21st Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2019
6-10 Dec; Multiple Venues - Madurai
Organised by MARUPAKKAM
Films from India
1) The Outside In
Dir: Hansa Thapliyal; 25 min; English; 2019
Francoise Bosteels has worked as a nurse. Milan Khanolkar trained as an artist. What is about making and sharing dolls that has meant so much to each? What new paths have the dolls made and cleared? What ambiguities have they been able to express?
2) If She Built a Country
Dir: Maheen Mirza and Rinchin; 60 min; Hindi with Eng subtitles; 2018
As mines & power plants appear and grow in monstrous proportions around them, rural, adivasi women from the villages of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh critique the grand plan of development of the country. Many of them have been cheated of their land and compensation, their relationship with the forest & environment severed. As they grapple with all this, they seek justice for themselves & their communities and share their thoughts about how a country should be.
3) Are You Going to School Today?
Dir: Anupama Srinavasan; 60 min; Hindi with Eng subtitles; 2018
The film takes us to rural schools in the predominantly tribal district of Dungarpur in southern Rajasthan. Children come from difficult contexts with very limited material resources, absentee fathers and younger siblings to attend to. How do teachers respond to this situation? How do they bring children to school and create an environment in which they are motivated to learn?
4) Coral Woman
Dir: Priya Thuvassery; 52 min; Tamil & English; 2018
This will be a filmmaker's journey with Uma, a certified scuba diver, exploring the underwater world & the threat to coral reefs of Gulf of Mannar, India.Born in a traditional family in Tamil Nadu 53 years old Uma, a homemaker, has been trying to bring attention to this alarming environmental issue through her paintings. It is, in fact, these corals that inspired Uma to learn how to swim, dive & paint in her 50s.
5) I am not a Witch
Dir: Somnath Waghmare; 15 min; Marathi with Eng subtitles; 2019
I am not a Witch ' is the story of one landless-homeless old Tribal women from Nandurbar District Maharashtra, India.how women in Nandurbar are accused of being a witch and stormed out of their own home & village. A story of real life victim Kamalabai Pavara gives us real facts . and it also concludes interview of this district journalist, Student, Social Activist & District Superintendent of Police.
6) Janani's Juliet
Dir: Pankaj Rishi Kumar; 53 min; Tamil with Eng subtitles; 2019
Kausalya lost her husband (Shankar), when they were attacked by her own family. They had married against their families wishes. Deeply disturbed by a spate of honour killings in India, Indianostrum, a Pondicherry based theatre group sets out to introspect the implications of caste, class and gender. They adapt Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. What emerges in the process is a critical reflection and commentary of the contemporary Indian society where love struggles to survive.
7) Kachichinuthu
Dir: Khanjan Kishore Nath; 15 min; Karbi with Eng subtitles; 2019; Short fiction
Lonsing, a school boy lives in a hilly village with his parents. Every day, he carries the Tiffin for his father who is a farmer. One day he finds a small bag on the hilly road side that creates new bonding until a terrible incident takes place.
8) Kaggantu
Dir: Ujjwal Utkarsh; 20 min; Kannada with Eng subtitles; 2019
The Bangalore garment industry which works as the outsourced factories for a lot of multinational brands hire around 5 lakh women workers. The film revolves around two such women's lives and the problems they face due to lack of adequate facilities at the factories.
9) Scratches on Stone
Dir: Amit Mahanti; 62 min; Ao, Chen, Nagamese, English; 2018
It has been cease - fire in Nagaland, Northeast India since 1997 after an almost 50 year war between India and militants fighting for independence. But the past lingers on, framed through photographs, casting shadows over the present.
10) Songs of our Soil
Dir: Aditi Maddali; 52 min; Telugu with Eng subfiles; 2019
Uyyala songs are an agricultural tradition rooted in the political expression of women in Telagana. Through these oral traditions, Songs of our Soil traces the history of their resistance and memories of disillusionment.
11) Swimming through the Darkness
Dir: Supriyo Sen; 76 min; Bengali with Eng subtitles; 2018
Hailed from a poor family, blind boy Kanai Chakraborty chooses the daring life of a swimmer than becoming a singer and begging for living. But his success in the sport couldn’t ensure him a job. Even at the age of 40, he has to continue swimming to retain a respectable identity.
12) The Last Run
Dir: Anirban Dutta; 37 min; Bangla with Eng subtitles; 2019
The film is about a Postal Runner, a person who runs or walks from one place to another carrying mail bags. The Runner used to be held in high regard, but he is a mere relic now, an extra - departmental employee. A glorious past is withering away in a fast - changing world with improvements in modes of communication.
13) Ammi
Dir : Sunil Kumar; 90 min; Hindi with Eng subtitles; 2018
This is one woman's two-year fight for justice. Battered by the police, having been told by the myriad government agencies, investigating her son's disappearance, that there are no leads, she still stands with conviction.
