short, Tamizhagam International Film Festival - Best Actor In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Fragments of Us World Premiere undefined | 2024 | Telugu,English 24 mins | Sushanth Nallapareddy Fragments of Us follows Drithi and Arjun, a south asian couple navigating the intricate challenges of love, marriage, and self-discovery. As cultural expectations and personal ambitions collide, they confront the fragile nature of their bond through a non-linear narrative that reveals defining moments from their past, present, and possible future. Each fragment of their journey invites reflection on whether there is ever a "right" time to address issues within a relationship, or if it ultimately comes down to resilience and choice. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Nirmalya Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | Marathi,English 18 mins | Aniket Chandrakant Dhavale An Indian family in the USA is confronted with a difficult decision regarding the future of their newborn child. What choice will they make, and what factors will influence their decision? Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Lost in Concrete Woods World Premiere undefined | 2025 | Telugu 24 mins | Pruthvi Teja Anumandla Ram, an ambitious man consumed by his routine, oblivious to the world around him. When he gets locked out of his home on a freezing night, he is forced to navigate an unfamiliar reality—one without comfort, technology, or control. As the long night unfolds, every passing hour presents new challenges—physical, emotional, and existential. Unexpected encounters and moments of isolation begin to shift his perspective, nudging him toward a realization that had always been waiting in the shadows. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Smoke Cheyyaku Bro (Don't Smoke Bro) Austin Premiere undefined | 2024 | Telugu 13 mins | Prithvi Raj Karredula Anirudh, devastated by job loss, finds comfort in the advice of gas station clerk Sai Santosh. But when a seemingly innocent whistled tune triggers a sudden emotional outburst, the night takes an unexpected turn. Read More Audience Choice Award for Best Short - IMFF 2025, Austin, USA Oakcliff International Film Festival, Dallas Dallas International Film Festival Shorts, Dallas In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Short Film Block II We Are Family! Aloo Poori Texas Premiere undefined | 2025 | English,Hindi 13 mins | Aditi Sridhar Aloo Poori follows the story of a mother and daughter during their last day of living together in a small town in Western Pennsylvania. Sejal is on the cusp of leaving her home and mother behind, unsure if she’s scared to go, or scared to stay. Her mother Madhuri is avoiding a recent mental health diagnosis and her daughter's departure by throwing her heart into her cooking. The two have never had to function without each other, and on the eve of Sejal’s departure, they realize they might not know how to-- grappling with what forgiveness and farewell truly mean to them. Read More Chicago South Asian Film Festival Red Rose International Film Festival Planet Female Global StoryFest (Best Student Film) In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Flowering Man North America Premiere undefined | 2023 | Hindi 24 mins | Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar In The Flowering Man, a middle-aged man experiences an inexplicable transformation when a delicate flowering plant begins to sprout from his mouth. As the phenomenon takes hold, he struggles to understand its significance while navigating his relationship with his teenage daughter. What begins as a surreal affliction soon becomes a profound metaphor for growth, acceptance, and the silent emotions that often go unspoken between loved ones. Through striking visuals and an evocative narrative, the film explores themes of metamorphosis, human connection, and the quiet resilience found in embracing change. Read More "Paridrishya" International Festival of Short Films and Documentaries Karnataka Symbiosis Film Festival International Festival for Short Documentary & Fiction Films- Best Director Award in the Short Fiction category JIO MAMI year Round Programme, Goa Virtual Only, Virtual Chashma International Premiere undefined | 2024 | Hindi 20 mins | Nitin Baid An 11-year-old boy with poor vision must confront more than his physical limitations when a school conflict forces him to make a difficult decision. Set against the backdrop of 1992 amidst India's rising sociopolitical tensions, Supriyo's journey boldly explores the emotional and societal blind spots around him. