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MIFF 2018, X: Redundant and Baatil at Jehangir Bhownagery Hall
MIFF 2018, X: Screening Schedule at Jehangir Bhownagery Hall
15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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29 JANUARY 2018, MONDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
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PRAYASAM VISUAL BASICS |
Redundant (Baatil)/Dir : Saddam Hussen /05 Min (probably an error; itis 02 min 04 sec)./Bengali/India/2017 will be the first film to be screened at JB Hall, which is located inside the Films Division campus. Change in socio-economic status adversely affects the individual's way of life after retirement from formal employment. A feeling of low self-worth may be felt due to the loss of earning power and social recognition, negligence by family members, not being consulted for making any decisions, considering oneself to be a burden on the family, among other. According to an estimate, nearly 40% of senior citizens living with their families are reportedly facing abuse of one kind or another, but only 1 in 6 cases actually comes to light. Many of them suffer in silence as they fear humiliation or are too scared to speak up.
The situation is becoming worse due to non awareness about the rights of the elderly people. The phenomenon called ‘grand dumping’ is becoming common in urban areas these days as children are being increasingly intolerant of their parents. Using the metaphor of cycle and motorbike, the film depicts, how the present generation always rejects the older generation, how old parents simply become a liability for the young people. The way the significance of the old cycle diminishes as the new motorbike becomes the new interest, similarly the importance of our parents withers as we grow old and the reigns of the family comes in our hands. When children grow up, get married and are in their own new lives they often forget about their own parents wants and needs, and also try to impose their own idea onto their parents instead of listening.
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The Pressure (Chaap)/Dir : Sangeeta Das/05 Min./Bengali/India/2017
SYNOPSIS- According to the WHO, India has the highest rate of depression with 36% of youth battling depression. Depression is expected to become the second leading cause of death by 2020 across the world. The contributing factors to teenage depression include family pressure, unrealistic expectation, lack of proper support system. One in every five youth suffers from mental disorder, withdrawing themselves from social world. Child are always regarded as trophies and they are expected to behave and follow the decisions as per the whims and wishes of the parents and family members. Moreover in our society, there is a stigma attached to any mental health problem, with the implication the victim is responsible for creating it or blamed on the bad omen and superstition and that it can be wished away. It is seen as a sign of weakness and therefore becomes harder to talk about, bringing shame to the individual and his/her family.
A little girl and a teenage girl are roaming around in the park and suddenly three hands tightly hold the hands of the little girl who was swinging a swing and the teenage girl gets petrified. There is an occasion of celebration, full of vibrate colours encircling the little girl. But the colours signify the chains of expectations burdened on the little girl, which is eventually succumbing her childhood. There is a transition from childhood to teenage but still somewhere, the child in the teenage girl still remains. The constant beat of the drum, playing at the occasion signifies the heart beat which keeps going on despite the cacophony of sounds at the occasion of celebration. One after the other, the father, mother and grandmother laden their unfulfilled dreams on the girl. Celebration goes on around the new born and along with it also starts the parents and elders deciding the fate of the child but no one asks the child what he/ she wants; this has been portrayed through the girl simply standing in the midst of such bustling of noise, being ushered with dreams and desires of her family. Everything is scattered at the occasion and the girl, depressed, slowly opens the chains of burdened expectation but there is immense pathos and pain on her face. Suddenly, the mother of the girl calls her to wake up from the slumber and get ready to visit the psychiatrist.
