(The films under this theme of Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival streamed from 3rd to 19th December 2021)
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ABLOOM(15:00/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021 India/ Animation)
by Anirudh Sah
A story about two characters who are facing an emotional barrier to overcome their grief and despite being very close, are dealing with it in isolation.
BLOOMING BUDS
(27:17/ Hindi and English / 2017/ India/ Short Fiction)
by Anahita Amani
A story about two women of different ages, going through different emotions but living in one house. One of them being the mother, and the other, her daughter.
CHAUKHAT (Door Frames)
(31:00/ Bhojpuri with English subtitles/ 2019/ India/ Short Fiction)
by Bibhanshu Rai
This film is about a woman who lived her whole life according to her family and tries to fit and fulfill every step that is meant for women.
CITY GIRLS
(28:00/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Documentary)
by Priya Thuvassery
Spending some time with Umra and Kulsum, who have moved to New Delhi from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, the film attempts to deconstruct the image of ‘the city’ and what it means for girls and women brought up in an 'elsewhere’.
EK THA GAON
(61:00/ Garhwali, Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Documentary)
(08:00/ Malayalam with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Short Fiction)
Instructions for the Viewer:
Option 1: You can watch one film at a time, by clicking on its title below!
Option 2: You can also watch the entire theme together.
ABLOOM(15:00/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021 India/ Animation)
by Anirudh Sah
A story about two characters who are facing an emotional barrier to overcome their grief and despite being very close, are dealing with it in isolation.
BLOOMING BUDS
(27:17/ Hindi and English / 2017/ India/ Short Fiction)
A story about two women of different ages, going through different emotions but living in one house. One of them being the mother, and the other, her daughter.
CHAUKHAT (Door Frames)
(31:00/ Bhojpuri with English subtitles/ 2019/ India/ Short Fiction)
This film is about a woman who lived her whole life according to her family and tries to fit and fulfill every step that is meant for women.
CITY GIRLS
(28:00/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Documentary)
Spending some time with Umra and Kulsum, who have moved to New Delhi from Banda in Uttar Pradesh, the film attempts to deconstruct the image of ‘the city’ and what it means for girls and women brought up in an 'elsewhere’.
EK THA GAON
by Srishti Lakhera
Semla, is a ghost village in the Himalayan foothills. Like her village, Leela is old, resilient and forgotten. Golu is the only young person in the village. As the film progresses, the two women face the invisible but palpable forces of migration. Their emotional journey changes their relationship with the place they call “Home”.
LOCKDOWN MADNESS – A TRUE STORY(02:07/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2020/ India / Animation)
by Anandana Kapur
A comedic telling of a household terrorized by a tiny mouse during the lockdown.
OUR MOUNTAIN VALLEY HOME(20:00/ Marathi with English subtitles / 2020/ India/ Documentary)
by Amartya Ray
Hidden among the misty green mountains surrounding Phopsandi—a village in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra—the Wale family have inhabited a lamplit cave for the past four generations. What happens when one day, government officials arrive to question the Wale’s about a house they have been allocated in Phopsandi.
SPRING OF MUSHROOMS(22:51/ Malayalam with English subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Short Fiction)
by Rahul M. M.
Thenmozhi is an artist belonging to a tribal community, who migrated from the forest to a city. Asiya is a Muslim woman, divorced, working in a retail shop in the same city and raising her kid.
SUDHAMAYEE
(20:32/ Hindi, English, Kannada and Marathi with English subtitles/ 2019/ India/Documentary)
by Megha Acharya
The film’s narrative revolves around the director’s mother whose life is filled with events that happen tediously often, even as she battles a chronic disease.
THATHA'S SECRET
(08:30/ Tamil with English subtitles/ 2018/
Semla, is a ghost village in the Himalayan foothills. Like her village, Leela is old, resilient and forgotten. Golu is the only young person in the village. As the film progresses, the two women face the invisible but palpable forces of migration. Their emotional journey changes their relationship with the place they call “Home”.
LOCKDOWN MADNESS – A TRUE STORY(02:07/ Hindi with English subtitles/ 2020/ India / Animation)
by Anandana Kapur
A comedic telling of a household terrorized by a tiny mouse during the lockdown.
OUR MOUNTAIN VALLEY HOME(20:00/ Marathi with English subtitles / 2020/ India/ Documentary)
by Amartya Ray
Hidden among the misty green mountains surrounding Phopsandi—a village in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra—the Wale family have inhabited a lamplit cave for the past four generations. What happens when one day, government officials arrive to question the Wale’s about a house they have been allocated in Phopsandi.
SPRING OF MUSHROOMS(22:51/ Malayalam with English subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Short Fiction)
by Rahul M. M.
Thenmozhi is an artist belonging to a tribal community, who migrated from the forest to a city. Asiya is a Muslim woman, divorced, working in a retail shop in the same city and raising her kid.