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Hema Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | Hindi,English 16 mins | Ritvik Dhavale After immigrating to Los Angeles from India with her husband and son, Hema finds herself navigating the daunting task of settling into American life while grappling with a deep yearning for her homeland. The complexities of cultural adjustment weigh heavily on her, and she seeks comfort and familiarity in maintaining connections to her roots. However, her delicate balance is unexpectedly disrupted when she crosses paths with a young Marathi man. This encounter stirs a mix of emotions within her, from nostalgia to uncertainty, threatening to unravel the fragile stability she has managed to establish in a foreign land. As she confronts this unexpected challenge, Hema is forced to reevaluate her identity and aspirations, torn between the pull of her past and the realities of her present life in America. Read More San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (SFFFF) PROOF Film Festival - Gold Jury Award Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) - Audience Choice Award In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Da'Lit Kids International Premiere undefined | 2024 | Malayalam 6 mins | Appu Soman A school boy being questioned by his teacher- his first bitter lesson in social discrimination. As he struggles to understand this silent injustice, he begins to see the world through new, questioning eyes. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Short Film Block III Little Women A Lazy Noon United States Premiere undefined | 2025 | Bangla 15 mins | Monon Muntaka Nira, a highly educated 38-year-old woman who comes from an upper-middle-class family. Her husband is a senior executive at a corporate company, and she is a homemaker. She married with the intention of enjoying a modest and peaceful life. She was going about her regular activities. But, as time passes, she becomes increasingly aware of the emotional abuse she is subjected to. She made the decision to stand up and protect her dignity and self-worth. Read More 23rd Dhaka International Film Festival - Best Short Film Fipresci Award In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual The First Film Texas Premiere undefined | 2023 | Hindi 19 mins | Piyush Thakur In a small town in 1960s India, deep-rooted in orthodox traditions, cinema is believed to corrupt young minds, and women are forbidden to watch films. Devi, a 14-year-old girl, is obsessed with films and dreams of watching one in a theater. Her neighbor, Mohan, a 14-year-old mute cinephile boy, narrates stories from his favorite films to her at night. When an unforeseen incident shakes their world, Devi has one last chance to pursue her dream. The First Film celebrates friendship, courage, and the magic of cinema. Read More Audience Choice Award for Best Short - IMFF 2025, Austin, USA Festival de Cortos de Bogotá - BOGOSHORTS Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival South Asian Film Festival of Montréal – Montréal In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual An Orphanage of Memories Austin Premiere undefined | 2024 | Kashmiri 21 mins | Rayit Hashmat Qazi In a small village of Kashmir, Farah, the caretaker of a small piece of land has lost her husband under tragic, unexplained circumstances. Feeling overwhelmed with grief, Farah clings onto her late husband's memories. Under threat of her home being uprooted by the prospect of a new buyer, Farah finds a new lease of life when she discovers the saplings her husband brought to their kitchen garden. Just as she is done planting them, she discovers small rat droppings around the garden. With this, Farah dives deep into a point of no return as she dedicates her life towards protecting the saplings at the cost of affecting her sanity. Read More Tasveer Film Festival Jakarta Film Week - Winner (Global Short Award) Izmit International Short Film Festival (Finalist) Virtual Only, Virtual Virundhu (The Feast) Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | Tamil 25 mins | Rishi Chandna A fisherwoman takes on a powerful local politician by hosting a feast for him using an unforgettable secret dish that could save her dying lake. Read More Jury Award for Best Short - IMFF 2025, Austin, USA Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, February 2024, World Premiere - Special Jury Prize Winner, International Competition Sydney Film Festival, June 2024 In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Taak North America Premiere undefined | 2024 | Hindi 40 mins | Udit Khurana When a security breach shakes the foundations of a Delhi nightclub, the management enforces a new policy: mandatory tracking smartwatches for all staff members. Senior among the staff is Shalini, a bouncer who is a single mother. They are told that the smartwatches are tools for safety and efficiency. However, the watches soon reveal a darker purpose—constant surveillance. As the smartwatches begin to intrude on personal lives, harvesting data and controlling movements, the nightclub faces opposition from Komal - a young recruit from Shalini’s village who is extremely resistant to wearing the smartwatch. Berated for her team’s incompetence, Shalini must ensure that her colleagues wear the smartwatch or face severe consequences. In a world where every move is tracked, Shalini and Komal’s fight becomes one of autonomy, dignity, and the right to be unseen. Read More Film Critics Guild's Critic's Choice Award for Best Actress MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Dharamshala International Film Festival, FILMKUNSTFEST MV (Germany) Virtual Only, Virtual Short Film Block IV Cryptic Stories... Blue North America Premiere undefined | 2024 | Tamil 12 mins | Praveen Kumar Nagendran A young boy persuades a fisherman to take him out to sea. Once there, he reveals his true intentions, sparking the fisherman’s anger. The film leaves us wondering whether the boy ultimately succeeds in his plan. Read More Special prize from Arctic Open International Film Festival 2024, Russia In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Pyaar Andaaz (Love Undoes) International Premiere undefined | 2024 | English,Hindi 6 mins | Laksh Banthia A man tries to keep himself together as he waits in a university canteen for his beloved from yesteryear. "Pyaar Andaaz" is a short experience attempting to capture the ephemeral nature of love and human connection in a single continuous take. Read More In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Dadresi (The Claimant) Texas Premiere undefined | 2024 | Persian 20 mins | Nadereh Sadatserki “Claimant" is about a father who discovers that his teenage daughter was assaulted and raped, so he decides to confront and punish the rapist, but since the culprit is a very proficient lawyer he uses laws in a way that he not only escapes from justice but also legally make the father the criminal. Read More Fajr International Film Festival, Iran - Winner Best Short Film Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran - Winner Best Direction Accolade Global Film Competition, United States - Winner Best Woman Filmmaker Virtual Only, Virtual Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know undefined | 2023 | Kannada 15 mins | Chidananda S Naik The sun never rises again after an elderly woman steals the village's rooster, which throws the community into disarray. To bring the rooster back, a prophecy is invoked, sending the old lady's family into exile. Read More 1. First Prize - LA CINEF- the 77th Edition of Festival De Cannes, France 2. Best Film in Indian Category - 14th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2024 3. Best First-Time Filmmaker Award - 4th Greece International Film Festival In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Ouroboros International Premiere undefined | 2024 | N/A 6 mins | Anuj Choudhary The film is about the propagation of evil curses in the form of a beautiful ring that invokes greed. The story revolves around a simple man who stumbles upon the ring and steals it. Read More Birsa Munda international film awards- best horror short film 13th Mumbai shorts international film festival - best student animated film 17th jaipur international film festival - best upcoming film award In Theater & Virtual, In Theater, Virtual Waterman United States Premiere undefined | 2023 | Marathi,Kannada 24 mins | Vishwas K In a low-income neighborhood in Pune, 'Kitty', an eight-year-old boy, lives with his mother 'Saroja' amidst severe water shortages. During Kitty's summer vacation, Kitty fills his days playing with his imaginary friend while Saroja struggles to manage household tasks and water collection alone, due to her husband's absence. Their neighbor Gullamma suggests Kitty should grow-up quickly to help his mother. Meantime Kitty becomes intrigued after encountering a stiltwalker and playing with Gullamma's son, Dasthgir. He convinces Dasthgir to get him a pair of stilts. Later, Kitty discovers that whenever he walks on stilts, all the taps around him start running with water. When he shares this news with other people, he gets laughed at. His own mother gives him a scolding. Angered, Kitty runs away but is found and brought back home by Dasthgir. Saroja reassures Kitty that they will use his ability to bring water to the neighborhood. Soon after, in the middle of the night, stilts emerge from Saroja's house, and wherever Kitty's shadow passes, taps and containers start running with water, flooding the lanes and roads. Kitty continues to walk as his stilts echoes through the neighborhood. Read More 16th IDSFFK - Best Film Award in Short Fiction Category 14th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2024 - 1st Runner Up in Kannada category Virtual Only, Virtual Retrospective Showcase In honor of Indie Meme Film Festival's 10th anniversary, we are bringing back 10 audience favorites! Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha undefined | 2019 | Hindi 49 mins | Tanuja Chandra Three hours outside India's capital is a village called Lahra. This film follows two widowed sisters, aged 86 and 93, who have retired to this village, and whose days are spent with their adopted family of domestic help. Pulling along with their walkers (because of bad knees that turned inoperative a decade ago) the sisters do as they please, pay heed to no one and don’t bother with unsolicited advice. They don’t let their ailments unsettle them much and remain largely unfearful of death. With a rare acceptance of old age and all that it brings, they spend their time gossiping, watching T.V., soaking in the sun and bonding with the help of a hearty sharing of community life. With the filmmaker being their niece who visits their home for the first time, the film resolutely assumes the tone of this oddball group of people – a facile easy-going manner, that gazes lightly at the passing of