15th Madurai Film Festival 2013 : Screening Schedule: Some changes have been made!

15^th Madurai Film Festival 2013 : Screening schedule: Few changes have been made due to unavoidable circumstances.

Day 1; 6 Dec 2013

Mannar Thirumalai Nayakkar College

10 a.m. Inauguration

10:30    Vakri Chokku : Dir: Krishnamoorthy; 13mins; Vakri & Tamil; 2013; India

11:00    Maayai Nizhalkal: Dir: Venkat; 14mins 17sec; Silent; 2013; India

11:30    Bottle Masala in Moile : Dir; Vaidehi Chitre; 38mins; Documentary; English, East Indian Marathi, Marathi, Hindi; 2012; India

12:30     Domoj / Home: Dir: Simona Feldman; 9mins; German/Russian; 2013; Germany

1:00       Lunch break

2:00      There is Music in The Air Dir: Tim Bosse; 20 mins; German; 2012; Germany

2:30      In The Nick of Time : Dir: David M. Lorenz; 13 mins; German; 2011; Germany

3:00      Allah is Great : Dir: Andrea Lannetta; 25 mins 04secs; English/Hindi; 2012

3:40:     Run of the Rivers: Dir:Aravind Kumar; 24 min; Hindi/English; 2012

Day 1; 6 Dec 2013

Department of English, Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Gandhigram

1:45      Welcome

2:00      Karvaan (Shadows in the dark): Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 100 mins; 1999; India

4:00      Kahani Ek Gaon Ki :Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 26 mins; 2012; India

Day 1; 6 Dec 2013

Hotel Prem Nivas

6:00      Inauguration

6:30:     Kanche Aur Postcards (Marbles and Postcard): Dir: Ridham Janve; 29 mins 55secs; Hind with English subtitles; 2013; India

7:15      A Million Steps : Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 22 mins; 2003; India

Day 2: 7 Dec 2013

Venue: Sermathai  Vasan College, Perungudi:

10:00    Inauguration

10:30    Aakhir (At last) Dir: Tarun Jain; 15 mins 40 secs; Hindi; 2012

11:00    Melawa – The festival of marriages   Dir: Junaid Imam; 17 mins 25 secs; Hindi; 2013

11:30    Badalte Nakshe (Changing Maps) :  Dir: Nithila Kanagasabai, Nitya Menon, archana sadar, Lokokba: 23mins 30sec;  Documentary: Hindi, English: 2012: India

12:15    An Island of Hope: Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 26 mins; 2010; India

1:00      Lunch break

2:00     No Problem! – six months with the Barefoot grandmamas :   Dir: Yasmin Kidwai; 56 mins 14 secs; English and Hindi; 2012; India

3:15      Take back the fight: Dir: Sujatha Subramanian, Shruthi Ravi, likokba, Mrinal singh: 27mins 43sec; Documentary: English: 2013:

4:00      Eutanas S.A: Dir: Victor Nores; 09 mins 50 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

4:30      Vote of thanks

Day 2: 7 Dec 2013

Venue:  Hotel Premnivas

5:00 pm A German Loves His Fatherland:  Dir: Nico Sommer; 20 mins 10 secs; German; 2011; Germany

5:30      When Shankar Nag comes asking: Dir: Sushma Veerappa; 66:45; Kannada: 2013: India

7:00      Every Silence Another Doubt ; Dir: Vivek Asri; 19 mins 40 secs; Hindi; 2013; India

7:30      Flash point: Dir: Mridula chari, Francis Lohrii, Gursimran Khamba, Shivani Gupta.: 19mins 20 sec

Documentary: English: 2013: India

Day 3: 8 Dec 2013

IDEAS Centre, Vazhaithoppu; 10 am to 6 pm

10 am:  Inauguration

10:00    Don’t be our fathers:  Dir: Roopesh Kumar; 30 mins; Malayalam; 2013; India

10:45      Fabricated: Dir:K.P.Sasi; 74 min; Malayalam; 2013; India

12:15    Daane Daane pe: Dir: Nithila kanagasabai, Mridula chari, nitya menon, Krishna panchal: 28mins Documentary: English, Hindi, Tamil: 2013: India

1:00      Lunch break

2:00      Kandhamal UNRESOLVED: Dir: Shailendra boora; 60mins; Documentary; Hindi; 2013; India

3:30       Mystery Hunters: Dir: Sajeevan Anthikad: 59mins: Documentary: English: 2012: India

4:45      Porattangalude Monnamkannu (Third eye of resistance) :   Dir: Razi; 95 mins; Malayalam and English; 2012; India

Day 3: 8 Dec 2013

Littles – A Centre for Children, Nagamalai

2:00 pm The Discarded: Dir: Juan Antono Delicado & David Elicado; 11 mins 36 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

2:30      Beyond the Hill ;  Dir: Akshay Dilip Ware; 10mins; Marathi; 2013; India

2:45      Kanche Aur Postcards / Marbles and Postcards: Dir: Ridham Janve; 29 mins 55secs; Hindi; 2013; India

3:30      Chandmiya :   Dir: Suhaas Karnekar; 19mins 35secs; Hindi; 2012; India

4:00      The Visit :   Dir: Moa Kichu; 22mins; Nagamese; 2012; India

4:30      Diaries of unknown: Dir: Sohil Vaidya: 25mins: Documentary: Marathi/Hindi: 2012-2013: India