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Deception (Chhal)/Dir : Shuvajit Saha/11 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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14th February (Choddoi February)/Dir : Rinku Mondal/06 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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Quicksand (Chorabaali)/Dir : Rupa Biswas /12 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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Dilemma (Dolachol)/Dir : Rahul Shaw /04 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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Deadlock (Tanapoden)/Dir : Debashri Mondal/11 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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BREAK – 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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SATYAJIT RAY FILM AND TV INSTITUTE ( SRFTI ), KOLKATA |
Closure/Dir : Aaron Targain/10 Min./English/India/2016
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Gilaani/Dir : Akshay Gouri/12 Min./Haryanvi & Hindustani/India/2016
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Dahan/Dir : Dibya Debasish/10 Min./Odia & Hindi/India/2016
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Bhoomi/Dir : Mithun Chandran/13 Min./Malayalam/India/2016
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BREAK – 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
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RETROSPECTIVE
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BHIMSAIN KHURANA. ANIMATOR – INDIA
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Time: 11:45 AM to 01:30 PM
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Climb /Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/01 Min./Hindi & English/India/1971
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Kahani Har Zamane Ki /Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/09 Min./Hindi & English/India/1971
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Mehmaan/Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/06 Min./Hindi & English/India/1972
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Business is People/Dir : Kantilal Rathod/09 Min./Hindi & English/India/1975
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Munni/Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/13 Min./Hindi & English/India/1975
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The Fire /Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/09 Min./Hindi & English/India/1972
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Ek Anek Ekta /Dir : Bhimsain Khurana & Vijaya Mulay /07 Min./Hindi & English/India/1974
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Mahagiri/Dir : Kireet Khurana/08 Min./Hindi & English/India/1994
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“O” /Dir : Kireet Khurana/05 Min./Hindi & English/India/1995
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Locked/Dir : Kireet Khurana/06 Min./Hindi & English/India/1996
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Prince & the Magician/Dir : Bhimsain Khurana/02 Min./Hindi & English/India/1997
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BREAK – 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM THE NORTH-EAST
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Time: 02:30 PM to 04:45 PM
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Purbaraag/Dir : Charu K. Hazarika/12 Min./India/
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Saving Grace/Dir : Hemanta Das/25 Min./English/India/2016
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Thang Ta /Dir : Ronel Haobam/28 Min./English/India/
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19/87 /Dir : Wanphrang K. Diengdoh/36 Min./Khasi & Hindi/India/2011
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BREAK – 04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Time: 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
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The Boatman of Kashmir/Dir : Ayash Asif/60 Min./English/India/2012
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BREAK – 06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
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FILMS FROM GOETHE-INSTITUT/MAX MUELLER BHAVAN GALLERY
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Democracy – Im Rausch der Daten/Dir : David Bernet/105 Min./German/Germany/2015
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15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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30 JANUARY 2018, TUESDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
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SRISHTI INSTITUTE OF ART, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, BENGALURU
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Pune-30”/Dir : Ashwin Gokhale/13 Min./English/India/2016
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SalehBhambru/Dir : Nehal Vyas/14 Min./English/India/2016
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It’s OK Pammi!/Dir : Riya Kulkarni/17 Min./English/India/2016
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Roohani/Dir : Aaditi Waghmare/08 Min./English/India/2016
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From Family/Dir : Moaksha Vohra/09 Min./English/India/2016
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BREAK – 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 10:30 AM to 12:15 PM
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WHISTLING WOODS INTERNATIONAL, MUMBAI
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Little Man/Dir : Rakhesh Rajan/13 Min./English/India/2017
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Moh Dia Tandhaa/Dir : Priyanka Gill/14 Min./Punjabi/India/2017
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Alaksha/Dir : Pushpak Jain /15 Min./Hindi/India/2017
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500 Rupees /Dir : Shashwat Gandhi/16 Min./Hindi/India/2017
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Binodini /Dir : Mallika Subramanium/16 Min./Bengali/India/2017
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Sanyog /Dir : Aly Rana /19 Min./Hindi/India/2017
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BREAK – 12:15 AM to 12:30 AM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 12:30 PM to 01:30 PM
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SATYAJIT RAY FILM AND TV INSTITUTE (SRFTI), KOLKATA
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Close Your Eyes /Dir : Mon Pal/10 Min./English/India/2016 |
Scattered (Chakhraevith)/Dir : Nikhilesh Mattoo /13 Min./Kashmiri/India/2016 |
Bali/Dir : Roopkatha Purakayastha /12 Min./Bengali/India/2016
