All Films & Events
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Fri Afterparty @ DL (9:30PM)
DL (Rooftop)
Friday, December 2, 2016 9:30 pm Free Admission
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Sat Afterparty @ Delilah (9:30PM)
Delilah
Saturday, December 3, 2016 9:30 pm Free Admission
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Thursday Afterparty @ Haus (9:30PM)
Haus
Thursday, December 1, 2016 11:00 pm Free Admission
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A Death in the Gunj
Konkona Sensharma / Opening Night / India / 2016 / 105 mins
Set in 1979, A Death in the Gunj is a coming of age story, about a shy student Shyamal Chatterjee. He uses a family road trip to McCluskiegunj, an old Anglo-Indian town, as an escape from his failed semester. At the outset, the makings of a perfect family holiday are in place but something is amiss. In the week that follows, Shutu's quiet unraveling is overlooked by the family revelers, until the holiday ends with an implosion.Opening Night: Death in the Gunj (FEATURE)
Village East Cinema
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:30 pm Available at DoorNew Screening
Village East Cinema
Thursday, December 29, 2016 11:00 pm
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With You For You Always
Azad Alam / HBO Short Film Competition / India / 2015 / 15 mins
45-year old Gayatri lives with her elderly mother and pet dog, Sweety. Gayatri is haunted by the death of her young daughter, Maya, who was raped and killed. Still searching for justice and living in fear from the gruesome incident, Gayatri takes a bizarre step to avoid and escape any more tragedies.Precedes: Maroon
Precedes:
Maroon (FEATURE) preceded by With You For You Always (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Thursday, December 1, 2016 7:30 pm
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Maroon
Pulkit / Feature Competition / India / 2016 / 92 mins
When an insomniac university professor’s wife goes missing, he slowly becomes delusional in his attempt to cope and his interaction with the outside world gradually enters a different plane of reality.Preceded by: With You For You Always
Maroon (FEATURE) preceded by With You For You Always (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Thursday, December 1, 2016 7:30 pm
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Lens
Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan / Spectrum / India / 2016 / 109 mins
Aravind gets a friend request from ‘Nikky,’ a complete stranger. He accepts it and they begin to video-chat. But the new friend has a bizarre request: to commit suicide while Aravind watches live. Does Aravind have a choice?Lens (FEATURE)
Village East Cinema
Thursday, December 1, 2016 10:00 pm
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Riff Raff
Ahmed Arif / HBO Short Film Competition / Pakistan / 2016 / 15 mins
One evening in upper-middle-class Karachi, a forty-year-old man maneuvers between the deceptive allure of his social scene, and the reality he has at home...Preceded by: Mantra
Preceded By:
Mantra (FEATURE) preceded by Riff Raff (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Friday, December 2, 2016 7:30 pm
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Mantra
Nicholas Kharkongor / Feature Competition / India / 2016 / 90 mins
Kapil Kapoor, founded an iconic snack brand during the License Raj in India. Circa 2004, India is in throes of globalization and he is fighting a losing battle against a multinational that has taken over the market. Besides his company, he is desperately trying to save his wife and children who are battling crises of their own. For Kapil to hold onto things that are dear to him professionally and personally, he must confront and overcome demons of his own. Set in the midst of a nationwide India Shining campaign, Mantra tells the story of a family and its travails, and a sprawling and changing rapidly India.Precedes: Riff Raff
Mantra (FEATURE) preceded by Riff Raff (SHORT)
Village East Cinema
Friday, December 2, 2016 7:30 pm
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Gardaab
Harune Massey / Centerpiece / Pakistan / 2016 / 93 mins
Set in Karachi, Pakistan, Gardaab(Whirlpool) is an intimate portrait of a city torn by violence. It’s a story of the city’s inhabitants as they navigate through this violence, fighting to preserve their humanity. A gritty fast paced thriller, the film is also a tale of an unlikely romance that blossoms amidst this chaos.Gardaab
Village East Cinema
Friday, December 2, 2016 10:00 pm Available at the Door
