(60 min; 2022; English/Urdu with English subtitles)
Director: Yousuf Saeed who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

The film traces the cultural history of north India’s Rampur town through its food and culinary heritage. Among India’s wide variety of regional cuisines, the former princely state of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh is known for its traditional foods, mostly perfected under the patronage of its erstwhile nawabs or royalty. The film includes interviews with food historians, members of Rampur’s nawabi family and also traditional khansamas or chefs of Rampur who prepare various delicious dishes for the camera. Since music and singing was part of serving food in the court of the Rampur nawabs, the film also briefly explores the evolution of classical music and its Rampur gharana

Hop, Skip and Jump: Peregrinations of a Diplomat’s Wife
By Reba Som (Om Books International: 2023)

Discussants:  Shri Sanjoy Roy, Managing Director, Teamwork Arts; Ms Namita Gokhale, writer, editor, festival director and publisher; Dr. Malashri Lal, writer and academic who has specialized in literature, women and gender studies; Dr. Reba Som, writer, academic, historian, vocalist and author of the book 

Chair: Shri Shyam Saran, President, IIC

Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

Tukdam: Between Worlds (Nepal)
(90 min; 2022; English)
Director: Donagh Coleman

The film investigates the Tibetan phenomenon of tukdam, in which a realised meditation master dies in a consciously controlled manner, their body defying decay for weeks afterwards. Juxtaposing scientific and Tibetan perspectives, the documentary explores this enigmatic bridge between life and death

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
 

(52 min; 2017; English)

A film by Manu Rewal who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion
 

(52 min; 2017; English)
A film by Manu Rewal who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

When Raj Rewal returned to India in 1962, after studying architecture and having various artistic and professional experiences in London and Paris, he wished to create a different architecture for this new nation facing major challenges. He drew lessons from the masterpieces of Indian architecture, pragmatically overcame the opposition between tradition and modernity, and created an original and human architecture respectful of nature. A fascinating portrait of a man who, over the decades, has participated through his iconic projects – individual house, collective housing, exhibition halls, offices, library of the Indian Parliament – in building modern India.

The second part of the film will be screened on 8 August 2023 at 6.30 pm

Details of the Film Screenings

Mariola – A Girl Child Story  
(120 min; 2012; Konkani with English subtitles)
Director: Joe Rose

The desire for a son drives many people to do strange things. In Mariola, director and scriptwriter Joe Rose relates a hitherto untold side of girl child repression. Mariola, is a girl who is disguised as a boy because her mother and grandmother always wanted a son…
 

Details of the Films Screening

Ghor Sounsar (115 min; Konkani with English subtitles)
Director: Menino Mario Araujo

Anna and Christo are working parents dedicated to their work and career which compels them to leave their only son in the care of a servant. The child grows up longing for parental love and isolated dies an untimely death… 

A festival of feature and documentary films organised in collaboration with Goenkarancho Ekvot

Details of the Film Screenings

Inauguration

Followed by screening of two films:
Bread and Belonging: Whose pão is it 
(50 min; 2020; Konkani/Kannada with English subtitles)
Director: Sonia Filinto

As Goa, India’s smallest state comes to grip with growing migration, three stories unfold around its unique bread. Stories of people dealing with migration, changing culture and the need to earn a living.

At 19:10
Soul Curry (110 min; 2017; Konkani with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Nieelesh Malkar
With Jackie Shroff, Seema Biswas, Sonam Morajkar

Philip Branco a saxophone player, is married to singer Mary but due to changing times in the world of music, his work becomes less and less until he is reduced to playing at funerals. Although blessed with four daughters, Philip yearns for a son…
 

Three short plays presented by Ruchika Theatre
Directed by Feisal Alkazi

The plays explore the themes of friendship post Partition, the issue of aging and the ethical and moral dilemmas surrounding adultery and hospital practice

The performance will be followed by a discussion
 

(100 min; 2022; Malayalam with English subtitles)
Written and Directed by Siddik Paravoor 

The film will be introduced by V.K. Cherian

Based on a real-life story of a Kerala Muslim woman who raised three Hindu children as her own, without changing their religion or way of life. Subaida and her husband, Abdul Aziz Haji are a shining example of benevolence and humanity in a society that is increasingly defined by religion and hate politics