All Films & Events
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Veham
Hassan Amin / HBO Short Film Competition / Pakistan / 2016 / 14 mins
After waking up in an obscure room with no memory, MUNTAZIR finds a letter and, following its instructions, sets off only to find himself lost in the middle of nowhere. He asks the mysterious JABBAR for directions who again pops up when Muntazir reaches his destination. The two develop an uncanny companionship with Muntazir opening up to his new friend. As more envelopes are delivered, Muntazir fights to regain his memory about where he is and who exactly is Jabbar.Precedes: Autohead
Precedes:
Autohead (FEATURE) preceded by Veham (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 2:30 pm
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Autohead
Rohit Mittal / Feature Competition / India / 2016 / 98 mins
A documentary crew follows a notorious auto rickshaw driver in the suburbs of Mumbai. As they dig deeper in his life they discover angst, sexual frustration and paranoia. This changes the course of their film. It also depicts the voyeurism of the crew in the process and leads to a terrible end.Preceded by: Veham
Autohead (FEATURE) preceded by Veham (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 2:30 pm
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Chidiya
Mehran Amrohi / Spectrum / India / 2016 / 112 mins
Two brothers, Shanu and Bua, aged 9 and 7 respectively, live in a chawl in Mumbai with their mother Vaishnavi. In need of money, Vaishnavi asks Bali Bhai, her kind brother-in- law who lives in the same chawl, to get Shanu and Bua a job with him. Bali Bhai, a spot boy in the film industry, takes the boys to his film set where they see the film's hero playing badminton. The kids don't get the job but they do get the shuttlecock and from there set out on a mission to build their own badminton court, buy racquets and play themselves. But sometimes it is the most ordinary, which is the hardest to accomplish.Chidiya (FEATURE)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 5:00 pm
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Sherry
Altamash Jaleel / HBO Short Film Competition / India / 2016 / 15 mins
In the grungy, cacophonous dressing room of a lower Mumbai theatre, Prahlad, a method actor, struggles to ‘get into character’. When Prahlad's make-up artist fails to appear, Sherry steps in as a replacement to work on the main, frustrated star. Forewarned that he could aggravate Prahlad, Sherry finds himself in the crossfire between Prahlad and the rest of the room -- a risk, that threatens not only to injure him, but turn him inside out, and relive a past so secret, it could only have hidden backstage.Precedes: The Tiger Hunter
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The Tiger Hunter (FEATURE) preceded by Sherry (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 7:30 pm
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The Tiger Hunter
Lena Khan / Feature Competition / USA / 2016 / 94 mins
A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.Preceded by: Sherry
The Tiger Hunter (FEATURE) preceded by Sherry (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 7:30 pm
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Chutney
Jyothi Kapur Das / HBO Short Film Competition / India / 2016 / 17 mins
Meet Vanita & Virendra who are the toast of Model Town. Rasika, the vivacious newly-married girl into their social circle, flirts with the suave, successful Virendra. The plain, naive, small-town wife, Vanita invites her over to share her recipes and kitchen secrets. And, with them, the secrets that lie beneath calm faces and ordinary exteriors ooze out, as well.Precedes: Revelations
Precedes:
Revelations (FEATURE) preceded by Chutney (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 10:00 pm
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Revelations
Vijay Jayapal / Feature Competition / India / 2016 / 118 mins
A young Tamil woman, grappling with unknown tensions in her four year long marriage, develops a complex relationship with her new neighbor, a middle-aged man, who has a mysterious past of his own. This relationship soon begins to unravel many secrets, which change their lives forever. Set in the fascinating city of Kolkata, the film tries to explore themes such as guilt, redemption and female sexuality in the context of an Indian marriage.Preceded by: Chutney
Revelations (FEATURE) preceded by Chutney (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Saturday, December 3, 2016 10:00 pm
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The Last Music Store
Megha Ramaswamy / Spectrum / India / 2016 / 38 mins
The Last Music Store documents the curtains going down on the iconic Rhythm House. Bombay city's last & oldest large format music and video store finally yields to the challenges posed by new technologies and piracy and this crumble is captured via the lament of the store's eccentric, long-dedicated, working inmates who are coping with the situation in their own manner.Precedes: Dobaara
Precedes:
Dobaara (SHORT) preceded by Last Music Store (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Sunday, December 4, 2016 5:00 pm
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Dobaara
Bejoy Nambiar / Spectrum / India / 2016 / 66 mins
22-year-old Parvathy is a free-spirited girl who loves to live life on her terms. However, when she is left with no option but to tie the knot with a man of her parents’ choice, her life takes a 360 degree turn. Mohan and Parvathy migrate, and this marks the beginning of their new life together. But Mohan’s priorities are clearly defined from the very start of their relationship. He invests all his time in his work. His intentions are pure; to build the perfect life for his family. But with a new addition to the family and as the years go by, Mohan gets further involved in his work. It is only after their son, Rohit, graduates that Parvathy decides to take a drastic step, shaking up her 20 years of marriage.Preceded by: The Last Music Store
Dobaara (SHORT) preceded by Last Music Store (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Sunday, December 4, 2016 5:00 pm
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Shor Se Shuruaat
SUPRIYA SHARMA, ARUNIMA SHARMA, RAHUL V. CHITTELLA, PRATIK RAJEN KOTHARI, AMIRA BHARGAVA, ANNIE ZAIDI, SATISH RAJ KASIREDDI / Closing Night / India / 130 mins
Shor se Shuruaat is an omnibus feature of mentored short films, around the central theme of “Shor”- noise. 7 films, from 7 different directors conveying 7 different stories on the same theme, The short films have been mentored by stalwarts like Mira Nair, Shyam Benegal, Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Nagesh Kukunoor, Sriram Raghavan and Homi Adajania.Closing Night: Shor Se Shuruaat (FEATURE)
Village East Cinema
Sunday, December 4, 2016 7:30 pm Available at the Door
