3-7 March; multiple venues, Chennai
International Films
1) Quarantine
Dir : Alisher Zhadigerov; 30 min; Kazak with Eng subtitles; Kazakhstan; 2020; Documentary
The only way to defeat the coronavirus is through quarantine! The main recommendation is to stay at home. But the little hedgehog did not comply with the quarantine regime and went for a walk.
2) Architecture of the Blockade
Dir: Maxim Yakubson; 80 min; Russian with Eng subtitles; Russia; 2020; Documentary
The documentary film tells about the feat of inhabitants of Leningrad, the work of architects and alpinists, the disguise of the city and the preservation of monuments. Thanks to the unique chronicle, drawings and photographs, eyewitness accounts and analysis of historians, fragments and motifs of the play "Hecatomb. The Siege Diary" the film rediscovers the events of the terrible and holy days of the siege of Leningrad.
3) Speleonaut / Under the Stone Sky
Dir: Sonja Đekić; 57 min; Serbian with Eng subtitles; Serbia; 2018; Documentary
On the eve of Man's conquest of the Moon, in the summer of 1969, 34-year-old Milutin Veljković set off to spend the following 15 months in a two-kilometer long cave in the Southeast Serbia, in a company of a dozen of hens and ducks, and a puppy. Veljković wasn’t just interested in beating the record in cave dwelling - he aimed to penetrate into the universe of depth.
This extraordinary deed is first revealed outside - through a series of portraits of interesting characters, all connected to Veljković. Unexpectedly, we enter the underground world. The various narrated fragments from Veljković's detailed cave diary are brought to life: from his daily routines, such as making coffee and collecting insects - to the dramatic events of pulling out his own tooth, craving for a woman, fighting with the flood and hallucinations.
From connecting with primeval ancestors in a disintegrated time and space, all the way to the outer space exploration, Speleonaut is in quest of our purpose.
4) Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse
Dir: Iara Lee; 58.17 min; English / Ukrainian / Russian with Eng subtitles; Ukraine/Slovakia/USA/Bulgaria; 2020; Documentary
Exploration After Apocalypse, a documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films, examines the underground culture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Three decades after the world's most infamous nuclear disaster, wildlife has returned in the absence of human settlements. Meanwhile, illegal hiking adventurers known as 'stalkers', extreme sports aficionados, artists, and tour companies have begun to explore anew the ghostly, post- apocalyptic landscape.
5) 1944. Crimea. Deportation
Dir: Fatima Osman, Yunus Pasha; 62 min; Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar with Eng subtitles; Ukraine; 2019;
Documentary
In 1944 Crimean Tatars has suffered a long road in exile. It was accompanied by famine, illness and loss. In the first years of exile, almost half of deported Crimean Tatars died. But those, who survived, dreamed of only one thing – to return to Crimea. The documentary 1944 tells about the tragedy of all Crimean Tatars through several separate life stories. They are cherished by each Crimean Tatar family and must be remembered by all generations to come.
6) Over the Barriers
Dir : Banu Ramazanova; 60 min; Russian, Kazakh with Eng subtitles; Kazakhstan; 2020; Documentary
Horses for us, Kazakhs, have always been symbols of drive and victory. The story of the Soviet conquest of Olympus began with the legendary Absent. And now there are people and horses in Kazakhstan who are ready to storm the Olympic heights.
7) North for Happiness
Dir: Alexander Porotov; 2.04.15 hours; Russian with Eng subtitles; Russia; 2020; Documentary
A group of friends goes on a journey from St. Petersburg to Yamal, the name of which translates from Nenets as "the edge of the earth." They are going to find out why the country producing oil, rising gasoline prices and will try to know whether people live happily in regions that produce oil and gas for the whole country, and on what their happiness depends. Spectacular stories about the life and natural riches of the Northern region, exclusive interviews with the direct miners of oil and gas resources, who in the cold in unbearably difficult conditions earn money for the whole country, while representatives of the idle "golden youth" live at the expense of other people's work and the achievements of previous generations.
8) Hands and Wings
9) From Trash to Treasure: turning negatives into positives
Dir: Iara Lee; 20 min; English; USA/Lesotho/Bulgaria; 2020; Documentary
In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.”
When Ifigeneia gets invited for lunch to her future husband's family home, she doesn’t go empty handed. Hoping to make a good impression, she brings along a little girl. However, when two mysterious investigators suddenly appear, things get quite complicated.
11) Under the Stork’s Nest
Dir: Iara Lee; 58.17 min; English / Ukrainian / Russian with Eng subtitles; Ukraine/Slovakia/USA/Bulgaria; 2020; Documentary
Exploration After Apocalypse, a documentary from Cultures of Resistance Films, examines the underground culture of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Three decades after the world's most infamous nuclear disaster, wildlife has returned in the absence of human settlements. Meanwhile, illegal hiking adventurers known as 'stalkers', extreme sports aficionados, artists, and tour companies have begun to explore anew the ghostly, post- apocalyptic landscape.
