A tribute to well-known filmmaker and media professional, Pramod Mathur.

 13 August at 10 am    Are you with Me? (52 min; 2007; English)
An insight into the HIV & AIDS scenario in the state of Manipur in northeast India. The beginnings of injecting drug use, the subsequent spread of the HIV virus, later times, when awareness was higher but the task to combat drug use, HIV & AIDS and the status of widows was formidable. 

Discussion on Living with HIV
Introduction and Conversation led by Loon Gangte, HIV/AIDS activist

At 12:30     Sannate ka Chhand: Phrase of Silence (42 min; 1989; Hindi)
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana 'Ajneya', a great modern Indian littérateur, who was proficient in English, but wrote in Hindi. He died before this film was completed, but an exclusive interview had been recorded. In the video film, Vatsyayan speaks his own biography against the backdrop of places where he has lived, though, created, loved and written.

Discussion on Ajneya’s Contribution to Hindi Literature
Introduction and Conversation led by Om Thanvi, writer, senior journalist, editor and critic, founding Vice-Chancellor, Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur

At 3 pm    Brainstorm: Morphing of the Documentary in the Era of Social Media
Thought sharing by Milin Kapoor, filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor; and Dr. Anandana Kapur, filmmaker and education, founder-Director, Cinemad India; Amudhan R.P., documentary filmmaker and media activist; Iikka Vehkalahti, former Commissioning Editor, Yle Television, Finland

Moderator: Aparna Sanyal, award-winning Director and Producer of nonfiction independent and television documentaries

At 4:45 pm    Krishna – The Divine Lover (28 min; 1985; English)
The charm of a God, more human than godly, donning various roles in different circumstances. Here, he is depicted in his romantic form. This depiction of a much-loved and worshipped God is contextualised with modern attitude towards love.

Discussion on Sensual Reality in Indian Culture
Introduction and Conversation led by Shovana Narayan, well-known Kathak artist and guru

At 5:30 pm    Look at My India (21 min; English)
A trailer segment of an unfinished project. Pramod Mathur had been thinking of people he befriended over 20 years ago in his film-making journey, wondering what happened to them. The aim was to talk with characters from his old films and see where they are between the past and present. Bimla in Koraput, Odisha, is one such character. 

Discussion on Western Hegemony in the Documentary Sector
Introduction and Conversation led by Neelima Mathur

At 7:15 pm    In Conversation: Growing and Living with a Filmmaker
Tanushree Sengupta with Neelima Mathur