days. And yet, from this light-heartedness, emerge lessons. Of courage and perseverance, of camaraderie and care-giving, of destiny and faith, and the most significant one: when we engage in conversations of death, we improve the quality of life. Read More Madrid International Film Festival – Spain JIO MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival New York Indian Film Festival – NY Virtual Only, Virtual In Flames undefined | 2023 | Urdu 98 mins | Zarrar Kahn Mariam lives with her younger brother and their mother, Fariha, in a tiny apartment in Karachi. When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him, a common occurrence in Pakistan, where women’s property rights are fragile. Mariam’s mother, grieving and isolated, is easy to influence. Mariam, distraught by her mother’s foolishness, finds solace in a secret romance with a fellow student, Asad. When their relationship takes an unexpected turn, Mariam becomes consumed by nightmares. Meanwhile, her mother, caught between her coercive Uncle and a murky legal system, is oblivious to her daughter’s deteriorating mental state. Mariam’s nightmares begin to bleed into reality. Mother and daughter must come together if they hope to overcome the real and phantasmal forces that threaten to engulf them. Read More Golden Yusr at Red Sea FF, TIFF, Cannes Virtual Only, Virtual Pebbles undefined | 2021 | Tamil 75 mins | Vinothraj P S A hot-tempered alcoholic father drags his reticent son to a distant village to fetch back his wife whom he had chased away. But when the encounter turns ugly, the journey home through unforgiving Tamil Nadu barrens is fraught with the sweat and smudge of the deserted terrain where the land and human emotions lay brazenly palpable in the scorching heat. Read More Winner of the 'Tiger Award' at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021, Netherlands, held in February 2021 Winner of the PREMIO SNCCI “Best Feature Film” adjudged by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics at ShorTS International Film Festival 2021, Italy held in July 2021 Winner of the 'Audience Award' at Burgas International Film Festival 2021, Bulgaria held in July 2021 Virtual Only, Virtual Turup undefined | 2017 | Hindi 72 mins | Ektara Collective In the neighbourhood, chess is a popular pass time with roadside games bringing together men from different strata. Their pawns include morality and religion, causing social and political tensions to erupt when a tournament gets underway. But the men are only the most visible players. Against this simmering backdrop, a domestic worker with a secret hobby, a young woman in love and a former journalist struggling with married life must make their moves with care. When caste, class, religion and gender come into play, there are boundaries to be negotiated, and the very rules of the game stand challenged. Read More Virtual Only, Virtual Barah x Barah (12x12) undefined | 2021 | Hindi 118 mins | Gaurav Madan Sooraj is the last remaining death photographer at the burning banks of Manikarnika in Banaras. Kashi, one of the most ancient towns in the world, is undergoing a cosmetic facelift. Old heritage is being demolished to build beautified modern structures. The death photographer is going through the same ordeal as the town. People aren’t availing his services thanks to the advent of fancy smartphones with exquisite cameras. Sooraj has an ailing father, a beautiful caring wife and a young son whom he wants to keep away from the burning banks. He is struggling to make ends meet but still isn’t giving up on dummies. There are many who capture the living but only a few who click the departed. Unable to sight a future for his family in Banaras Sooraj is forced to look for greener pastures beyond the singed banks of Manikarnika. He knows he is a migrant amidst a great many migrants in this ancient town stuck in time bubble.Life will soon give him a chance to experience death and yet another shot at life as well! Read More IFFK, Kerala 2021 Shanghai International Film Festival 2021 IFF Stuttgart 2021 Virtual Only, Virtual Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom undefined | 2019 | Dzongkha 109 mins | Pawo Choyning Dorji 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. Read More 2022 Academy Award Nominee for 'Best International Feature' Virtual Only, Virtual Sthal (A Match) undefined | 2023 | Marathi 104 mins | Jayant Somalkar In a village in the Vidarbha region of India, a determined young girl, Savita, yearns for education and a brighter future. However, as her farmer parents anxiously struggle to find a suitable match for her, societal expectations place immense pressure on her to prioritize marriage over personal aspirations. Being dark-complexioned and short in height, Savita is seen as an added ‘burden’ on her parents and ‘marrying her off’, as difficult as finding fair price for their crop. Facing countless rejections from potential suitors, she must navigate a world where the pursuit of marriage overshadows the very sustenance of life. Shot on real locations with real people from the village, all non-actors, Sthal (A Match) is the director's debut feature film that explores the