Terrestrial Verses follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats. These stirring vignettes, humorous and affecting, capture the spirit and determination of people a…- Jean, Isabelle and her son Damien board their sailboat Monika to sail the world and live a new life. The Gulf of Aden is watched over by Somali pirates, and while stopping in Djibouti, the happy family meets Mike, a black they know nothing about but innately trust. Inviting Mike to board the ship, the quartet travels o…
- Set in present day New Delhi, Gulmohar tracks the final four days, leading up to Holi, of the Batra family as they pack their belongings to move out of their thirty-four year old family home. Amid the chaos of packing up the house, the film interweaves individual story-lines of various members of this house, who are re…
- While working on a film called Cinematic Letters, IFFR stalwart Peter Schreiner was diagnosed with cancer. Although the project was terminated for being logistically too demanding, his desire to make a new film remained. But what can you do when your beloved camera and tripod have become too heavy for you to carry, and…