Previous programmes / 2023
6th edition
Dates
26–30 April 2023
Venues
Barbican Cinema, Genesis Cinema, BLOC at Queen Mary University, HOME Manchester, The Light Cambridge
Films
7 in this archive
Day 1 · 8pm · Barbican Cinema
Sultan, the young protagonist of the film, decides to move to the haor to work as a farmhand for a family of an elderly man whose son died last year leaving behind a young girl Ruku, a toddler and the widowed wife. It is paddy harvesting season and there is a race against time before the monsoon rains flood the region.
Watch trailer →
Day 2 · 5:30pm · BLOC, Queen Mary University
'Chabiwala' opens with Bhaben, 30s, a benevolent keysmith, offering the key to his heart, 'sohag chabi', to his beloved Fatima, 21, village headman's daughter. Her father sees their secret romance as sheer blasphemy. Not only Bhaben belongs to a different faith, but also is no match in terms of Fatimas' status quo.
Watch trailer →
Day 2 · 6:30pm · HOME, Manchester
Two government officials are chasing a man accused of instigating a pre-election chaos, only to find out that the culprit in concern is a ghost.
Watch trailer →
Day 2 · 7.20pm · The Light (Cambridge)
Kunal Joseph Baske – whose father converted to Christianity to access social and educational opportunities for his son – a teacher of science in a Christian missionary school in small town Hillolgunj, is accused of refusing to follow the School’s doctrine to teach the Biblical story of Creation before teaching…
Watch trailer →
Day 4 · 3:30pm · BLOC, Queen Mary University
The Terrace is the absolute place in the life of a young schoolteacher Mitra, who sketches & writes with a passion. Mitra is offered to write for a prestigious local magazine for a special edition which is a dream come true for her.
Day 5 · 3:30pm · HOME, Manchester
One summer in the mountains during his first biking trip with his friends, the cool and casual Sid sees a new side to him when he meets Joon, days before her wedding.
Watch trailer →
Day 5 · 8:30pm · Genesis Cinema
A girl child is born into a lower caste family and the priests declare her to be a reincarnation of the Hindu deity,Goddess Lakshmi. Soon, disciples flock to this quiet village to catch a holy glimpse of the Goddess.
Watch trailer →