tradition of arranged marriages in rural India while highlighting patriarchy, colorism and social evil deeply rooted in society. Read More Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival 2024 (Best Film, Best Actress) Third Eye Asian Film Festival 2024 (Best Film, Best Actress) Pune International Film Festival 2024 (Sant Tukaram Award - Best Marathi Film, Best Screenplay) Virtual Only, Virtual Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home) undefined | 2022 | Manipuri 86 mins | Romi Meitei Belonging to an isolated fishing community of the Loktak lake, Chaoren makes the best use of his exclusive existence by excelling in school. When the canoe he uses every day to attend school has to be sold off because of his father’s illness, his spirit is not dampened. He beats the long distance from his shanty floating hut to his school by swimming his way through. But when the Government issues an eviction notice demanding Chaoren’s family to leave their home, his dreams are left with an angst of a displaced person. Read More IMFF2023 - Audience Choice Award for the Best Narrative Feature at IMFF, Austin, USA 69th National Film Awards, Best Manipuri Film, India Best Director at Kazan International Muslim Festival, Russia FIPRESCI Award for the Best International Film at 27IFFK, Kerala/India Virtual Only, Virtual Lyari Notes undefined | 2015 | Urdu 70 mins | Miriam Chandy Menacherry & Maheen Zia In Pakistan a rock star teaches a group of girls to express themselves through music in Karachi’s most volatile district. Hamza Jafri travels in an armed vehicle. He is a musician famous for his hard hitting political lyrics since the 1990s. Since then religious fundamentalism has been on the rise with shops selling music torched, concerts bombed and musicians threatened with death. Seeing the shrinking space for music and artists Hamza opens a music school. Captured over 3 years Lyari Notes is the narrative of four young girls who attend Hamza’s music school and learn what it takes to express oneself despite the cycles of violence. Read More World Premiere and nominated by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists – EDA Award at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam – Nov 2015 Winner of the Golden Boddhisattva Award (Patna) at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival – Feb 2017 Winner of excellence in best documentary feature (red category) at the ARY Film Festival (Karachi) – May 2017 Virtual Only, Virtual The Threshold undefined | 2015 | Hindi,English 87 mins | Pushan Kriplani The Threshold details one day in the life of a couple who have been married over two decades. On this day, the day after their newly married son, and the guests from his wedding party, have left, the wife informs her husband that she is leaving him. For good. Presented with this fait accompli, two people on the verge of an idyllic retirement are forced to confront the truth of their marriage, without the masks. Even as the couple tries to get to the heart of the matter, they find the big questions of their lives beyond their grasp. They are two people, isolated in a house in the hills, preparing for the harsh Himalayan winter, trying to find themselves one last time. This film was an opportunity to explore a corner of our world that never makes it onto screen. The people we don’t normally notice. The people who are always at the edges of the family photograph. Except we know these people. They are our aunts and uncles. They are our parents. They are our grandparents. We will become them. It was an opportunity to examine an existential crisis: The unraveling of the idea of the ideal Indian marriage all of us are familiar with. Read More Virtual Only, Virtual How to Access the Festival/FAQ Narrative Features Documentary Features Shorts Block I Shorts Block II Shorts Block III Shorts Block IV Retrospective Showcase FAQ

Announcing the official Jury & Audience Choice award winners of the 2023 Indie Meme Film Festival. 2023 Jury & Audience Awards Indie Meme is proud to announce the winners of our 2023 Jury & Audience Choice Awards. Read more about our esteemed jury of artists, filmmakers, academics, and leaders here: Meet the Jury Jury Award: Narrative Feature Until tomorrow JURY STATEMENT: As a part of the jury, we watched a total of nine films in about a week to narrow down our selections slowly. We carefully considered the judging criteria and discussed each film as a team along the way, highlighting what we loved about a film and where we got lost. From nine, we selected six. From six, we narrowed it down to three. All of the nine narrative features were thought-provoking films that educated us about different situations, happenings, and cultu res of countries in South Asia. We want to congratulate all the participants' films. Each film is a journey worth taking . Until Tomorrow : While this film acknowledges the political crisis of a nation, the human drama is what pulls the heartstrings. There is cruelty in the world. However, there is also kindness and compassion. "Until Tomorrow" is a wild ride that has you rooting for the young mother to do the right thing. Jury Award: Documentary Feature while we