I am Micro (15 min; 2012; experimental; India)

Director: Shai Heredia & Shumona Goel

An experimental film portrait of an anonymous filmmaker struggling to make films against innumerable odds

 

Grandmother (7 min; 2011; experimental; India)

Director: Oorvazi Irani

A portrait of a grandmother sans a realistic treatment

 

My Grandfather's House (14 min; 2013; documentary; Myanmar)

Director: Shunn Lei Swe Yee

Thaktin Htein Win's granddaughter reminisces about the old wooden house which was once a meeting place for the architects of the country's independence movement

 

Madly in Love (5 min; 2013; animation; Japan)

Director: Ikue Sugidono

A woman wants to decorate herself with a cute cake"¦

 

Hint (17 min; 2012; short fiction; Israel)

Director: Adi Bar Yossef

Sharona's dance partner at the weekly folk dancing session is the clumsy Micha"¦

 

Truelovestory (20 min; animation; India)

Director: Gitanjali Rao

Where does Salim, a 17 year old orphan living in the streets of Bombay, learn to woo a woman?

Followed by a discussion with filmmaker

 

At 12:15

Such a Girl Like Me (15 min; 2012; short fiction; Hong Kong)

Director: Man Uen Ching

Yin is a mortician who does make-up for the dead"¦

 

My Fancy High Heels (55 min; 2010; documentary; Taiwan)

Director: Ho Chao-Ti

Filmed over a period of two years, the film rigorously traces the journey of a pair of branded high-heeled shoes, and looks at the dreams of the people involved

 

At 14:30

Jaadui Machchi (37 min; 2013; short fiction; India)

A film by Ektara Collective

On the banks of a flowing river, Jyotika and her friends meet an old woman who tells them a story of a fish that spreads happiness in the world

Followed by a discussion with crew members Maheen Mirza and Hassath

 

Aabida (26 min; 2013; short fiction; United Kingdom)

Director: Maaria Sayed

Aabida is a recently widowed woman who chooses to look upon life as a fresh opportunity to indulge in the little pleasures her strict husband would not permit her

Followed by a discussion with the lead actress, Lubna Salim

 

At 16:30

Voices of Orchid Island (73 min; 1994; documentary; Taiwan)

Director: Hu Tai-Li

The film explores the complex and often troubled relationship the Yami community of Orchid island has with the outside community

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

At 18:30

My No-Mercy Home (77 min; 2013; documentary; South Korea)

Director: Aori

A courageous story of a young woman who sues her father for sexual abuse

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

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Womb on Rent (49 min; 2013; documentary; India)

Director: Ishani Dutta

The emotional journey of a surrogate mother

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

The Bamboo Grove (19 min; 2011; short fiction; Myanmar)

Director: Khin Khin Hsu

A naïve young city doctor on his first job out of medical school comes into conflict with traditional Kayin ideas about medicine

At 12:15

Soundphiles: Many Echoes, Many Worlds

A celebration of listening

Followed by discussions with sound artists

At 14:30

An Almost Perfect Day (12 min; 2012; short fiction; Bangladesh)

Director: Humaira Bilkis

Masud Rana, a young tourist guide meets a girl one day and proposes"¦

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

At 15:00

Have you Seen the Arana? (74 min; 2012; documentary; India)

Director: Sunanda Bhat

A journey through Wayanad in South India that is witnessing drastic transformation in the name of "˜development'

At 16:30

Panel discussion on Through the Looking Glass: Post Conflict Sri Lanka and Its Dilemmas

Panelists: Sumathy Sivamohan; Anomaa Rajakaruna, Leena Manimekalai; and Priya Thangarajah

Watermelon, Fish and Half Ghost (11 min; 2013; short fiction; India)

Director: Payal Kapadia

A fable about life in a chawl where superstitions, relationships and crisis unify families into a community

Haze (6 min; 2013; experimental; India)

Director: Kanika Gupta

A journey from the concrete to a space without well defined forms

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Bandish (7 min; 2013; experimental; India)

Director: Adwaita Das

A young woman observes herself through the camera seeking a deeper truth

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

For You and Me (11 min; 2013; experimental; India)

Director: Tanushree Das

A film about yearning and the struggle to sustain relationships in a society of technological proximity and physical distance

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

At 11:30

Ingirinthu (114 min; 2013; feature fiction; Sri Lanka)

Director: Sumathy Sivamohan

Combining multiple genres and narrative forms, the film is an epic narration of the minority Tamil tea plantation community's struggle to survive

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

At 14:30

Crossings Love (83 min; 2012; documentary; Taiwan)