5:00      Maayai Nizhalkal: Dir: Venkat; 14mins 17sec; Silent; 2013; India

Day 3: 8 Dec 2013

Hotel Premnivas

2:00      In Zukunft / In Future : Dir: Darja Pilz; 64mins; Russian; 2013; Germany

3:15      Scattered Windows, Connected Doors : Dir; Ms. Roohi Dixit and Ms. Ziba Bhagwagar: 75mins: Documentary: English: 2013 India

5:00      V.Babasaheb (life in full open):   Dir: Avinash Deshpande; 52mins; Marathi, Hindi & English; 2013; India

6:15      BV Karanth: Baba :  Dir: Ramachandra PN;93 mins; Kannada, English and Hindi; 2012; India

Day 4 : 9 Dec: Monday

Yadava College for Men; 10 am to 5 pm

10:00    Inauguration

10:30    1cube: Dir: Pramod Dev: 42min 51secs: Documentary: English, Malayalam & Tamil: 2012: India

11:30    “Vidhappadu” (Sowing Field)  : Dir: Aneez K M: 21mins 48sec: Documentary: Malayalam: 2013: India

12:00    A Commons story : Dir: Epti patnaik, Ananda Siddhartha, Pratik Bhakta, Piyush Garud: 31mins 48sec ;Documentary: Hindi, English: 2013: India

12:45    20Zwolf / 20Twelve :Dir: Christian Stahl; 03 mins 34 secs; German; 2012; Germany

1:00      Lunch break

2:00      Descent into Hell : Dir: Sergi guibas Arnau; 14mins 57secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

2:20      Moritz Und Der Waldschrat / Moritz and The Woodwose: Dir: Byn Chainey; 20mins; German; 2013; Germany

2:45      Crushed Willi : Dirs: Volker Heymann; 05 mins 49 secs; German; 2013; Germany

3:00      The Boy And The Parrot :  Dir: Sagar Shriskar; 8mins 23 secs; English; 2013; India

3:15      Villari :  Dir: Prashant Vanjani; 17 mins; Hindi; 2013; India

3:30      Maayai Nizhalkal : Dir: Venkat; 14mins 17sec; Silent; 2013; India

3:45      Vote of thanks

Day 4 : 9 Dec: Monday

Department of Tamil, Devaangar Arts College, Aruppukottai; 10 am to 5 pm

10 am:  Inauguration

10:30    Vakri Chokku: Dir: Krishnamoorthy; 13mins; Vakri & Tamil; 2013; India

11:00    Maayai Nizhalkal: Dir: Venkat; 14mins 17sec; Silent; 2013; India

11:30    Aakhir (At last): Dir: Tarun Jain; 15 mins 40 secs; Hindi; 2012; India

12:00    Melawa – The festival of marriages:   Dir: Junaid Imam; 17 mins 25 secs; Hindi; 2013; India

12:30    Ek Kulta Ek Raja- The Only King:   Dir: Junaid Imam; 17 mins 25 secs; Marathi; 2013; India

1:00      Lunch break

2:00      I burnt my fingers:  Dir: Kamlesh Udesi; 33mins39 seccs; Gujarati; 2013; India

2:45      Ball N Beautiful : Dir: Chida Bora; 14:48mins: Documentary: Assamese; 2011; India

3:15      Diaries of unknown : Dir: Sohil Vaidya: 25mins: Documentary: Marathi/Hindi: 2012-2013: India

3:45      As Usual :   Dir: Parashar Naik; 7 mins, 50 secs;  English, Hindi; 2013; India

Day 4 : 9 Dec: Monday

RVS College of Education, Dindigul; 2 pm to 5 pm

2:00      Inauguration

2:15      The Swing of The Coffin Maker : Dir: Elmar Imanov; 29 mins 58secs; German; 2012; Germany

3:00      Musik Liegt In Der Luft / There is Music in The Air : Dir: Tim Bosse; 20 mins; German; 2012; Germany

3:30      Welcome to Bavaria : Dir: Matthias Kobmehi; 11 mins 21 secs; German; 2012; Germany

4:00      Ein Augenblick in Mir / In The Nick of Time : Dir: David M. Lorenz; 13 mins; German; 2011; Germany

4:30      Allah is Great: Dir: Andrea Lannetta; 25 mins 04secs; English/Hindi; 2012

Day 4 : 9 Dec: Monday

Hotel Prem Nivas;

10:15     Alegria do lar/ The Joy of a Home : Dir: Ana Isabel Martins; 20 mins; Portuguese; 2013; Portugal

10: 45   A few days more : Dir: O.P. Srivatsava; 50 mins; English and Hindi; 2012; India

11:45    Tracing the Arc : Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 26 min; 2003; India

12:30    Another Fucking: Dir: Katharina Marie Schubert; 30 mins; German; 2011; Germany

1:15      lunch break

2:00      Come and Play : Director/s: Daria Belova; 30 mins; German/Russian; 2013; Germany

2:45      Sorry to Interrupt: Dir: Dravid M. Lorenz ; 13mins; German; 2012; Germany