watched JURY STATEMENT The jury has recognized 'While We Watched' as a film that effectively champions a powerful narrative about the cost of unchecked yellow journalism, jingoism and religious bigotry in the media. The inner workings of the dramatic news room offers valuable insights into the dangers of factual reporting in a world where disinformation is rampant. It was thought provoking, and delivered a message with the potential to stay with viewers long after watching. In the face of so much vitriol, the brave journalist Ravish Kumar held on to his job and integrity, when so many choose to leave- instead of fighting. Special Jury Award I N SEARCH OF BENGALI HARL EM Jury Award: Short Film WHEELS ON THE BUS JURY STATEMENT This film is a breathtaking celebration of the artistry and craftsmanship of filmmaking. From its stunning cinematography to outstanding performances, this film truly embodies the spirit of what it means to be a great short film. Director Surya Shahi masterfully guides us from ladder to ladder, leading us all the way to the top to the abode of snow and gods. This film is more than just a breathtaking visual experience. It's a poignant metaphor for the caste system in Nepal and how progress can be made when we strip away the barriers of discrimination attached to religion. This film reminds us that we can all move forward together when we melt these barriers into the wheels of progress. We would like to congratulate the entire cast and crew of “Wheels on the bus” for their outstanding work, and may they continue to inspire and captivate audiences with their artistry in the future. . Runne rs Up : LORI MURDER TONGUE Audience Award: Narrative Feature EIKHOIGI YUM (OUR HOME) In a very close audience award competition, the Manipuri language film, EIKHOIGI YUM, topped the list as the audience's favorite narrative feature with its tale of a young boy surmounting every obstacle to get an education. Picturesque and set amidst a government conflict and threat of displacement, the film captured audiences' hearts. It was closely followed by the poignant film GOLDFISH, a drama set in the UK about an aging mother and her estranged daughter. Runner- Up: GOLDFISH Audience Award: Documentary Feature IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM This film follows Ullah from New York streets to Bangladeshi villages as he uncovers the pasts of his father and mother. In doing so, he discovers a lost history - in which South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans forged an extraordinary multiracial community in the tenements of mid- 20th century Harlem. The audience laughed, learnt and cried with directors Alauddin Ullah and Vivek Bald as they painted an extraordinary portrait of the not-so-distant past. Audience Award: Short Film SWIPE This short animated feature is a confrontation of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, extrajudicial violence, and decreasing space for difference and expression. Created by Lahore based Puffball Studios, the short resonated with audience members.

The film deals with the complex idea of how technology takes over life. A layered idea executed with disarming simplicity. Life 14mins / Short Narrative/ India SYNOPSIS Filmmaker – Srinjay Thakur The film deals with the complex idea of how technology takes over life. A layered idea executed with disarming simplicity. Chhattisgarhi & Hindi with English Subtitles Tickets TICKETS NOT AVAILABLE TRAILER

A woman living alone in Mumbai goes through the COVID-19 lockdown in her apartment. She is an actor surviving in isolation with only one companion, her Aloe Vera plant name Trivedi Ji (Mr. Trivedi) The film was directed by celebrated actor, Rajesh Tailang, who created it in socially distanced collaboration. Back to Festival Program U.S. Premiere Trivedi Ji India I 15 mins I Drama I 2021 I Hindi w/ English subtitles A woman living alone in Mumbai goes through the COVID-19 lockdown in her apartment. She is an actor surviving in isolation with only one companion, her Aloe Vera plant name Trivedi Ji (Mr. Trivedi) The film was directed by celebrated actor, Rajesh Tailang, who created it in socially distanced collaboration with actress Vartika Tiwari. Tiwari's instagram posts about her real life experience in lockdown inspired the film, which she shot and stars in from her apartment. Tailing and Tiwari developed a basic story, but approached the film with an improvisational mindset as they explored loneliness, self-companionship, and our relations with nature and our surroundings. + Screens with SHORTS PROGRAM 1: In Lockdown GET YOUR FESTIVAL BADGE VIRTUAL SCREENING : SAT. APRIL 17 - 12PM (Noon) CT About the Artist Rajesh Tailang is an Indian actor, writer, poet, and filmmaker best known to international audiences for his role in SIDDHARTH, for which he garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor. He has appeared in a wide array of films, including UMRIKA, AMAL, PHANTOM, & THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. He also had supporting roles in Netflix Originals SELECTION DAY and DELHI CRIME along with Amazon Prime Original MIRZAPUR. He has directed several shorts amidst his acting career and hopes to direct at least one feature someday. Trailer Thank you to our community partner(s) for this screening: the Austin Film Society, and the Austin Film Commission! Credits Crew Writer/Director: RAJESH TAILING Screenwriter(s): VARTIKA TIWARI RAJESH TAILANG Cinematography: VARTIKA TIWARI Editor: RAJESH TAILING Original Music: JOELL MUKHERJI CHINMAYI TRIPATHI IBN-E-INSHA Cast: VARTIKA TIWARI TRIVEDI JI Sound Design: SANDY SINGH Mastering: ARUN VERMA Poster: UMEISH THORAT Foley: RISHAV SINHA Sub-titles: PRIYANKA YADAV Color & Composite : AMAR RAO TAILANG