5) 1944. Crimea. Deportation
Dir: Fatima Osman, Yunus Pasha; 62 min; Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar with Eng subtitles; Ukraine; 2019;
Documentary
In 1944 Crimean Tatars has suffered a long road in exile. It was accompanied by famine, illness and loss. In the first years of exile, almost half of deported Crimean Tatars died. But those, who survived, dreamed of only one thing – to return to Crimea. The documentary 1944 tells about the tragedy of all Crimean Tatars through several separate life stories. They are cherished by each Crimean Tatar family and must be remembered by all generations to come.
6) Over the Barriers
Dir : Banu Ramazanova; 60 min; Russian, Kazakh with Eng subtitles; Kazakhstan; 2020; Documentary
Horses for us, Kazakhs, have always been symbols of drive and victory. The story of the Soviet conquest of Olympus began with the legendary Absent. And now there are people and horses in Kazakhstan who are ready to storm the Olympic heights.
7) North for Happiness
Dir: Alexander Porotov; 2.04.15 hours; Russian with Eng subtitles; Russia; 2020; Documentary
A group of friends goes on a journey from St. Petersburg to Yamal, the name of which translates from Nenets as "the edge of the earth." They are going to find out why the country producing oil, rising gasoline prices and will try to know whether people live happily in regions that produce oil and gas for the whole country, and on what their happiness depends. Spectacular stories about the life and natural riches of the Northern region, exclusive interviews with the direct miners of oil and gas resources, who in the cold in unbearably difficult conditions earn money for the whole country, while representatives of the idle "golden youth" live at the expense of other people's work and the achievements of previous generations.
Dir : Sungbin BYUN; 15 min; Korean with Eng subtitles; South Korea; 2019; Short film
An adolescent boy ‘Woo-Sung’ is unable to move his hands freely due to physical disabilities. So he can’t solve his sexual desire alone. His mother tries to help him, but one day he refuses mother’s help.
An adolescent boy ‘Woo-Sung’ is unable to move his hands freely due to physical disabilities. So he can’t solve his sexual desire alone. His mother tries to help him, but one day he refuses mother’s help.
Dir: Iara Lee; 20 min; English; USA/Lesotho/Bulgaria; 2020; Documentary
In Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—an artist named Nthabiseng TeReo Mohanela takes discarded materials and transforms them into unique clothing and accessories. Teaching young people the benefits of recycling and re-creation, she calls her project “From Trash to Treasure.”
10) Ifigeneia: no more tears
Dir: George Georgakopoulos; 17.40 min; Greek with Eng subtitles; Greece; 2019; Short film
When Ifigeneia gets invited for lunch to her future husband's family home, she doesn’t go empty handed. Hoping to make a good impression, she brings along a little girl. However, when two mysterious investigators suddenly appear, things get quite complicated.
Dir : Ani Oganesyan; 20 min; Armenian with Eng subtitles; Armenia; 2020; Short film
The film takes place in a small Armenian village. The main character Aaron during a football game unsuccessfully kicks the ball right into the tandoor. The loss is not great, but the ball is not his but his friend Grieg’s. Moreover, it was brought from the World Cup. Now Aaron must return the same ball to him.
The film takes place in a small Armenian village. The main character Aaron during a football game unsuccessfully kicks the ball right into the tandoor. The loss is not great, but the ball is not his but his friend Grieg’s. Moreover, it was brought from the World Cup. Now Aaron must return the same ball to him.
12) Wantok
Dir : Dmitrii Komarov; 7 min; Tok Pisin with Eng subtitles; Papua New Guinea; Short film
The boy forced to run away from his home village of Papua New Guinean remote province overtaken by conflict between neighboring tribes into the country capital. The path is dangerous but he meets a militiaman on his way, who seems volunteering to assist in reaching of his destination.
Dir : Dmitrii Komarov; 7 min; Tok Pisin with Eng subtitles; Papua New Guinea; Short film
The boy forced to run away from his home village of Papua New Guinean remote province overtaken by conflict between neighboring tribes into the country capital. The path is dangerous but he meets a militiaman on his way, who seems volunteering to assist in reaching of his destination.
13) The World’s Last House
Dir : Amir Gholami; 16.19 min; Kurdish with Eng subtitles; Iran; 2019; Short film
An old man, answering people’s letters and solving their problems at a far-off cottage for a long time, is facing the weirdest challenge of his life; an intrusive guest with three bullets in his gun...
Dir : Amir Gholami; 16.19 min; Kurdish with Eng subtitles; Iran; 2019; Short film
An old man, answering people’s letters and solving their problems at a far-off cottage for a long time, is facing the weirdest challenge of his life; an intrusive guest with three bullets in his gun...
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