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- A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
- A woman finds traces of happiness in small things while facing repeated trauma throughout the years.
- Amidst a lackluster relationship between a married couple, a young boy discovers a new dimension to his sexual being. Simultaneously, pythonesque adventures lay aplenty, serving to the boy's exploration of the ideas of life and death. Through his journey and the influence of nature on their lives, we see the dynamics of this isolated nuclear family alter leading to a poetic unification.
- On her way to a Saputara fort for an ad film shoot, a city girl who is a professional cinematographer, Ayesha, meets a local student, Meera, returning to her home from her college. Ayesha's car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, where she meets Meera, who helps her and gives her company till the time Ayesha's car gets fixed. This time that they spend together and the long conversations they have, they built a surprising connection. As the day progresses, their bond and the circumstances that they are in makes separating in the evening a difficult yet necessary choice.
- Humiliated for a crime he didn't commit, Bhushan Paswan, a railway trolleyman chooses to retaliate.
- Caught in an endless cycle evaluating his last meeting with his departing lover, Jag, an unemployed, fatigued contractor, descends inwards. There, he finds solace sheltering an unconscious, troubled boy. As the boy gradually recovers, Jag sinks deeper into the rabbit hole of his deep-seated wounds. One day, his lover comes back looking for him.
- The pointless endeavor called life. Based on Italo Calvino's short story 'The man who shouted Theresa'.
- Raju, an employee in a software company, is in his late twenties. When his mundane routine breaks one day, he's thrown off-guard. The more he thinks, the more destruction he sees - caused by him. Where does one go when one is utterly conscious of every moment? When Raju becomes aware that the world is a web of infinite actions and reactions, all unconscious, how can he act being conscious of the consequences? Any action has consequences, unintended too. In such an extremely-aware scenario, what must one do? What does Raju do?
- A family, who have endured the relentless torment of an alcoholic father, have at last discovered a way to break free. However, embarking on this perilous journey demands a united effort where there's no room for anyone to falter. This newfound path towards liberation necessitates unwavering dedication from every member of the family as they navigate the treacherous terrain of escape.
- Kuxhol is travelling to the city with Goti, the horse from heaven. Kuxhol tells the amazing story about their adventures to everyone he meets on his way. He claims Goti to be the fastest horse in the world. Everyone finds it bizarre in the beginning as they can see that Goti is not a horse, but a donkey. Well, eventually his audience starts believing in his tale and the Heaven's Horse.
- After the civil war in Sri Lanka, an ex Sinhalese soldier returns home with a Tamil guerrilla woman who was gang raped by him and his mates. The traumatized girl finds different ways to take revenge but things get brutal when she gets pregnant.
- A cinema projectionist whose wife decides to leave him so she can become a well-known actress in the movie business, loses all control as he creates a variety of happy endings for his love tale in an effort to win back his wife.
- In the Syrian Civil War of 2016, a woman tries to hide the truth from her child by acting the father's role.
- This story is about a boxer who like his failed father is on the verge of losing it all. He is in debt, he is losing his matches and he has stopped communicating with his wife. But as he is not yet defeated, he struggles. He struggles with the guilt and the agony of having lost his father who was a poster painter and an alcoholic. The film is about his coming to terms with his grief and accepting the perpetual battle with life. Doyam means second. But is it second failure or second chance?
- In the heart of a rapidly modernizing city stands Nawab Akhtar, an unassuming 85-year-old man with an extraordinary penchant for collecting scrap. "Nawabi Shaukh" unfolds as a poignant narrative that chronicles Nawab's life and his unconventional hobby against the backdrop of a world hurtling into an era of rapid change. Nawab's daily routine revolves around navigating the bustling streets, scouring for discarded remnants of the past. His quaint home serves as a treasure trove, adorned with an eclectic assortment of salvaged items that bear witness to the changing times. As the city transforms around him, skyscrapers rising and technology advancing, Nawab remains steadfast in his pursuit, a symbol of resilience against the tide of progress. The film delves into Nawab's personal journey, exploring the motivations behind his unique hobby. Interviews with neighbors and snippets from his past reveal a man deeply connected to the nostalgia and stories embedded in each piece of discarded material. Nawab's scrap collection becomes a refuge, a way to navigate the complexities of the present while holding onto the memories of a simpler time. As the narrative unfolds, Nawab's hobby takes on new significance as a coping mechanism for dealing with loneliness and the challenges of aging. Amidst the rapidly changing landscape, Nawab's interactions with the modern world-be it curious youngsters or skeptical neighbors-add layers of humor and warmth to the story line. The film climaxes with Nawab facing the imminent threat of urban redevelopment, forcing him to confront the changing times head-on. In the face of adversity, Nawab's indomitable spirit inspires the community around him. "Nawabi Shaukh" concludes with a celebration of Nawab's resilience and the enduring power of simple passions in the face of a world hurtling towards an uncertain future.