3:15      Maliwood Talkies : Dir: Sudhir kasabe; 69 mins; Hiindi and Marathi; 2012; India

4:25      Good girls don’t Dance : Dir: Padmalatha Ravi: 14mins 29sec: Documentary: English, Kannada, Tamil and hindi: 2013: India

5:00      Ningal Aranaye Kando? (Have you seen the arena?) :   Dir: Sunandha Bhat; 73mins; Malayalam; 2012; India

6:30      Bumpy Night: Dir: Julie Kreuzer; 30 mins; German; 2012; Germany

7:15      Cold Star: Dir: Kai Stanicke; 07 mins 3 secs; No Dialogue; 2011; Germany

7:30      Gay Goth Scene: Dir: Kai stanicke; 04 mins 57secs; No Dialogue; 2013; Germany

7: 45     Feel :Dir: Marcus Hanisch; 05 mins 02 secs; German; 2012; Germany

Day 5 : 10 Dec 2013

Vellaichamy Nadar College, Nagamalai

10:00        Inauguration

10:15    Made You Look : Dir: Sigal Yona; 14 mins 08 secs; Hebrew; 2012; Israel

10:30:   Casa Luz / House of Light : Dir: Towanda Films / Navina Khatib; 64 mins; Spanish; 2013; Germany

11:45    Sama – Muslim Mystic Music of India : Dir: Shazia Khan:  52mins: Documentary: Multiple Indian regional Languages;  2013; India

1:00      Lunch break

2:00      Die Schaukel Des Sargmachers / The Swing of The Coffin Maker: Dir: Elmar Imanov; 29 mins 58secs; German; 2012; Germany

2:45      Achttausend / Eight Thousand: Dir: Simon-Niklas Scheuring; 19 mins; German; 2013; Germany

3:15      Dreieinhalb / Three and A Half: Dir: Elisa Unger; 20; German; 2012; Germany

3:45      Dragon High School: Dir: Lola Parra; 08 mins 30 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

4:00      Chaos: Dir: Miguel Moneagudo; 13 mins 44 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

4:20      You are a Terrorist: Dir: Antoni Sole; 11 mins 28 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

4:40      Explosive: Dir: Jose Ramon Sonario & Ivan M. Valencia; 17 mins 56 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Day 5 : 10 Dec 2013

St. Justin’s College of Education, Teppakulam; 10 am to 5 pm

10:00    Inaguration

10:15    At the ball of fortune : Dir: Denis Kurochka ;08 mins 40 secs; Silent; 2012; Russia

10:30    La Primavera de Juan Pita : Dir: Miguel Pita; 10 mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain

10:45     Rab da vasta…:   Dir: Chakravarty devulapalii; 10mins 45secs; Punjabi; 2013; India

11:00      Moksha   -   (Salvation): Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 80mins; 1993; India

1:00       Lunch break

2:00      A Little Revolution – A Story of Suicides and Dreams : Dir: Harpreet Kaur: 60mins: Documentry: English & Panjabi: 2009; India & USA

3:15      My Kashmir  : Dir: Modhuri Mohinder and Vaishali Sinha; 31mins; Documentary; English, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi; 2013; India

3:50      Grunes Gold / Green Gold : Dir: Barbara Marheineke; 13 mins 10 secs; German; 2012; Germany

4:10      Andersartig / Different : Dir: Dennis Stein-Schomburg; 04 mins 30 secs; German; 2011; Germany

4:20      Kukla / A Dummy: Dir: Konstantin Chelidze; 13 mins 36 secs; Russian; 2013; Russia

Day 5 : 10 Dec 2013

Department of Sociology, Fatima College; 2 pm to 5 pm

2:00      Inauguration

2:15      Mecs Meus : Dir: Liam Engle; 3mins; French; 2013; France

2:20      Erinnerungen An Den Sommer / Remembering The Summer: Dir: Friedrich Tieditke; 10 mins 20secs; German; 2012; Germany

2:35      From Beyond : Dir: Rajbir Kaur; 10mins 30sec; English; 2013; India

2:50      Milchbart / Milk Mustache: Dir: Katrin Woller; 03 mins 9 secs; No Dialogue; 2013; Germany

3:00      Pro Kope / The Maid : Dir: Sascha Zimmermann; 13 mins 45 secs; German; 2012; Germany

3:20      Jacobo : Dir: David Del Aguila; 13 mins 37 secs; Spanish; 2012; Spain

3:35      Hibernation :Dir: Jon mikel Caballaro; 17 mins; Spanish; 2012; Spain

4:00      Caretos : Dir: Luis sanchez-Polack; 05 mins 46 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

4:10      Mi ojo derecho (My right eye (the apple of my eyes) : Dir: Joseco de linares; 13 mins; Spanish; Spain

4:20      Tarde de Futbol (soccer day) : Dir: Miguel Pita; 19mins; Spanish; 2012; Spain

4:45      Vote of thanks

Day 5 : 10 Dec 2013

Hotel Prem Nivas

5:00      Farooq versus The State : Dir: Anjali Montero and K.P. Jayasankar: 25mins:    Documentary:Hindi, English: 2012: India

5:45      Amidst Dark: Dir: Sohini Singh; 11mins; Hindi, English; 2013; India

6:00      Closing ceremony

6:30      Closing film: The Textures Of Loss : Dir: Pankaj Butalia; 60 mins; 2013; India

Note: Tentative schedule; subject to change.