Director: Kuo Shiao-Yun

An exploration of domestic violence and how such an experience would influence the abused children when they grew up

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

At 16:45

The Breadfruit Tree (22 min; 2013; short fiction; India)

Director: Priyamvada Narayanan

Complex layers of love, loss and meaning unfold in a Bandra home

Followed by a discussion with the production designer, Jenny Pinto

A Summer Flu (17 min; 2013; short fiction; India)

Director: Priyanka Chhabra

A young girls reminisces a childhood spent in the summer in Delhi

At 18:30

Sleepless Nights (128 min; 2012; documentary; Lebanon)

Director: Eliane Raheb

Through the stories of former high ranking intelligence officer and the mother of a young communist fighter who is missing, the film asks if redemption and forgiveness are possible

Exhibition

Cycle of Sovereignty

An installation and artist's book

By Zenki Collective

This project celebrates the spirit of resistance and commitment to social and political change of the Tinsukia District Mohilla Committee, a women's collective in Assam

On view in the Quadrangle Garden

Screenings from 10:30 onwards

Nyonya's Taste of Life (78 min; 2007; fiction/feature; Taiwan)

Director: Wen Chih-Yi

Stories of Indonesian domestic helpers and Thai workers who come to Taiwan dreaming of a better life

At 12:10

Soundphiles: Many Echoes, Many Worlds

A celebration of listening

Followed by discussions with sound artists

From 14:30 onwards

I Too Have a Voice (12 min; 2013; short fiction; Sri Lanka)

Director: Suba Sivakumaran

In a time of violence in Sri Lanka, two women try to reconcile their past and redirect their future

White Van Stories (90 min; documentary; India)

Director: Leena Manimekalai

A film on enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

Aisa Nahin Hua Tha Tahira (23 min; 2013; short fiction; India)

Director: Rajula Shah

Who has the right to tell a person's stories?

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

At 18:00

Carpet Weavers (19 min; 2013; documentary; Afghanistan)

Director: Batul Moradi

The film observes a family of carpet weavers

"¦And the Unclaimed (62 min; 2013; documentary; India)

Director: Debalina

Two young girls in Nandigram committed suicide, and their bodies remained unclaimed"¦

Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker

 

10^th Iawrt Asian Women's Film Festival 2014

The 10^th edition of the festival of films will showcase the work of women filmmakers of Asian origin in a range of genres - documentary, short fiction, animation, experimental and feature fiction. Films from 15 countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey and UK. The festival includes Soundphiles - a curation of sound works; as well as panel discussions; and three exhibitions. Organised in collaboration with International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) India Chapter; Goethe-Institute/Max Mueller Bhavan; ActionAid; Sangat South Asia; Jagori; Taipei Economic and Cultural Center; Korean Cultural Centre, India; IDRC; Zubaan; and PSBT

 

Memory of Water

Installation by Jenny Pinto

 

On view in the Foyer and Gandhi - King Plaza

 

Andaaz - e- Bayaan: Words and Images

An exhibition celebrating diverse expressions"¦

By Anandana Kapur; Geeta Sahai; Debjani Bandyopadhyay; Paromita Vohra; Samina Mishra; Smriti Nevatia; Uma Tanuku; Usha Bhasin; and Vani Subramanian

 

Opening on Monday, 3^rd March 2014 at 18:30

On view at the Annexe Art Gallery

By Deepshankar Bhattacharjee from Kolkata, disciple of Pt. Harashankar Bhattacharjee and Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffar Khan

Illustrated presentation by Robert Nicklesberg, well-known photographer author of the book of the same title

Moderator: Shri Pablo Bartholomew

The talk will focus on the essential visual and historical events and personalities in Afghanistan that determined the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, militancy and terrorism following the Soviet Army's withdrawal in May 1988

A discussion on the book based on the proceedings of an Interfaith Conference organised by ICCR

Edited by Dr. Anindita Balslev

Chief Guest: Shri M. Hamid Ansari, Vice-President of India

Chair: Dr. Karan Singh, MP and President ICCR

Entry by invitations only. Limited cards available at the Information Desk (10 am to 5 pm)

Discussion based around the new book by Maria Aurora Couto

Speakers: Prof. Romila Thapar, historian; Smt Maria Aurora Couto, author of the book; and Shri Sunil Sethi, journalist

Presented by Dominique Moaty, well-known French soprano singer who specializes in Baroque music; and Justin McCarthy, musician and dancer on the harpsichord

The evening will include arias and songs for voice and harpsichord as well as solo sections for the harpsichord. Music from all over Europe will be explored - from Monterverdi to Lully, from Frescobaldi to Froberger and from Handel to Purcell