5th Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2024
4 - 9 December 2024
(7 pm onwards)
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
OPEN FOR ALL
The themes of this festival are drawn from the songs and slogans of Kamla Bhasin, on whose push the festival first began in 2020. Different themes and multiple films will play each evening. Screenings will be followed by discussions with filmmakers and invited speakers.
4th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: Todh Todh Ke Bandhan | Break the Silence
Chadariya
Museum of Rape Threats
(42 mins | Hindi, English with English subs | 2024 | Docu)
Dir. Rahul Yadav
In the bustling streets of Delhi, an intrepid scholar embarks on an extraordinary artistic journey, creating a unique museum that delves into the unseen horrors of online violence against women. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/926kMkuVwWU
Letters to My Grandma
(29 mins | Marathi with English subs | 2023 | Docu)
Dir. Divya Kharnare
Vanishing memories of an ageing grandmother are restored, painting a vivid portrait of her past. She embarks on a poignant journey to recreate a treasured moment from her youth, breathing life into a fading reflection. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/mGeGISs0m64
8th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: तुम्हारा साथ मिलने से | Women are Power
Sultana’s Dream
(87 mins | Spanish, Basque, English, Hindi, Bengali with English subs | 2023 | Animation)
Dir. Isabel Herguera
Inés, a Spanish artist, lives in India and stumbles upon Sultana’s Dream, a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905..describing Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/09cGIUFrttI
9th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: Mein Khelna Chahatee hu | Spirited Women
Beyond the Hoop
(16:04 mins | English | 2022 | Docu)
Dir. Animesh Gautam | Prod. NID
This film is the journey of one among the very few female professional sports photographers in this sports obsessed nation of India. It reflects on the importance of sports photographers and their pursuit for the perfect frame, emotion and moment.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/6Sa4TUAUSmE
Andro Dreams
(63 mins | Manipuri with English subs | 2023 | Docu)
Dir. Meena longjam and Jani Viswanath
This film tells the love story of Laibi, an old woman with a spirited soul, and her three-decade old all girls' football club battling economic challenges, patriarchal system and orthodoxy in an ancient village of northeast India.
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- the IHC edition
A Kriti Film Club Festival
4 - 9 December 2024
(7 pm onwards)
India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Register here or at venue
The themes of this festival are drawn from the songs and slogans of Kamla Bhasin, on whose push the festival first began in 2020. Different themes and multiple films will play each evening. Screenings will be followed by discussions with filmmakers and invited speakers.
Theme: Todh Todh Ke Bandhan | Break the Silence
Chadariya
(25:15 mins | English, Hindi with Eng. subs| 2023 | Experimental Docu)
Dir. Nimisha Srivastava
Moving between the realms of the individual & the collective, this film unearths the pain and violence lived by young Indian unmarried women through the construction of a personal landscape of abortion.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/94Mb1MQCnes
Coming to Terms / Making Your Terms? | Kya Hai Ye Samjhauta
(9 mins | Hindi with English subs | 2023 | Animation)
Dir. Hansa Thapliyal
This film works with material of the everyday, scraps of cloth, needle thread and the timbre of human voices to tell a story, of the many choices women make when faced with domestic violence.
Dir. Nimisha Srivastava
Moving between the realms of the individual & the collective, this film unearths the pain and violence lived by young Indian unmarried women through the construction of a personal landscape of abortion.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/94Mb1MQCnes
Coming to Terms / Making Your Terms? | Kya Hai Ye Samjhauta
(9 mins | Hindi with English subs | 2023 | Animation)
Dir. Hansa Thapliyal
This film works with material of the everyday, scraps of cloth, needle thread and the timbre of human voices to tell a story, of the many choices women make when faced with domestic violence.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/TcpiqFiAxwo
Museum of Rape Threats
(42 mins | Hindi, English with English subs | 2024 | Docu)
Dir. Rahul Yadav
In the bustling streets of Delhi, an intrepid scholar embarks on an extraordinary artistic journey, creating a unique museum that delves into the unseen horrors of online violence against women. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/926kMkuVwWU
5th December 2024 @Casurina Hall (7.30 pm onwards)
Master Class - Feminist-Queer Lens
with Maheen Mirza and Rinchin, Ektara Collective
This master class will give participants an intersectional perspective and experience of filming from a feminist-queer lens with award winning filmmakers.
6th December 2024 @Amaltas
Theme: Desh mein gar Betiyan | Girl Stories
Kangana
(8:52 mins | Hindi with English subs | Docu)
Dir. Bhavya Karthikeyan
The story of a family who entertain for a living by dancing, and performing stunts and tricks, this film highlights the invisibility of their women and the lost childhoods of little girls. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/-Cb4t0v77Fc
Ullarivu
(14 mins/ Malayalam with English subs/ 2023/ Drama)
Dir. Sumi
A young girl's transformative journey from a carefree child of the earth into a cautious young girl in the world, as she pieces together the hidden meanings and unfair rules of the patriarchal world. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/RfxBBWlBn_8
The Girl Who Lived in the Loo
(12 mins | English, Bengali with English subs | 2024 | Animation)
Dir. Subarna Dash
A ten-year-old girl has discovered her haven – the bathroom – as the ultimate solution to all her problems. She eats in the loo, plays in the loo and, if she could, she would sleep in there, too. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/FIMy3MN5-IU
Maida | White Flour
(19 mins | Hindi, Bhojpuri with English subs | 2020 | Docu)
Dir. Lubna Yusuf
Shot over a span of eight years in Bihar, this film explores societal norms of dowry, child marriage and the prevalent practice of school drop-outs after the onset of menstruation.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/IKEOlvaVFWE
7th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: Nani, Dadi aur Mein | Our Grandmothers
Babi
(32:32 mins | Marathi, English with English subs | 2024 | Docu)
Dir. Maithili Ajay Phatak
Four years after Babi's passing, her grandniece pieces together the life of this educator, filmmaker, and freedom fighter. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/LYFbPqbLsMM
Ghar Aangan | Home
(11:19 mins | Hindi with English subs | 2024 | Animation)
Dir. Nina Sabnani and Varsha Navin Dewaji
The filmmaker’s 90 years old mother, Sheela Sabnani remembers and misses her two homes, her two fathers, her sewing machine and the radio, separated after the partition of India. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/sKkMhhTGUfo
Master Class - Feminist-Queer Lens
with Maheen Mirza and Rinchin, Ektara Collective
This master class will give participants an intersectional perspective and experience of filming from a feminist-queer lens with award winning filmmakers.