15th Madurai Film Festival 2013: International Films: Short Films

15^th Madurai Film Festival 2013

International Films: Short films

1) Mecs Meus

Dir: Liam Engle; 3mins; French; 2013; France

Bob doesn’t understand why French girls never hit on guys… what if men were actually the “weaker sex”?

2) Descent into Hell

Dir: Sergi guibas Arnau; 14mins 57secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

When an old man arrives to the Chapel he finds that all the villagers were killed. Also, he sees that they hanged and burned his brother. He decides to cross the mountains to try to finish with the bastards.

3) Vaterlandsliebe / A German Loves His Fatherland

Dir: Nico Sommer; 20 mins 10 secs; German; 2011; Germany

Jens is tolerant, tall and good-looking. His big honesty and loyalty to Germany brings him increasingly problems. Many people think he is a Nazi, although he only loves his native country.

4) Erinnerungen An Den Sommer / Remembering The Summer

Dir: Friedrich Tieditke; 10 mins 20secs; German; 2012; Germany

A woman (Isolde Barth) remembers her first love experience, realizing its true significance only in retrospective. Beautiful and light feelings suddenly turn oppressive and lead to new perspectives.

5) Moritz Und Der Waldschrat / Moritz and The Woodwose

Dir: Byn Chainey; 20mins; German; 2013; Germany

Moritz is a boy caught between the worlds of life and death. Struggling with the illness of his little brother, he is now drifting away from his family. But when he wanders alone into the forest, he encounters an ancient being who offers him a macabre bargain.

6) Nicht Den Boden Beruhren / Don’t Hit The Ground

Dir: Mia Spenglar; 30 mins; German; 2013; Germany

The 90's, a colourful decade of pop and shallowness: Fifteen year old Fila and her clique are in the middle of it. Fila is popular amongst her friends, because she is cool, sassy and loud. But so is Gülcan, her a rival. When Fila falls in love with a 27 year old, softhearted drug dealer Artur, she hides their relationship, since Artur is considered a loser by her friends. But Gülcan reveals Filas secret. To prove her wrong, Fila makes out with Gülcans secret crush, Alex. She, thereby, not only enrages her friends, but also breaks Arturs heart.

7) Die Schaukel Des Sargmachers / The Swing of The Coffin Maker

Dir: Elmar Imanov; 29 mins 58secs; German; 2012; Germany

Azerbaijan. Yagub lives with his adult son, Musa in a small house in a desolate place. They lead a solitary life. Musa, mentally disabled and limited in his motor skills, assists his father with his work. Yagub is a carpenter and earns his money especially with coffins, which he carpenters for Georgians and Russians. Whenever being confronted with the clumsiness of his son he often reacts indignantly. When Musa is diagnosed with a deadly illness, the emotional numbing of the father slowly dissolves as he tries to make the last days of his son as enjoyable as possible – until Sabir delivers a surprising message.

8) Domoj / Home

Dir: Simona Feldman; 9mins; German/Russian; 2013; Germany

Juri is growing up under deprived circumstances in a small village in the former CCCP. When his father moves to Germany to earn money for his family he hast to come to grips with a life without a father.

9) Musik Liegt In Der Luft / There is Music in The Air

Dir: Tim Bosse; 20 mins; German; 2012; Germany

Mirek is disillusioned. His dream of a life with Tina was still within reach when she went off with a stupid music bod with his show-off guitar slung around his neck. At least now Mirek thinks he knows why his life could have gone differently – better, in fact – if he hadn’t always had to play football outside as a child – he should have been preparing for life with piano and flute lessons like his classmates. So Mirek turns to his buddy Klaus and decides to get an instrument for himself.

10)  Milchbart / Milk Mustache

Dir: Katrin Woller; 03 mins 9 secs; No Dialogue; 2013; Germany

A young woman enters a café and decides to bring a touch of rebellion to the cold atmosphere. But it’s not until a clumsy mishap that she gets real attention. And suddenly her coolness is challenged.

11)  Komm Und Spiel / Come and Play

Director/s: Daria Belova; 30 mins; German/Russian; 2013; Germany

Berlin. Grisha, a Russian-German boy, fools around with a wooden stick toygun. The longer he plays, the further he is thrust into an altered reality. The boundaries between the past and the present, the real and the surreal, start to blur. Images from bygone Berlin appear; streets and buildings still carry the memories of war. Suddenly, he is caught in a nightmare of another lifetime, nightmare that is still present today.

“Come & Play” is a film about the memory of a place. Time does not disappear and the past does not go away. Everything coexists in one moment.

12)  Pro Kope / The Maid

Dir: Sascha Zimmermann; 13 mins 45 secs; German; 2012; Germany

Martin, an executive working away from home, makes a phone call home at a very bad time. Martin's call to his wife is picked up by the Maid, who is put in a difficult position due to an indiscretion by Martin's wife with another man. Once the truth is out, Martin has one thing on his mind - murder and he's willing to pay. But will the Maid do what he wants and kill the cheating wife and her lover?

Pro Kopf (English title: The Maid) is a dark comic tale of love and murder.            

