sadho dekho jag baurana

Celebrated classical musician and vocalist, Pt. Madhup Mudgal in conversation with Sujata Prasad and Oroon Das

(Collaboration: Ahad Anhad)

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Cultural programme to be presented by school students

(Collaboration: Sarvodaya  International Trust, New Delhi Chapter)
 

(64 min; 2023; Marathi & English)
Directed & Produced by Sumira Roy who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

In the bustling city of Mumbai where life never stops, a couple decide to end theirs. Becoming India’s first couple to jointly appeal for Euthanasia (illegal in India). During their quest, an unexpected crisis brings them to a crucial crossroad. In this complex interplay of life and death is the desire for one actually a yearning for the other?
 

A theatrical presentation directed by Manjari Chaturvedi

Presented as part of The Courtesan Project

(Collaboration: Sufi Kathak Foundation)

Odissi Recital

By Sumelika Bhattacharyya from Delhi, disciple of Guru Smt. Kiran Segal

At 19:00
Kuchipudi Recital

By D. Dilip from Chennai, disciple of Kalaimamani Sailaja

With legendary poet and writer, Javed Akhtar

In Conversation with Aalok Shrivastav, noted poet and journalist

Introduction: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC
 

Beyond Gender

Dramatised readings of extracts (in Hindi and English) from Satish Alekar’s Begum Barve and Mahesh Dattani’s Seven Steps Around the Fire
Concept & Direction: Sohaila Kapur
Produced by Anuradha Dar

Presented by Three Arts Club and Katyayani

Human Spirit
Solo performance by Kaushal Kumar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Painting, Jamia Millia Islamia
Introduction: Suhas Borker, Trustee IIC

As part of this programme, there will be an exhibition on 23 & 24 September 2023 in Seminar Rooms I to III  on

Hatamaga Karagira 
An exhibition by Handloom craftsmen from Maharashtra 
Curated by Dr. Hem Borker

Time: 11:00 to 19:00 on both the days.

(Collaboration: Maharashtra Sanskritikani Rannaniti Adhyayan Samiti) 

Presenting a selection of short films from the Catalan festival, ‘Animac Lleida. International Animated Film Festival of Catalonia’. Organised in collaboration with Cervantes Institute, New Delhi and Decaf Festival, the festival presents a selection of the best short films recently produced in Spain, and from Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina

Decorated (Spain/11 min/2016)
Director: Alberto Vásquez
Short fiction film about the unravelling of a relationship between two people and how it affects the world around them

Carnal Symbiosis (Belgium/2017/10 min)
Director: Rocío Álvarez Varela
Erotic experimental short film where the game and the personal transformation of the characters are more important than the reality of their bodies

Tío (Mexico/2021/12 min)
Director: Juan José Medina
Film in stop motion, set in a dystopian world, it is the story of a twelve-year-old boy Martin and his family of miners

Flesh (Spain/2019/12 min)
Director: Camila Káter
Animation and documentary about five women, and their relationship with their bodies from childhood to old age

Beast (Chile/2021/15 min)
Director: Hugo Covarrubias
Inspired by trues events, Beast delves into the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile 

Selection Process (Spain/2020/3 min)
Director: Carla Pereira
A cat goes to a job interview where his skills are evaluated by three mice

Loop (Argentina/2021/7 min)
Director: Pablo Polledri
In a society where each member has a specific role and performs a certain action in an eternal loop, a couple decide to do

Kirtaniye…The Invisible Divine: The Udasi Edition

Gurbani

Presented by Bibi Amrita Kaur from New Zealand, well known Gurbani artist
 

(106 min; 2016; English)

Director: Vishaal Nityanand

With Tom Alter, Michael Dieter, Allegra Dunn, Astri Ghosh

A film about dementia and elderly care, and revolves around the lives of three patients. The film evocatively portrays the psychological and emotional journey of Emma whose mother is progressively degenerating, with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, after the death of her husband.