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The story behind the clothes - Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she starts a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Made in Bangladesh Denmark, France, Bangladesh, Portugal | Fiction | Drama | 2019 |95 min| Bangla; English subtitles Virtual Screening: Friday, October 30th 2020 | Screening : 7.00pm - 8.45pm Post Screening Q&A at 8.45pm Zoom Q&A with Film-maker Rubaiyat Hossain Register Now Shimu, 23, works in a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Faced with difficult conditions at work, she decides to start a union with her co-workers. Despite threats from the management and disapproval of her husband, Shimu is determined to go on. Together the women must fight and find a way. Made in Bangladesh had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the artistic director of TIFF Cameron Bailey mentioned the main character of the film as "She is the Norma Rae we need now". Writing for Cinema Scope, Dana Reinoos described the film as "a vision of feminist solidarity in the face of overwhelming opposition" while Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called it "an earnest if sometimes schematic portrait of social rebellion' and wrote that it "definitely deserves wider attention." The film won the Premio Interfedi Award at the Torino Film Festival , the Audience Award at the African Diaspora Film Festival , and the Norwegian Peace Film Award at the Tromsø International Film Festival . (sourced from Wikipedia) DIRECTOR'S PROFILE Rubaiyat Hossain Rubaiyat Hossain is a Bangladeshi film director, writer and producer. She is notable for the films Meherjaan (2011), Under Construction (2015) and Made in Bangladesh (2019). Inspired by the works of Satyajit Ray , Hossain pursued her interest in cinema and completed a diploma in film direction at New York Film Academy in 2002. She has also completed a B. A. in women studies from Smith College , and an M. A. in South Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania and M. A. in Cinema Studies from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in the United States. Her primary fields of interest are Sufism , Bengali nationalism, formation of Bengali modernity and its correlation with female sexuality. (sourced from Wikipedia) TRAILER IN COLLABORATION WITH Community Partner Sponsor Media Partner STILLS 1/3

The film follows three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. Top of Page Tickets Top of Page Tickets Island City SYNOPSIS The film follows three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. The first one is about a middle-aged man who wins the office ‘Fun Committee Award’, which entitles him to a whole day full of fun. He is most reluctant to leave the safety of his cubicle but he has to. Prescribed fun modules have to be completed and non-compliance is not an option… The second story begins with a domineering pater familias, Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned; now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero is a man ideal in every way… The third one centers on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her more and more mechanical and numb. Deep inside ferments a disconnect and unease that she is unable to articulate to anyone. Then one day there arrives a most intimate letter and everything changes. SUNDAY Dec 4th 2017 @ Southwest Theater, Austin TX Follow event on Facebook Interested in screening this in your hometown? Write to us TICKETS NOT AVAILABLE Tickets TRAILER STILLS DIRECTOR'S PROFILE RUCHIKA OBEROI Ruchika Oberoi is an English Literature graduate from the Delhi University and an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. ‘Island City’ is her debut feature film. The script of ‘Island City’ participated in the NFDC Screenwriters’ Lab 2012, which was held in Venice alongside the Venice Film Festival, 2012 and Goa, alongside the Film Bazaar. DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT Mumbai starts affecting you from the moment you set foot here and I did so many years ago as a single, young, impressionable woman. Many moons and bitter-sweet experiences later, certain observations and interactions with different quarters stayed with me and I was keen to string them together to see if I could create an impression of these times of transition. I chose three that offered me opportunity for some lightness as well as drama. There was the brush with certain slightly humourless upper caste people, known for their correctness, frugality and Brahminical purity, and I thought about doing something that disturbed