6th December 2024 @Amaltas
Theme: Desh mein gar Betiyan | Girl Stories
Kangana
(8:52 mins | Hindi with English subs | Docu)
Dir. Bhavya Karthikeyan
The story of a family who entertain for a living by dancing, and performing stunts and tricks, this film highlights the invisibility of their women and the lost childhoods of little girls. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/-Cb4t0v77Fc
Ullarivu
(14 mins/ Malayalam with English subs/ 2023/ Drama)
Dir. Sumi
A young girl's transformative journey from a carefree child of the earth into a cautious young girl in the world, as she pieces together the hidden meanings and unfair rules of the patriarchal world. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/RfxBBWlBn_8
The Girl Who Lived in the Loo
(12 mins | English, Bengali with English subs | 2024 | Animation)
Dir. Subarna Dash
A ten-year-old girl has discovered her haven – the bathroom – as the ultimate solution to all her problems. She eats in the loo, plays in the loo and, if she could, she would sleep in there, too. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/FIMy3MN5-IU
Maida | White Flour
(19 mins | Hindi, Bhojpuri with English subs | 2020 | Docu)
Dir. Lubna Yusuf
Shot over a span of eight years in Bihar, this film explores societal norms of dowry, child marriage and the prevalent practice of school drop-outs after the onset of menstruation.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/IKEOlvaVFWE
7th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: Nani, Dadi aur Mein | Our Grandmothers
Babi
(32:32 mins | Marathi, English with English subs | 2024 | Docu)
Dir. Maithili Ajay Phatak
Four years after Babi's passing, her grandniece pieces together the life of this educator, filmmaker, and freedom fighter. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/LYFbPqbLsMM
Ghar Aangan | Home
(11:19 mins | Hindi with English subs | 2024 | Animation)
Dir. Nina Sabnani and Varsha Navin Dewaji
The filmmaker’s 90 years old mother, Sheela Sabnani remembers and misses her two homes, her two fathers, her sewing machine and the radio, separated after the partition of India. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/sKkMhhTGUfo
Letters to My Grandma
(29 mins | Marathi with English subs | 2023 | Docu)
Dir. Divya Kharnare
Vanishing memories of an ageing grandmother are restored, painting a vivid portrait of her past. She embarks on a poignant journey to recreate a treasured moment from her youth, breathing life into a fading reflection. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/mGeGISs0m64
8th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: तुम्हारा साथ मिलने से | Women are Power
Sultana’s Dream
(87 mins | Spanish, Basque, English, Hindi, Bengali with English subs | 2023 | Animation)
Dir. Isabel Herguera
Inés, a Spanish artist, lives in India and stumbles upon Sultana’s Dream, a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905..describing Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country. Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/09cGIUFrttI
9th December 2024 @Gulmohar Hall
Theme: Mein Khelna Chahatee hu | Spirited Women
Never Say Die
(09:37 mins | English | 2023 | Animated Docu)
Dir. Diya Gambhir
A story of hope, this biographical film draws on the filmmaker’s aunt’s fond memories of parents, teachers, school, college, her dance and her love for poetry, her joys and sorrows and more. She has multiple deformities from rheumatoid arthritis. It makes us reflect on how the chronically sick and disabled essentially lead reclusive lives, as friends and relations distance themselves over time. Since they do not have plans about their own life, they do not exist in the plans of the able bodied.
(09:37 mins | English | 2023 | Animated Docu)
Dir. Diya Gambhir
A story of hope, this biographical film draws on the filmmaker’s aunt’s fond memories of parents, teachers, school, college, her dance and her love for poetry, her joys and sorrows and more. She has multiple deformities from rheumatoid arthritis. It makes us reflect on how the chronically sick and disabled essentially lead reclusive lives, as friends and relations distance themselves over time. Since they do not have plans about their own life, they do not exist in the plans of the able bodied.
Beyond the Hoop
(16:04 mins | English | 2022 | Docu)
Dir. Animesh Gautam | Prod. NID
This film is the journey of one among the very few female professional sports photographers in this sports obsessed nation of India. It reflects on the importance of sports photographers and their pursuit for the perfect frame, emotion and moment.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/6Sa4TUAUSmE
Andro Dreams
(63 mins | Manipuri with English subs | 2023 | Docu)
Dir. Meena longjam and Jani Viswanath
This film tells the love story of Laibi, an old woman with a spirited soul, and her three-decade old all girls' football club battling economic challenges, patriarchal system and orthodoxy in an ancient village of northeast India.
Watch Trailer: https://youtu.be/UlqCznhJOTQ
Queries: space.kriti@gmail.com | 9810666692
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