- An old aged man forced to get retirement due to social communal unrest against his community in India, old man makes an unusual friend who brought him back to the childhood memories and let go all his inhibitions.
- A woman is dragged by her hair trough a village by an arrogant man. This explicit political situation sparks off the film, acting as a counterpoint to an analysis of the self. The film involves two urban youths, Ritu and Raja. They don't know of each other's existence. The film constructs various layers of relationships between 'the two'. In the process, possibilities of stories emerge connecting the two through many thought provoking revelations. Ritu is a 24-year-old beautiful woman from a city of Bengal who has been tossed between broken relationships and failed attempts to communicate to a primarily masculine society. It has lead to her assumption that relationships never work. She is desperate to tell her own story to the world. Raja is a Kashmiri boy of 26 wants to associate him with the Indian mainstream. He is feminine, handsome, shy and hopelessly romantic. He remembers the death of his brother, brutally killed by the Indian security personnel. He possesses a nostalgic video tape showing his family gathering around the tattered dead body. This makes him crave for his own greater social identity as a Kashmiri.
- Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Like a midnight dream) explores the story of Sudha, an entrepreneur and a mother of a college girl, who finds her world turned upside down when a doctor suspects that she might have cancer. Her worries deepen even further when one day she goes through her daughter's laptop and accidentally finds a nude video of the daughter hidden in it.
- It is a story of a demon named Neerbhukhi who wishes to live like a human but has been outcasted by the villagers to get rid of the everlasting drought that took over the village of Barren Land.
- In order to curb inflation, the dystopian 'Authority' has privatized all farming and plantation activities-banning common people from agriculture. When lonely, elderly Bablu is sent on an assignment by his employer Babylon-a leading corporate brand-he accidentally runs into a rebel group on a secret mission.
- A young man struggles to keep his grandmother from losing her memories and realizes that time is a lie.
- Minajel is having sleepless nights since he cannot remember the tune of a lullaby his mother used to sing him to sleep .
- Hello Guyzz is a reflection of modern day India where - cheap internet, longing to become the next big star, and high aspirations are a reality. But so are class, caste and gender differences. To Sumita, the subject (and also the star of the documentary) social media is a tool that provides her a space to have an alternate identity on tiktok ; an identity away from getting kids ready to school, away from being a homemaker, away from struggling to find means to lead a good life. Sumita straddles between her mundane domestic life, and life on social media in hopes of being able to make a successful career out of it and also maybe fulfill her long lost dream of becoming an actor. With this film, we aim to document this at the intersectionality of gender, society and class. Sumita, is like any other modern Indian woman trying to navigate between her personal and public space dichotomy, all this while trying to find financial primary crew independence and identity.
- Priyo Ami (Dear Me) is a film about a woman who is in search of herself. She discovers unpleasant truths, childhood traumas and deals with her fragmented reality. It is a journey of discoveries about loneliness, madness and emptiness within herself and how she comes in term with it.
- A mental asylum with no boundary walls aims at rehabilitating and empowering mentally unstable women. Priyanka and Trupti Di, two inmates at two different stages of rehabilitation are on their quest to define their notions of home.
- The Night of Separation (Shab-e-Firaq) is about a family that faces emotional challenges when an important member of the family goes missing.
- Multiple ways draw two souls together. In this film, Birds of Passage, memory plays the role of the catalyst that brings souls of two women close. Memory of their beloved, which instead of making them envious at each other, brings them closer.
- ShortShreya is a timid, mistreated, dependent housewife who is in a toxic relationship with her husband, Vivek, who abuses her physically. One day, Vivek ask Shreya to cook some Liver fry but while doing so Shreya ends up devouring the dish for herself prompting her to go to the market to buy more in order to cover up. However, she witnesses an accident on the road which makes her take measures that end up inviting an unexpected guest that changes the couple's lives forever.