13)  Welcome to Bavaria

Dir: Matthias Kobmehi; 11 mins 21 secs; German; 2012; Germany

In the Bavarian mountains the border was closed to prevent illegal immigration. One evening an unexpected encounter takes place at the border control, which drives clumsy Bernie to resort to unconventional means.

14)  Feel

Dir: Marcus Hanisch; 05 mins 02 secs; German; 2012; Germany

An old couple discover their youth and love again in a disco.

15)  Gay Goth Scene

Dir: Kai stanicke; 04 mins 57secs; No Dialogue; 2013; Germany

For a young boy, school is a living hell. He decided to put an end to it. Gay Goth Scene is a mixture of short film & music video that deals with a worldwide social disease: bullying.

16)  Ein Augenblick in Mir / In The Nick of Time

Dir: David M. Lorenz; 13 mins; German; 2011; Germany

 Arne wants to kill himself. But once he is standing on the chair with the rope around his neck, he suddenly discovers a small child staring at him from the window of the building across the street. He starts communicating with the unwanted observer, not foreseeing what this encounter has in store for him... A tragicomedy about slumbering urges, hidden yearnings and the forgotten child in all of us. A short film about passion and the arts.

17) Achttausend / Eight Thousand

Dir: Simon-Niklas Scheuring; 19 mins; German; 2013; Germany

Jens and his girlfriend, Nessi live in a run-down cellar flat. One night, when he comes home with his face beaten bloody, both of them are aware that they had no more money and they start to argue. The following day they set out to go to his father’s house. When Jens stealthily climbs through a balcony door to search for money, he is confronted with an unexpected discovery…

18) Allah is Great

Dir: Andrea Lannetta; 25 mins 04secs; English/Hindi; 2012

Frank Asmas, a Danish Engineer, is leaving a Wind Farm located in a remote Indian village. He has to reach Nairobi, where he must attend an important conference. When he is ready to leave, he learns that the official car designated to take him to the airport, has not come due to political protests in the region. In its place the local project-head of the wind farm has found Salim, a local taxi driver. Their journey together will reveal itself to be full of mishap and inconvenience Frank and Salim belongs to completely different worlds, and this leads them to mutual incomprehension before flowing into a revelation for Frank.

19) Another Fucking

Dir: Katharina Marie Schubert; 30 mins; German; 2011; Germany

Johanna meets Georg, They sit on a bench together at night drinking beer. Everything is wonderful. High time, for they are both over thirty and living alone. When Johanna rings Georg´s doorbell the next afternoon, a completely different Georg opens the door. Another fucking...“  is a film about the big City Berlin, about really growing up, the benefit of alcohol, the search for meaning and about bad jokes.

20) Bumpy Night

Dir: Julie Kreuzer; 30 mins; German; 2012; Germany

When Jonas, an actor, encounters his ex-boyfriend Anton at a party, he struggles to keep his composure. But for Jonas, a young man who can’t differentiate between the stage and real life, the performance he puts on soon spirals out of his control. Jonas has to improvise in front of his friends, who call for a speech, and in front of Anton, whose detachment appears irrevocable. As the situation escalates and his ex leaves the party, Jonas loses all restraint, “Fasten your seat-belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night!” he prophesies as once did Bette Davis, and plunges into the abyss of the night.

21)  Cold Star

Dir: Kai Stanicke; 07 mins 3 secs; No Dialogue; 2011; Germany

A boy experiences new desires while watching a man at an indoor swimming pool. Forced up the diving platform by a rowdy gang, he receives help from an unexpected source. Cold Star is an appeal for acceptance of your own and others sexual identity.

22) Crushed Willi

Dirs: Volker Heymann; 05 mins 49 secs; German; 2013; Germany

Willi Huber, 62 years old, hates computers. After being fired he finds a job as a waiter in a modern café. Though having a hard time serving the young people, he saves a guest's life by applying a laptop in an unusual way.

23) Dreieinhalb / Three and A Half

Dir: Elisa Unger; 20; German; 2012; Germany

The house Martin inherited in Transylvania turns out to be a worthless old shack. The money he borrowed for the journey is almost gone. The strange food and the ancient VW camper slowly drive him mad. His bad luck continues when the hitchhiker Klara suddenly occupies his back seat. With her chaotic, bubbly personality and her ever smiling face she puts him through a number of unwelcome adventures and some unpleasant experiences.

24) Kukla / A Dummy

Dir: Konstantin Chelidze; 13 mins 36 secs; Russian; 2013; Russia

There is a pre-election race in the small town. The veteran of Chechen war becomes the forced participant in a dirty political game.

25) Jacobo

Dir: David Del Aguila; 13 mins 37 secs; Spanish; 2012; Spain

Jacobo must take the most difficult decision of his life.

26) Hibernation

Dir: Jon mikel Caballaro; 17 mins; Spanish; 2012; Spain

Joseph is an astronaut set to go where no man has arrived in the Universe through the 'Hibernation' program. But something happens between him and his instructor Claire, and decisions that seemed unbreakable begin to crack. The countdown has begun.

27)  La Casta

Dir: Victor Tejera; 16 mins 48 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

"The Caste" is a post-apocalyptic tragicomedy. Social criticism through humor. Spain as a world power in political corruption. A terrorist act, an awakening.