14) Recasting Selves
Dir: Lalit Vachani; 80 min; English and Malayalam with English subtitles; 2019
Set at CREST (the Centre for Research and Education for Social Transformation) in Kozhikode, Kerala - the film documents the 'soft skills' training of Dalit and Adivasi post-graduate students in a sensitive and nurturing campus environment as preparation for their employment in the new Indian economy.
15) Lynch Nation
Dir: Shaheen Ahmed & Ashfaque EJ; 43 min; Hindi with English subtitles; 2018
A relentless journey across India listening to heart-wrenching stories of mob lynching that have torn apart families and shaken the entire nation.
The film documents seven incidents of mob lynching by traveling through the personal spaces of the victims, and recording the testimonies of their families and survivors.
16) My Caste
Dir: Amudhan R.P.; 78 min; Tamil; 2019
When did I hear / see / observe / experience caste first time?
What have I gained because of my case identity?
What do I with that identity?
Can I introspect about caste? Am I ready? How much? How honestly?
17) MANZILEIN (OM)
Dir : Rajat Zamde; 8:45 min; Hindi with English subtitles; 2019; Documentary
Omprakash Pandey,16 is a school going boy, who plays a variety of sports like wrestling, kabaddi, karate, kickboxing MELJOL. Also, he graduated from this course last year and now works for MELJOL as an outreach worker. The aim of the documentary is to show why MELJOL is important for them and what role it has played in their lives.
18) RAMAT
Dir :Hitarsh Desai; 7:20 ; 2019; Hindi with English subtitle; 2019; Short fiction
10 year olds Daksh & Pacchu are best friends. But their friendship is such that at one moment they are at loggerheads and while in the next they are the best of friends.
Things escalate to such an extent that it becomes unsafe for both of them. Will they end their friendship? Will they patch up and become best friends again? Is there an end to all of this?
Dir: Amit Mahanti; 62 min; Ao, Chen, Nagamese, English; 2018
It has been cease - fire in Nagaland, Northeast India since 1997 after an almost 50 year war between India and militants fighting for independence. But the past lingers on, framed through photographs, casting shadows over the present.
10) Songs of our Soil
Dir: Aditi Maddali; 52 min; Telugu with Eng subfiles; 2019
Uyyala songs are an agricultural tradition rooted in the political expression of women in Telagana. Through these oral traditions, Songs of our Soil traces the history of their resistance and memories of disillusionment.
11) Swimming through the Darkness
Dir: Supriyo Sen; 76 min; Bengali with Eng subtitles; 2018
Hailed from a poor family, blind boy Kanai Chakraborty chooses the daring life of a swimmer than becoming a singer and begging for living. But his success in the sport couldn’t ensure him a job. Even at the age of 40, he has to continue swimming to retain a respectable identity.
12) The Last Run
Dir: Anirban Dutta; 37 min; Bangla with Eng subtitles; 2019
The film is about a Postal Runner, a person who runs or walks from one place to another carrying mail bags. The Runner used to be held in high regard, but he is a mere relic now, an extra - departmental employee. A glorious past is withering away in a fast - changing world with improvements in modes of communication.
13) Ammi
Dir : Sunil Kumar; 90 min; Hindi with Eng subtitles; 2018
This is one woman's two-year fight for justice. Battered by the police, having been told by the myriad government agencies, investigating her son's disappearance, that there are no leads, she still stands with conviction.
14) Recasting Selves
Dir: Lalit Vachani; 80 min; English and Malayalam with English subtitles; 2019
Set at CREST (the Centre for Research and Education for Social Transformation) in Kozhikode, Kerala - the film documents the 'soft skills' training of Dalit and Adivasi post-graduate students in a sensitive and nurturing campus environment as preparation for their employment in the new Indian economy.
15) Lynch Nation
Dir: Shaheen Ahmed & Ashfaque EJ; 43 min; Hindi with English subtitles; 2018
A relentless journey across India listening to heart-wrenching stories of mob lynching that have torn apart families and shaken the entire nation.
The film documents seven incidents of mob lynching by traveling through the personal spaces of the victims, and recording the testimonies of their families and survivors.
16) My Caste
Dir: Amudhan R.P.; 78 min; Tamil; 2019
When did I hear / see / observe / experience caste first time?
What have I gained because of my case identity?
What do I with that identity?
Can I introspect about caste? Am I ready? How much? How honestly?
17) MANZILEIN (OM)
Dir : Rajat Zamde; 8:45 min; Hindi with English subtitles; 2019; Documentary
Omprakash Pandey,16 is a school going boy, who plays a variety of sports like wrestling, kabaddi, karate, kickboxing MELJOL. Also, he graduated from this course last year and now works for MELJOL as an outreach worker. The aim of the documentary is to show why MELJOL is important for them and what role it has played in their lives.
18) RAMAT
Dir :Hitarsh Desai; 7:20 ; 2019; Hindi with English subtitle; 2019; Short fiction
10 year olds Daksh & Pacchu are best friends. But their friendship is such that at one moment they are at loggerheads and while in the next they are the best of friends.
Things escalate to such an extent that it becomes unsafe for both of them. Will they end their friendship? Will they patch up and become best friends again? Is there an end to all of this?
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