SUDHAMAYEE
by Megha Acharya
The film’s narrative revolves around the director’s mother whose life is filled with events that happen tediously often, even as she battles a chronic disease.
THATHA'S SECRET
(08:30/ Tamil with English subtitles/ 2018/
Every summer, Arya and her sister Tara spend their holidays at their grandfather’s forest home. And no summer holiday is complete without their customary camping trip and their grandfather’s (Thatha) stories under the open night sky. But this year Thatha’s story has a few unexpected twists that could change Arya profoundly.
THE GRASSHOPPERS SLEEP HERE
THE GRASSHOPPERS SLEEP HERE
by J. Balaram
When a man comes with a grass cutting machine to a field, a girl is seen sleeping there. Where developments are inevitable, this simple yet layered film strongly prompts the audience to acknowledge the small ecosystems that are inevitably important.
THE LAST RHODODENDRON
(36:56/ Pahadi with English subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Short Fiction)
by Yashasvi Juyal
This film narrates the journey of a conflict where one generation is connected to the possibilities of the city, and the other is tethered to the survival of their land.
SRISHTI STUDENT'S ANIMATION FILMS
Ashudha (Impure)(01.00/ English/ 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Shrreeya Sudhinndra
In many places of the world, the topic of menstruation is a taboo. The narrative is a depiction of an incident about the day when the protagonist got her first period.
Chafaa
(01.24/ Marathi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Yogeshwari K
A film about the directors’ grandmother, the traditional values she was brought up with, which turned into her aspirations and finally, into the learnings that she gained in her lifetime. Not as someone’s wife, or daughter, or mother, but as an intelligent woman with dreams in her eyes.
Padhaku (Studious)
(0.44/ Hindi and English / 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Shivangi Varma
PhD student Neelakshi Varma passionately discusses how people fail to grasp the scientific community and continue to build an invisible barrier between them and the rest of the world. Growing up, Padhaku was the one label in which Neelakshi found solace.
Rani (Queen)
(0.46/ Hindi with English subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Piyush Jain
Named after the pet name of the filmmakers’ mom, it is an attempt to represent her mother’s angst as well as love for the joint family they live in. The message it conveys is one that millions of Indian families share; even though quarrels happen, love and forgiveness hold a family together.
Tomato Fry
(0.46/ Hindi with English subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Diya Paul
A retelling of a priceless memory shared by the filmmaker and her sister in their childhood. Months before their mother was left paralyzed and lost the ability of speech, she felt the impending doom arrive and taught her daughters the basics of living. What came out of that day was tomato fry.
Tukkam
(01.07/ Tamil with English Subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Aaron Aparaajith
The film follows the filmmaker's older sister as she confesses about a rather quirky habit of hers – one that doesn’t let her sleep unless her feet are lodged against a hard surface or object.
When a man comes with a grass cutting machine to a field, a girl is seen sleeping there. Where developments are inevitable, this simple yet layered film strongly prompts the audience to acknowledge the small ecosystems that are inevitably important.
THE LAST RHODODENDRON
(36:56/ Pahadi with English subtitles/ 2020/ India/ Short Fiction)
This film narrates the journey of a conflict where one generation is connected to the possibilities of the city, and the other is tethered to the survival of their land.
SRISHTI STUDENT'S ANIMATION FILMS
Ashudha (Impure)(01.00/ English/ 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Shrreeya Sudhinndra
In many places of the world, the topic of menstruation is a taboo. The narrative is a depiction of an incident about the day when the protagonist got her first period.
Chafaa
(01.24/ Marathi with English subtitles/ 2021/ India/ Animation)
by Yogeshwari K
Padhaku (Studious)
(0.44/ Hindi and English / 2021/ India/ Animation)
PhD student Neelakshi Varma passionately discusses how people fail to grasp the scientific community and continue to build an invisible barrier between them and the rest of the world. Growing up, Padhaku was the one label in which Neelakshi found solace.
Rani (Queen)
(0.46/ Hindi with English subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
Named after the pet name of the filmmakers’ mom, it is an attempt to represent her mother’s angst as well as love for the joint family they live in. The message it conveys is one that millions of Indian families share; even though quarrels happen, love and forgiveness hold a family together.
Tomato Fry
(0.46/ Hindi with English subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
A retelling of a priceless memory shared by the filmmaker and her sister in their childhood. Months before their mother was left paralyzed and lost the ability of speech, she felt the impending doom arrive and taught her daughters the basics of living. What came out of that day was tomato fry.
Tukkam
(01.07/ Tamil with English Subtitles / 2021/ India/ Animation)
The film follows the filmmaker's older sister as she confesses about a rather quirky habit of hers – one that doesn’t let her sleep unless her feet are lodged against a hard surface or object.
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