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Rachis/Dir : Pratik Thakare/12 Min./Hindi/India/2016
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BREAK – 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM THE NORTH-EAST
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Time: 02:30 PM to 04:45 PM
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Story of a House/Dir : Sesino Yhoshu & Sophy Lasuh/05 Min./India/2011
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Auto Driver/Dir : Meena Longjam/30 Min./India/2015
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Mobile Theatre/Dir : Bidyut Kotoky/55 Min./India/2006
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BREAK – 04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Time: 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
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Kashmir Sofiyana Music/Dir : Mushtaq Bala/35 Min./English/India/2009
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Oh/She/Dir : Bilal A. Jan/05 Min./English/India/2016
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The Lake Town/Dir : Sane Irshed Mattoo/12 Min./Urdu/India/2016
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BREAK – 06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
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MELBOURNE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL SHOWCASE, AUSTRALIA
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Ghost in the Machine /Dir : Poppy Walker and Sophie Hexter/03 Min./English/Australia/2016
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We Are All Snakes /Dir : Samuel Hutchinson/04 Min./English/Australia/2017
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Sudo Ballin /Dir : Mark Hellinger/07 Min./English/Australia/2016
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Fixed! /Dir : Cat Mills/14 Min./English/Australia/2016
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GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( GIFF ), MEXICO
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Sangre de mi Tierra/ Blood of my Land/Dir : Luis Angel Saldaña/10 Min./Mexican/México/2016
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El Guardian/ The Guardian/Dir : Ana Kiresty Gaspar García /10 Min./Mexican/México/2015
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The Journey/Dir : Manatsanun P./61 Min./Thai/Thailand/2017
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15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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31 JANUARY 2018, WEDNESDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM
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MGR FILM & TV INSTITUTE, CHENNAI
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Click/Dir : Udhaya Kumar.K/13 Min./Tamil/India/2016
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Sheep Vanished in the Herd/Dir : P. Ram Kumar/13 Min./Tamil/India/2016
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Aprajitha/Dir : G. Vetrivel/15 Min./Tamil/India/2016
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Kanna Muchale/Dir : Janardhan Chikkanna/15 Min./Tamil/India/2016
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Saral/Dir : C. Dinesh/16 Min./Tamil/India/2016
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BREAK – 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
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STATE INSTITUTE OF FILM AND TELEVISION, ROHTAK
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An Invitation for one (Ek Aadmi ka Nyota)/Dir : Amit kumar/23 Min./India/2017
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The Liar (Chal Jhootha)/Dir : Dheeraj Mewati/26 Min./India/2016
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Bare Feet Impressions (Nange Paaon ke Nishan)/Dir : Yogesh Vats/29 Min./Hindi/India/2016
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BREAK – 12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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STUDENTS’ FILMS
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Time: 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM
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FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, PUNE
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Bhar Dupar/Dir : Swapnil Kapure /15 Min./English/India/2017
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Chav/Dir : Nikhil Patil/15 Min./English/India/2017
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Monday/Dir : Arun Kuppuswami/17 Min./English/India/2017
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Guhini/Dir : Tuhinabha Majumdar/20 Min./English/India/2017
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BREAK – 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM THE NORTH-EAST |
Time: 02:30 PM to 04:45 PM
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Life After/Dir : Bobo Khwaijam/27 Min./English/India/2011
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On a Roll /Dir : Sanjib Das/26 Min./English/India/2012
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40 Years Through Lenses/Dir : Apak Gadhi & Sanju Dodum/31 Min./Arunachal/India/2015
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Sikkim Soccer Girls/Dir : Tribeny Rai/34 Min./Sikkim/India/2016
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BREAK – 04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Time: 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
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Kashmir into the Murky Waters/Dir : Tariq Bhat & Wajahat Iqbal Kashtwari/51 Min./English/India/2015
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BREAK – 06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
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GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( GIFF ), MEXICO
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Festum/Dir : Erick Rodríguez Alonso/10 Min./Mexican/México/2017
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FILMS FROM GOETHE-INSTITUT/MAX MUELLER BHAVAN GALLERY
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A German Youth (Une Jeunesse Allemande/Eine deutsche Jugend)/Dir : Jean-Gabriel Périot/93 Min./German/Germany/ 2014-2015
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15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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01 FEBRUARY 2018, THURSDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX
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SPECIAL SCREENING
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Time: 09:30 AM to 11:45 AM
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Tezpur – 1962 /Dir : Samujjal Kashyap/57 Min./Documentary/English/India/2015