28) Caretos

Dir: Luis sanchez-Polack; 05 mins 46 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Paula’s perfect man is not just a man, but three of them: Javier, Mario and Fede. Three friends that would have to work out who’ll get to keep the girl… But Paula won’t make things easy.

29) Dragon High School

Dir: Lola Parra; 08 mins 30 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Edgars parents accompany him on his first day of high school. At the door, they find other parents in a peculiar hopeless situation.

30)  Espana Different

Dir: Salvdor Guerra; 04 mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Two guys cross their ways and their lives. One small decision can make us a hero or a villain. Based on a press article written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.

31) The Discarded

Dir: Juan Antono Delicado & David Elicado; 11 mins 36 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

"The Discarded" tells the story of three people living on the edge in a country where economic crisis and unemployment are the main problems.

32) The First Night

Dir: Eduardo Moyana; 16 mins 40 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

A convenience store, any other night. A customer lays on the floor and Eva, the clerk, calls an ambulance. The next night Silvestre comes back to the store to thank and explain himself to Eva, and instantly he falls in love with her.

33) Eutanas S.A

Dir: Victor Nores; 09 mins 50 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Would you like to die the same way your icon did? Would you like to imitate the death of some memorable scene? Euthanas Inc. For those who need or want to put a legitimately spectacular end to their lives.

34) Chaos

Dir: Miguel Moneagudo; 13 mins 44 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Chaos tells the story of two brothers who, unwittingly, will be involved in a plot that will make us reflect on the guilt and destiny.

35) You are a Terrorist

Dir: Antoni Sole; 11 mins 28 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Elizabeth Meyer is a captain of the U.S. Army, and a recent vet of the war in Afghanistan. She kidnaps one of the highest ranks in Middle East affairs, and tries to have him confess the involvement of the U.S. government in a series of attacks for which terroristic groups are wrongly accused of. But the confession takes an unexpected twist, and Elizabeth finds herself involved in a mediatic manipulation of the so-called War against terrorism. Inspired by future real facts, this story is there to warn us against the impact of media alteration, that will inevitably influence the world's public opinion

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36)  Explosive

Dir: Jose Ramon Sonario & Ivan M. Valencia; 17 mins 56 secs; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Carlos Pino wants to leave the company in which he has worked for nearly 15 years. But his boss, unaware of that intention, abuses him again forcing Carlos to literally cry and beg to a client. Carlos is going to explode... he is a bomb in the office.

37)  Tabato

Dir: Joao Viana; 13mins; Mandinga; 2013; Portugal

Mutar, who fought in the war, is back in Guinea. In his luggage, he brings strange objects. Fatu, his daughter, takes the opportunity of Mutar's absence to open his bag. Shortly afterwards, Fatu's boyfriend, Idrissa finds Mutar with his hand soiled in blood and Fatu dead. It is then that Idrissa, picks up a drum.

38) Mi ojo derecho (My right eye (the apple of my eyes)

Dir: Joseco de linares; 13 mins; Spanish; Spain

Zurdo maintained a special relationship with his grandmother. Since he went away to study they have lost contact. On the last day of summer Zurdo decides to visit her with the intuition that he might not see her again.

39) Cuidadano Torralba (Citizen Torralba redux)

Dir: Suso Hernandez; 11 mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain

 No question about it. We face one of the most influential personalities of our modern history. We talk about a referential historical figure, like once were Davinci, Napoleon or Einstein…. We talk, of course, about Cebedado Torralba, the one and only rock-paper scissors world champion.

40) Rake’s commitment

Dir: Santi Veiga; 14mins; Spanish; 2012; Spain

 Rake’s commitment is a parable, with a lighthearted and humorous tone, about social commitment and love. The Rake an unusual and memorable character, needs to find something in life to commit to.

41)  Tarde de Futbol (soccer day)

Dir: Miguel Pita; 19mins; Spanish; 2012; Spain

Sara has been declared innocent, she and her lawyer, Mariola talk about the circumstances of the day Sara was accused.

15th Madurai Film Festival 2013: International Films: Documentaries

15^th Madurai Film Festival 2013

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY

1)  Alegria do lar/ The Joy of a Home

Dir: Ana Isabel Martins; 20 mins; Portuguese; 2013; Portugal

 My grandparents José and Justina Moreira are an elderly couple who have lived together for 50 years. He likes to be in the backyard taking care of the vegetables, giving corn to the chickens and reading. She prepares the meals, cleans the house and makes the arrangements of the family's clothes. Their home is the place where they spend more time together, where they share frustrations and where they keep the memories of their life. “The Joy of a Home” is a portrait of the people who raised me up to 5 years old and the house where I built my main foundations. Right now I'm 23 and I still like to visit my grandparents.

2) Sorry to Interrupt

Dir: Dravid M. Lorenz ; 13mins; German; 2012; Germany

The Berlin Underground has just pulled out as a voice resounds: “Dear ladies and gentlemen,  excuse me for interrupting…” Everybody is watching the homeless woman selling a well-known street newspaper. But what does SHE actually see?

