Screenings will be followed by discussions with directors present

 

For the Love of A Cat (Animation; India; 4 min; 2013) Dir: Students of Ecole Mondiale World School

Cut-out animation film based on a Buddha Story by Rosalind Wilson, created by a team of young Grade VII animators using the aboriginal and Bhil art style

 

Followed by a discussion with the resource person Tehzeeb Khurana

 

Kaphal (India; 91 min; 2013) Dir: Batul Mukhtiar

Life changes for Makar and Kamru when their father returns to their village after five years

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

12:30 – 13:40

Devil in the Black Stone (India; 21 min; 2013) Dir: Ananya Kasaravalli

The film revolves around three women in a small tenement atop a hill 

 

Followed by a discussion with the cinematographer Udit Khurana

 

Koi Dekhne Wala Hai? (India; 19 min; 2014) Dir: Shilpi Saluja

Exploring the sense of touch and music in the lives of special children in a residential school

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

14:30 – 16:00

Dragonfly and Snake (India;17 min; 2013) Dir: Lipika Singh Darai

A conversation between a girl and her grand aunt whom she calls ‘Aai’

 

I for Iran (Belgium/Iran; 50 min; 2014) Dir: Sanaz Azari

Brussels, behind the closed doors of a classroom. Using a textbook dating from the Islamic revolution, Sanaz Azari, the director, learns how to read and write in Persian, her mother tongue, the lessons becoming a gateway to the history and culture of Iran

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

16:30 – 18:00

Keli (Animation; India; 7 min; 2014) Dir: Ranjitha Rajeevan

Little Ponnu is fascinated by PottanTheyyam, an ancient rebel who stood for equality

 

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

Dancing Zempukuji (Japan; 50 min; 2013) Dir: Yumiko Hayakawa

The song and dance of those who live in Zempukuji 

 

18:30 – 20:10

Oh! Stargazer (Animation; Hong Kong-USA; 6 min; 2013) Dir: Jessica Poon

The stargazer, sleeping offshore, is woken up by the fish zodiacs from across the ocean and navigates back home

 

My Name is Salt (Switzerland/India; 92 min; 2013) Dir: Farida Pacha

Year after year, thousands of families move to the desert in Kutch to extract salt from the burning earth