- Anjan is a 38-year old widower who is perfume-maker. One afternoon, he receives a a letter from a woman named Nutan. But, the letter is not for him, it is for the previous tenant, Raghubir, who has passed away. He opens the letter and reads about her terminal illness, memories with Rahubir, regret about how things have ended and the perfume that she has attached with the letter. She also mentions that it's the last bottle of her perfume. His curiosity is piqued and he smells the its deeply. He is surprised that the perfume is such that he has never smelt it before. The perfume and her words motivate him to write back to her with empathy about her situation. This leads to an exchange of letter. Nutan writes about a film that they had seen together but, Anjan has never seen the film and when he does watch the film, he gets stuck on a scene about flowers and he is confused between two flowers as part of the perfume. He writes back about the film and asks if jasmine is still her favourite flower. She writes back to him mentioning that his memory still is just as bad as it used to be. He says to himself "Tulip then" and gets back to working on the perfume. The perfume is not there yet. Anjan goes through some of Raghubir's things that were never moved out and finds a photograph at the back of which Nutan's name is mentioned. He writes back to her asking where this was clicked and if her memory serves her right. She writes back saying this was that time when they had tried Sandesh at Sen Mahashay and thereafter had clicked the photograph at Maidan. Anjan goes to Sen Mahashay to have Sandesh. He discovers an essence in the Sandesh that he feels is part of the perfume. He buys a box of Sandesh and goes home. He starts to concoct the perfume. He eats another Sandesh to reaffirm his thought. The original perfume has been replicated. He smells them simultaneously and he knows he has done it. He starts driving to her place with the box of Sandesh and the bottle of perfume is inside it. He gives the box to her nurse. The nurse hands the box to Nutan. Anjan lingers around. He looks at the window that he assumes to be Nutan's room but, there is no movement. Nutan opens the box, sees Sandesh, sees the bottle of perfume and opens and smells it immediately. She smells and curiosity leads to moving her curtain. She spots Anjan who is walking away now but, he feels a gaze and stops and looks back. Nutan and Anjan share a look of acknowledgment and smile at each other. Nutan takes a bite of Sandesh.
- In a secluded tribal village in Jharkhand, Mangra Honhaga's life is forever altered when he becomes entangled in the chaos of Operation Green Hunt and the Naxalite insurgency, during his daily routine when he was working for his livelihood
- SIDDHU GUPTA, a 36 year old man is going to have his first child. For him the child is an opportunity to save his 7 year old marriage and to overcome the pain of his father's suicide. He is doing everything to brace himself and his wife for parenthood. He is trying to be hopeful against all hope which makes him a bit nervous. On the other hand the 5 months pregnant PINKY is exhausted due to her husband's misplaced hope of salvation. Siddhu does not know that she is secretly mulling over divorce. In this discord of emotions there is something else that is gnawing at Siddhu's heart. He works as a food adulterator for ZAMEER who is the owner of the biggest chain of retail stores in city called 'THE PURE STORE'. But now in the wake of his fatherhood Siddhu wants to leave the job. Zameer has agreed on one condition. Sidhhu has to find an inert adulterant that can be mixed in milk but cannot be traced in any test. 2 weeks away from the deadline Siddhu struggles to find the perfect adulterant while teaching an unwilling Pinky how to be a perfect parent. PURE is an account of a man's dilemma in today's world of mixed ideologies, silicone implants and hybrid farming.
- Sundar Jeebon is a film based on the fiction writing of the iconic Bengali poet Jibananda Das directed by Sandeep Chatterjee. AWARDS: Sandeep Chatterjee received the prestigious President's Medal at the National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film for "Sundar Jeebon" (35mm, col) in 2003. CITATION: The award for the Best Short Fiction Film of the Year 2002 is given to the Bengali film SUNDAR JEEBON for its sensitive and nuanced story about a writer and the sour taste of beauty. The film is notable for its technical excellence and the excellent synergy created by the young director Sandeep Chatterjee and his colleagues from the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Calcutta. This award applauds them all.
- "A stream of concentric thoughts, deliberating on Brahm-Jeev-Maya, in its attempt to get organised, loses to the tyranny of mind."
- A city is a fast growing giant. It grows in a certain way. It is designed for certain people. Not all are welcome in its project. Many are washed under it; those who have no means to buy the city dream. Many are abridged. The film follows the lives of these people in the heart of Kolkata in the backdrop of rapid urbanization.
- Haripada is lost in an alternate reality created by his own mind where he sees everything tilted and can only escape it while he wears glasses.
- In a small-town village in India, Mira, goes out to a village fair but doesn't come back. The search for Mira begins the next day, while other mysteries unravel.
- The annual day function in a school evokes latent aspirations in three feisty teenagers who want to seize the day like there's no tomorrow.