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A Very Oldman with Enormous Wings/Dir : Prateek Vats/72 Min./English, Hindi, Bangla/India/2017
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BREAK – 11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
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HOMAGE
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Time: 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
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Kutti Japanil Kuzandaigal /Dir : Chalam Bennurakar/60 Min./English/India/1991
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BREAK – 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM THE NORTH-EAST
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Time: 02:30 PM to 04:45 PM
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Clipped Wings/Dir : Suraj Duara/26 Min./English/India/
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Dr Bhupen Hazarika/Dir : Surjya Hazarika/30 Min./Assamese/India/2016
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Old Man River/Dir : Gautam Bora/53 Min./English/India/2012
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BREAK – 04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Time: 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
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Her Theme of Freedom/Dir : Mohiuddin Mirza/52 Min./English/India/2016
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Kashmir- Cradle of Secularism/Dir : Saquib-U-Rehman/12 Min./English/India/2017
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BREAK – 06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
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Kaagaz Ki Kashti/Dir : Brahmanand S. Singh/127 Min./Hindi/India/2017
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15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018 |
for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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02 FEBRUARY 2018, FRIDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX |
SPECIAL PACKAGE |
OF LOVE AND STRUGGLE : DOCUMENTARIES BY FILIPINO WOMEN |
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM
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Nick and Chai/Dir : Cha Escala & Wena Sanchez/65 Min./Filipino/Philippines/2014 |
BREAK – 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM |
SPECIAL PACKAGE |
BEST OF FEST
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Time: 11:30 AM to 01:30 PM |
Las Miques/Dir : Raúl Flores Bernal/10 Min./Mexican/México/2013
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El Noveno Horno/Dir : Emmanuel Vargas, Érika Origel/10 Min./Mexican/México/2014
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Mayo/Dir :Diego Iván Andrade/10 Min./Mexican/México/2014
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The Consequences of the Crime (Die Folgen der Tat)/Dir : Julia Albrecht and Dagmar Gallenmüller/79 Min./German/Germany/2015
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BREAK – 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE |
FILMS FROM THE NORTH-EAST
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Time: 02:30 PM to 04:45 PM |
By-Lane 2/Dir : Utpal Dutta/10 Min./English-Assamese/India/2013
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When Thunders Roll/Dir : Nepoleon R Z Thanga/26 Min./English/India/
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Cuckoo/Dir : Jaicheng Dahotia/38 Min./Assamese/India/2014
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Symphony of Silence/Dir : Dip Bhuyan/48 Min./English/India/2017
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BREAK – 04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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FILMS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Time: 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM
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Apour Ti Yapour/Dir : Ajay Raina/78 Min./English/India/2011
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BREAK – 06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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Time: 06:30 PM to 08:30 PM
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Bajo las Brasas/ Beneath the Embers/Dir : Verónica Jessamyn López Sainz /10 Min./Mexican/México/2015
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Music from every Corner (La Musica Desde un Rincon)//Dir : Luis Ángel Saldaña Ramírez /10 Min./Mexican/México/2015
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I am not Your Negro/Dir : Raoul Peck/93 Min./English/USA/2016
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15th MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( MIFF ) 2018
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for Documentary, Short & Animation Films
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SCREENING PROGRAMME
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3 FEBRUARY 2018, SATURDAY
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JB HALL – FD COMPLEX
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SPECIAL SCREENING
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Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
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Chanderi : Poetry on fabric (Chanderinama) /Dir : Rajendra Janglay/14 Min./Hindi/India/
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Machines /Dir : Rahul Jain/71 Min./Hindi/India/2016
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BREAK – 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
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SPECIAL PACKAGE
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BEST OF FEST
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FILMS FROM GOETHE-INSTITUT/MAX MUELLER BHAVAN GALLERY
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Time: 11:45 AM to 01:30 PM
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A Film Unfinished (Geheimsache Ghettofilm)/Dir : Yael Hersonski/89 Min./German/Germany/2010
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About Siraj Syed
Syed Siraj (Siraj Associates)
Siraj Syed is a film-critic since 1970 and a Former President of the Freelance Film Journalists' Combine of India.
He is the India Correspondent of FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the international Federation of Film Critics, Munich, Germany
Siraj Syed has contributed over 1,015 articles on cinema, international film festivals, conventions, exhibitions, etc., most recently, at IFFI (Goa), MIFF (Mumbai), MFF/MAMI (Mumbai) and CommunicAsia (Singapore). He often edits film festival daily bulletins.
He is also an actor and a dubbing artiste. Further, he has been teaching media, acting and dubbing at over 30 institutes in India and Singapore, since 1984.
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