In the late 1950s, an art film movement emerged in France, which rapidly took over the entire world with its fresh perspective of filmmaking. This movement turned into the ‘French New Wave Cinema’ movement. The New Wave is one of the most influential movements in the history of world cinema and Agnes Varda is considered its grandmother and mother. Agnes started her career as a photographer, who was soon captivated by the magic of moving…
She devotes her existence to her family; she throws away her aspirations to support those of her family and she does not object when her family holds her nose to the grindstone. But does all this mean she ceases to be herself? This is the empirical question that blemishes the life of Rimi, a classic Indian housewife. An ever-busy husband who does not have adequate time to realize her contributions to the family, a teenage…
Today’s metropolis is a crowded space where millions live together but remain lonesome. Lost in crowds are the nameless millions who do not know where they come from or where they are headed to. They have no roots, so to speak, and are free to turn into anything they desire. In this crowded metropolis, where millions of invisible stories cross paths, you are invited to one such story in the first act of this short….
When Justin is granted the proverbial ‘three wishes’, like everyone else, he is at a loss to choose what to use them on. Justin, a shy introvert, is at the receiving end of the cruel jokes from the bullies at school. When a timid Justin finds himself on an alien island in one of his dreams, the bizarre creatures that roam the island frighten him. Cowering from the dangers of the unknown land, he steps…
In the fertile North-Western plains of India lies the state of Punjab, the land of five rivers. Todar hails from this land, born to a family of heriditary singers who perform at weddings. His family has been engaged in this art for generations and they eke out a living from the gifts received at these weddings. Todar’s father is orthodox and wants Todar to continue the family profession despite the hardships, poverty and the humiliations…