their stoic sense of morality in a quirky sort of way. In my couple of years spent in living in a slum rehabilitation colony, travelling up to five hours daily to reach work and back, hearing the stories of my working class neighbours; I got a glimpse of and wanted to weave a story around a heartless system that crushes the most vulnerable. And then there was this emergence of a new kind of parallel world and work culture that sucked all the fun out of life only to try to reintroduce it in a corporatized, regimented fashion. Mixed up in all of these were snatches of brainwashed terrorists, largerthan-life soap operas, mall culture, technological boost and romance. Control, the loss of agency and the heroism of resistance, however insignificant or futile… at some level each of the three stories connect with these themes. Shifting between absurd, comic and tragic, they allowed me to explore, in a light-hearted as well as deeply emotional way, several contradictions and take them into make-believe territory. from the natural more and more into the artificial… alienating, liberating, oppressive. And somewhere within all these themes, there also lurks the machine… CAST Vinay Pathak Suyash Chaturvedi Amruta Subhash Sarita Joshi Tannishtha Chatterjee Aarti Patel Chandan Roy Sanyal Jignesh Sameer Kochhar Purshottam Uttara Baokar Ajji Ashwin Mushran COO Anil Sharma Sana Amin Sheikh Vaidehi CREW Director Ruchika Oberoi Screenplay Ruchika Oberoi Cinematography Sylvester Fonseca Film Editor Hemanti Sarkar Sound Design Niraj Gera Music Sagar Desai Art Direction Krishnendu Chowdhury Costumes Anirban Haldar and Rajesh Kumar Casting Mansi Multani

THE PORTRAITS is a collection of six cinematic sketches that depict the various means by which fascist governments conspire to silence their own people. Back to Festival Program 1/1 Streaming April 28-May 1st, 2023 On Filmocracy THE PORTRAITS India I 91 mins I Drama I 2021 I Malayalam w/ English subtitles WATCH ONLINE 'Critic's Choice Award' - Rajasthan International Film Festival 2021 'Life Award' - Imagine India International Film Festival , Spain 2022 THE PORTRAITS is a collection of six cinematic sketches that depict the various means by which fascist governments conspire to silence their own people. From the state hunting down citizens for suspected Maoist links to suppression of the people 's struggles against ecocide, mechanization, and labour exploitation - the film investigates scenes of resistance and complacency. The film serves as a single canvas where all the different faces of state tyranny against its people come together, forming a collage that depicts the grotesque portrait of fascism. About the Artist A three time National Award winning filmmaker, Dr Biju (Dr. Bijukumar Damodaran) is considered one of the most important contemporary voices in Indian cinema. A true visionary who brings authentic Indian stories to international audiences. His first film SAIRA screened in the Cannes Film Festival's 'Cinema of the World' section in 2007. Since then, his 12+ subsequent films have screened at many world festivals and won numerous awards including the coveted 'Golden Goblet' Award for 'Best Artistic Achievement' at Shanghai Film Festival. Festivals that have selected his work include Cannes, Montreal, Shanghai, Telluride, Moscow, Cairo, Iran (Fajr), Eurasia Almaty, Jeonju, Tallinn, Oporto, JOGJA Indonesia, Dhaka, IFFK and IFFI. He has been invited as a member of the jury in many well-known festivals across the world including Iran, Russia, Indonesia and many Indian festivals like Pune, IFFK etc. He served on the jury for India’s National Film Awards in 2012 and India’s Oscar Selection Committee in 2015. Trailer Credits Crew Director: Dr. Biju Production Banner: Akshay Parija Productions Producer(s): Akshay Kumar Parija Cinematographer: Yedhu Radhakrishnan Film Editor: Davis Manuel Art Direction: Ajayan V Kattunkal Music by: Analia Lentini Sound Mix: Pramod Thomas Featured Cast: Prakash Bare Saheer Muhammed Rajeevan Velloor Sankar Ramakrishnan Krishnan Balakrishnan Shyam Reji Sajitha Madathil Uma. K.P Reshma Thomas Costumes: Aravind K.R Make-up: Pattanam Shah Sound Design: Smijithkumar P.B

The 2018 Indie Meme Film Festival is right around the corner! Get your tickets today! April 19-22nd. Quick links: Member Tickets Senior/Student Tickets Non-Member Badges/Tickets What does the All Inclusive Festival Badge include? All film Screenings over the 4 days Family & Friends Night on April 19th Opening & Closing night parties Red Carpet event Exclusive, invite-only "Meet the Maker" Mixer I bought the badge/band/ticket. What next? Badges and bands will be available for pick up at the IMFF Registration desk at the theater starting at 5:00 pm on April 19, 2018 If you purchase tickets to individual screenings, we will have your name on the list of attendees BADGES AND BANDS SO LD OUT!! T ickets for individual films still available (except for TURUP). PLEASE CHECK FINAL SCHEDULE FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL SCREENINGS HERE Problems loading the Ticket widget? Click here SCHEDULE FILMS ATTEND YOUTH SPONSORS ABOUT PRESS Presented by IndieMeme.org Follow event on Facebook