The Joy of Stats (UK) | (59 min; 2010; English)
Director: Dan Hillman

Prof. Hans Rosling, Swedish physician, academic and public speaker hosts an energetic and informative glimpse of the meaning and impact that statistics has on big data. The documentary takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride through the wonderful world of statistics to explore the remarkable power they have to change our understanding of the world.

Streaming Platforms and Digital News Media: Regulation, Self-regulation or no Regulation?
Panelists: Nikhil Pahwa, Founder, Medianama; Jawhar Sircar, former CEO, Prasar Bharati; Dhanya Rajendran, Founder, The News Minute; and Tarun Katial, CEO Zee5

Introduction: Harish Khare, Chairperson, The Media Foundation

Moderator: Shuma Raha, Contributing Editor, Business Standard

There is a growing debate on whether digital content, so far unregulated in India should be regulated or not.  And if digital content, like news and video streaming platforms, is to be regulated, how would that impact freedom of expression and creative indepencence?

First in a series of conversations organized in collaboration with The Media Foundation on issues facing the media. Featuring prominent voices and highlighting different perspectives, the Dialogues will debate issues challenging our times

His Girl Friday (USA) | (91 min; 1940; b/w; English)

Director: Howard Hawks

With Cary Grant, Rosalind Russel, Ralph Bellamy

Recipient of the National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1983; OFTA Film Hall of Fame, Online Film & Television Association 2012

Considered a gem of Hollywood's golden age, Walter, a hard-boiled newspaper editor, discovers that his ex-wife and former employee, Hildy, is set to marry a wet-blanket insurance salesman. Walter, certain that this is the wrong move for a strong-willed and ambitious woman such as Hildy, decides to sabotage her marital plans by enticing her with one last story--the execution of a convicted murderer.
 

Odissi Dance Recital

By Vinod Kevin Bachan from Delhi, disciple of Guru Ranjana Gauhar

Video recording of the recital for IIC online programmes (55 min)

Screening of NHK documentary films on Japan’s history, literature, art, culture and heritage. Organised with the support of NHK World and Embassy of Japan, New Delhi

The Lights of Fukiya (49 min; 2019; English)

In 1977, the small mountain village of Fukiya was designated as an Important Preservation District in recognition of the vintage red-brown townhouses that lined its streets. Known in former days as a producer of a red pigment called "bengara," it became a popular tourist destination. But with an aging population, it has become more and more difficult to maintain the old houses and shops that make Fukiya so special. Faced with a crisis, 11 local residents with no business experience took a bold step to save their community for future generations. This program follows their progress as they create a corporation and set out to convert an old townhouse into a chic tourist guesthouse.

A festival of disability films organized in collaboration with We Care FilmFest and Brotherhood. Ten award-winning short documentaries from Burma/Japan, Lebanon, India, Iran, Italy and Trinidad & Tobago.

I am Special, So are you (India) | (2:18 min; English subtitles)

Director: Indraneel Goswami

Means to Live (Hingbagee Lambi/Manipur) | (4:18 min; English subtitles)

Director: L. Amarendra Sharma

Short fiction film on rights, rather than charity

The Blind of the Cathedral (Lebanon) | (18 min; 2016; Arabic with English subtitles)

Director: Nadine Asmar

Multiple award winner including Best Short Film, Short Film Competition of Mediterranean Countries, Alexandria International Film Festival 2016; Jury Prize, Arab Women Filmmakers Competition, Baghdad International Film Festival 2016; Winner – Festival Award for Best Directing, Seize the Film – Films on Disability 2017; among others

Fate led to Hala and Bachir first meeting in front of a cathedral. At first sight, they share nothing in common: she is a 15-year-old student, she is Muslim and she sees. Whereas Bachir is 27, he plays the lute, he is Christian and blind. Hala and Bachir will go through an adventure that will empower their innocent love. But a dark fate awaits them.

Traveller (Myanmar/Japan) | (24:06 min; 2014; English subtitles)

Directors: Nwaye Zar Che Soe, Mine Aung Lin Tun, Pyae Zaw Phyo

Recipient of the 3rd Prize for The Best International Documentary ASEAN Film Festival, Hanoi, Vietnam 2015; Jury Mention, We Care International Film Festival, India 2016; and Disability Justice Award, Superfest Disability Festival, Los Angeles, USA 2017

A young woman born with a disability searches for a career despite rampant discrimination. She travels to Japan where she finds strength in disability activism and community, and returns home with a newfound sense of pride.

The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life

By Alexander Norman (HarperCollins, New Delhi: 2020)

 Discussants: Mr. Tenzin Geyche, former Secretary to His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Mr. Claude Arpi, writer and historian; and Mr. Alexander Norman, scholar of Tibetan history and author of the book

Chair: Shri Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary

Moderator: Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, author and filmmaker

This beautifully illustrated chronicle presents an in-depth, first hand narrative of the Dalai Lama’s life story and the Tibetan saga. From remembrances of those close to him, and a treasure trove of over 400 images of Tibet’s priceless visual heritage, it preserves a record of what it was like to create a nation from nothing, in exile, and how His Holiness rallied endlessly for his people. A rich blend of biography, history, and legacy, it captures a detailed account of the tumultuous events through which the Dalai Lama was forced to chart a path, leading to his emergence as an international figure. It illuminates as well his initiatives in the wider world to relieve suffering, overcome global challenges, and foster human flourishing through compassionate universal ethics, working hand in hand with science and ingenuity.