3)  In Zukunft / In Future

Dir: Darja Pilz; 64mins; Russian; 2013; Germany

The small village Future lies nestled somewhere in the middle of the Russian taiga. Forgotten by their country, its dwellers are fighting the harsh Russian winter and are defying the demise of their home. While the rest of the country is enthusiastic about the current presidential election, the prospects for Future could be a lot better.

A both cheerful and melancholy farewell to a village on the outskirts of modernity. An ode  to transience.

4)  Casa Luz / House of Light

Dir: Towanda Films / Navina Khatib; 64 mins; Spanish; 2013; Germany

The documentary film "Casa Luz" gives an insight into the everyday life of Peruvian orphans. A life full of poverty, loss and grief – a path they did not choose – and yet they still manage to find their way.

A day in the life of supervisor Luz Ayala Gonzales starts early and often ends after midnight. Everyday, she and the other social workers take care of 53 boys and girls aged 0-19 years. The children's home "Casa Luz" was founded by the Argentinean Mariela Clark in the late 1990s.

5)  Made You Look

Dir: Sigal Yona; 14 mins 08 secs; Hebrew; 2012; Israel

 Dede paints immense works on walls and fences; Natalie produces flowers and insects from parts of old cars and sprouts electrical wires at remote street corners. "Made you Look" depicts an encounter between those who choose to create in the streets.

6) La Primavera de Juan Pita

Dir: Miguel Pita; 10 mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain

 This film shows the process of creation of an artistic piece, a painting by artist Juan Pita following several painting sessions. This documentary depicts the techniques and different stages of the creative process. At the same time it uncovers daily anecdotes and circumstances that are part of the artist’s studio.

7)  Kresaletan

Dir: Juan Bidegain; 18mins; Spanish; 2013; Spain

Silent witnesses of the memory.

8) At the ball of fortune

Dir: Denis Kurochka ;08 mins 40 secs; Silent; 2012; Russia

15th Madurai Film Festival 2013: Rest of India:Short Films

15th Madurai Film Festival 2015

FILMS FROM REST OF INDIA

SHORT FILMS

1.       Aakhir (At last)

         Dir: Tarun Jain; 15 mins 40 secs; Hindi; 2012; India

         tarun1_99@yahoo.com

Two young adults take on a journey. One has no clue about where they are proceeding. The other has a motive to hide. They fetch a stranger whose chemistry with his pet mouse is lovable. Who are these travelers? A mastermind, a believer, a psychopath and an unknown destination. Strange conversations and incidents take place blurring the difference between myth and reality.

2.      Melawa – The festival of marriages

          Dir: Junaid Imam; 17 mins 25 secs; Hindi; 2013; India

          sk.junaid@gmail.com

Melawa- the festival of marriages, is the story of a small village girl. In one of the school drawing competition, Manju presents the blunt reality of innocent girls in her village. Based on superstitious belief, Manju’s father arranges for her marriage, but she takes a bold decision.

3.      Ek Kulta Ek Raja- The Only King

           Dir: Junaid Imam; 17 mins 25 secs; Marathi; 2013; India

           sk.junaig@gmail.com

A few moments spent in the fascinating life of dreams is much better than spending the entire life with harsh reality. Bali, the farmer, dreams of a day when the bankers are requesting him to take a loan from their banks, the money lenders are pleading to take the money from them, the dalals are fighting to buy the yield from him, the government officer is treating him like a king and he along with his family living a luxurious life. But, what he actually faced that day was something very different. Something, which many like him have done before and are still doing. Bali compromised his life to stay in the life of dreams for ever.

4.      The Boy And The Parrot

             Dir: Sagar Shriskar; 8mins 23 secs; English; 2013; India

             shiriskar.sagar@gmail.com

The Boy and the Parrot is a story about a boy who had a parrot as a pet. He loved him very much and would often invite his friends over so that they could all play with it. He would feed his pet all its favorite food, like chilies and guavas, until one day his father freed the parrot of its cage. The boy cried but couldn't stop his father. Missing his special friend a lot, the boy could think of

little else. One day, he went to the market in search of a helium balloon. On locating the balloon seller he bought one, but no sooner had he held it than it escaped from his grip and floated away. He discovered that he didn't have enough money to buy another balloon, but as he turned away, disappointed, the balloon-seller called out to him and handed him another one. Coming back home the boy sat down and wrote a letter to the parrot. He, then, attached this letter to the balloon he had bought and walking up to the window where he had last seen his friend, he let it float up and away.

5.      Saknoia (The river flows)

            Dir: Kanjan Kishore Nath; 13mins; Assamese; 2013; India

            khanjan23@rediffmail.com

Fishing by boat in rivers is an age-old practice in rural Assam. This short-film highlights the plight of the poor farmers of rural Assam by projecting the life of a man and his family. The film shows the extent of vicious circle of poverty that prevails in rural society. Haridhan earns his livelihood by catching fish in the river with the help of his small boat. His son Akan also helps him. A rich village leader wants to grab Haridhan’s boat. But Haridhan refuses. The village leader sends a few men to steal the boat at night from the river bank but they kill Haridhan when he comes to save his boat.

6.      From Beyond

            Dir: Rajbir Kaur; 10mins 30sec; English; 2013; India

            rajbirkaur@gmail.com

From Beyond ventures into the dark alleys of the mind. It explores what lies behind the multiple masks of human personalities. It travels deep down in the void of chaos only to come out in the serene silence.

