Dates: 23 & 24 August 2025
Venue: NAB Auditorium, Krea University

Across two days, the festival will bring together powerful voices and perspectives from across South Asia. Featuring award-winning documentaries, filmmaker Q&As, and conversations on shared histories and futures, this event promises to be an immersive experience for film lovers, researchers, and anyone curious about the region’s contemporary realities

Highlights include

- Screenings of critically acclaimed documentaries from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh

- Filmmaker Q&A sessions offering insights into the stories behind the lens

- Opportunities to engage with scholars, artists, and fellow participants

Screening Schedule

Day 1

Time	Details
10:45 - 11:45 am	Inauguration \| Professor Bishnu Mohapatra \| Mr Kanak Mani Dixit \| Ms Mitu Varma \| Professor Swarna Rajagopalan \| Ms Amanjit Kaur Ahuja
12:00 - 1:00 pm	#GoHomeGota: The Story Behind Sri Lanka’s Hashtagged Protest \| Dir. Sulochana Peiris \| Sri Lanka
1:05 - 1:30 pm	Abundance: Living with a Forest \| Dir. Dolly Kikon \| India
3:00 - 4:10 pm	A Flaming Forest \| Dir. Satya Ambasta, Salman Javeed, Vivek Sangwan \| India \| Filmmaker Q&A
4:20 - 4:50 pm	Wagging Tale \| Dir. Samagra Shah \| Nepal
4:55 - 5:15 pm	I Found my Yellow \| Dir. Shin Thandar\| Myanmar
5:20 - 5:45 pm	Sometimes Even the Shore Drowns \| Dir. Mahera Omar \| Pakistan
6:00 - 7:40 pm	Chardi Kala - An Ode to Resilence \| Dir. Prateek Shekhar \| India \| Filmmaker Q&A

Day 2

Time	Details
10:45 am - 12:10 pm	6-A Akash Ganga \| Dir. Nirmal Chander \| India
12:20 - 1:15 pm	Hello Guyzz \| Dir. Samiksha Mathur \| India
2:15 - 2:40 pm	Whispers by the River Shore \| Dir. Samiur Rahman \| Bangladesh
2:45- 4:05 pm	Trans Kashmir \| Dir. Surbhi Dewan, SA Hanan \| India \| Filmmaker Q&A
4:15 pm - 4:50 pm	Siege in the Air \| Dir. Muntaha Amin \| India
4.55 - 5:30 pm	Mic Drop \| Dir. Kallol Mukherjee \| India
5:30 - 5:45 pm	Closing Remarks

We look forward to your presence at this celebration of cinema, and South Asia’s many voices.

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