7.      As Usual

           Dir: Parashar Naik; 7 mins, 50 secs;  English, Hindi; 2013; India

           parasharnaik@gmail.com , adjustmentstudio@gmail.com

A story of a young boy who is stuck in a repetitive relationship. The film portrays a change in perspective of the protagonist after a conversation with a friend.

8.      Gutthi – The Riddle

             Dir: Abishek Chatterjee; 29mins; Hindi; 2012; India

             shwetalsm@gmail.com, shwetal@pocketfilms.in

Noted writer, Anand Rajan catches the building's garbage collector, Khalil, searching frantically through his dustbin. Suffering from a writer's block, he becomes curious about Khalil and starts spying upon him. This leads to a revelation of some very interesting things about the man and in order to delve deep into his life Rajan invites him over to his house for a session of weed. The lonely writer very soon finds a friend in this unusual company and starts warming up to him. They both start sharing queer incidents from their lives with each other.

Gutthi (The Riddle ) is a story about this night-long conversation they have and how this leads to unlocking of several mysteries in their lives.

9.      Every Silence Another Doubt

            Dir: Vivek Asri; 19 mins 40 secs; Hindi; 2013; India

            journalistviv@gmail.com

 ‘Every Silence Another Doubt’ talks about a childless couple. And in India, being childless is a big taboo. Women have to suffer even if the problem lies with the man. This film depicts the story of a childless couple where husband is infertile and wife is fit. Medical reports also prove the fact. How does this situation affect the relationship? ‘Every Silence Another Doubt’ film is like a Bermuda triangle where husband, wife and mother seem lost. They try to reconnect with each other.

10.  Villari

            Dir: Prashant Vanjani; 17 mins; Hindi; 2013; India

            prashantvanjani@gmail.com

A fugitive man takes refuge in a nondescript lodge. He doesn't step out of his room for a few days. In his thoughts, dreams, and hallucinations, the presence of another man is felt, who seems like the one expected to hunt him down. Does this other man arrive one morning?

11.  Beyond the Hill

            Dir: Akshay Dilip Ware; 10mins; Marathi; 2013; India

            mailakshay19@gmail.com

They are demolishing hills to build big posh cities. They call it development. And what they offer to the sufferers is to leave their simple way of life. Beyond the hill is a story of an old man who denies to giving his own land to these builders. He refuses to accept the lifestyle which proposes materialistic perks but takes away life close to nature. But power is always hungry. It devours everything...even the hills. But if there will be no hill, how can we see beyond?

12.  Kanche Aur Postcards / Marbles and Postcards

            Dir: Ridham Janve; 29 mins 55secs; Hindi; 2013; India

            shieali.herlekar@mirajgroup.in

Kanche aur Postcard is an everyday, lighthearted story of a schoolboy wanting and being denied a game of marbles while on vacation. Seen through the young protagonist’s eyes, though, it is a story full of drama; with deeply felt rejections, difficult choices and unfortunate compromises.

Through its innocence and simplicity, Kanche aur Postcard explores deeper themes of class, caste, control and acceptance. The film also reminds us of the often overlooked yet very essential differences of perception and understanding between children and adults.

13.  Chandmiya

            Dir: Suhaas Karnekar; 19mins 35secs; Hindi; 2012; India

            suhaskarner@gmail.com        

Based on a true story, Chandmiya depicts the destiny of a cotton mill worker. The cotton mill was shut down forcing him to opt for an alternative job. He decides to leave town and buys an old tin box to begin a business in his native village. A bed ridden wife, an unmarried daughter and the meager income puts him in many trials and tribulations.

In the end, he discovered that there were gold coins hidden inside the tin box he had been carrying for years. Destiny plays a vital role in life…

14.  E Kaalath

            Dir: Jenith kachapally; 8mins; Malayalam; 2013; India

            jenithkachapilly@gmail.com

E Kaalath as the name suggests, narrates the story of a present day teenager Sanju, who gets a chance to meet up with a girl online. The story revolves around his emotions, his relationships, the values he possesses and also, leaves some unanswered questions about the fragility of life in this electronic age!!!

15.  Rab da vasta…

            Dir: Chakravarty devulapalii; 10mins 45secs; Punjabi; 2013; India

            devulapallic@gmail.com

Must you kill in order to live? When a non- typical customer walks in and demands a shave, a small time barber with a traumatic past deliberates and faces an epiphany of sorts.

16.  Amidst Dark

Dir: Sohini Singh; 11mins; Hindi, English; 2013; India

 sohini.singh.06@gmail.com

When somebody leaves could there be a loved one waiting for them at the other end? Here’s how a woman driven to extreme sadness finds peace after revisiting her old memories.

17.  The Visit

             Dir: Moa Kichu; 22mins; Nagamese; 2012; India

             mkichuer@gmail.com

The Visit explores the disrupted world of the Nagas through the eyes of a young urban boy vacationing in his native village. While his aunt recuperates from her bullet wound, he enters into an uneasy engagement with a local boy. Amid several charged encounters, the mistrust progressively melts into mild tolerance even as the holiday comes to an end and an understanding remains elusive still.