| Theme: LGBTQIA+ |
Challenges and prejudices faced by transgenders |
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India |
UN-WOMAN (Feature Film) |
A villager buys a bride and uncovers her transgender identity. |
| Theme: Rights and Fights |
Struggles and triumphs in pursuit of human rights |
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France |
Débarrée (Narrative short) |
A daughter seeks to return to her father, but his silence hints at trouble ahead. |
| 2 |
India |
President’s horse (Animation) |
Powerful message on how to navigate honour and power with caution |
| Theme: Invisible Struggles |
Overlooked challenges and conflicts hidden beneath the surface of daily life. |
| 1 |
India |
#KK (Narrative Short) |
An aspiring actor confronts societal prejudices due to his dark skin |
| 2 |
India |
Deshkari (Short Documentary) |
Depicts challenges faced by marginal farmers in India |
| 3 |
India |
Gadad (Narrative Short) |
13-year-old boy’s attempts to understand menstruation cycle. |
| 4 |
India |
Two worlds (Narrative short) |
Harsh realities, prejudices and discrimination faced by a delivery boy |
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India |
Wakeup (Short film on environment) |
In a shared neighbourhood, a man’s habits influence a mother and her son |
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United States |
Those Seven Steps (Narrative Short) |
Forced into an arranged marriage, a bride escapes on her wedding eve |
| Theme: Mysteries of Souls |
Questions surrounding life, death and beyond |
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Malaysia |
The 7th Night: MaoMao Revisits (Animation) |
Emotionally charging story of a boy awaiting his lost cat’s return |
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India |
Holy Trails – The Toughest Pilgrimage (Documentary) |
Story of a young woman’s tough pilgrimage to a Buddhist monastery in Leh/Ladakh |
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France |
Stigmate (Short horror) |
After returning to his monastery, a monk faces trouble from an intruder |
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Finland |
Tukdam: Between Worlds (Documentary feature) |
This feature documentary explores a phenomenon that blurs life and death to an unprecedented degree. |
| Theme: French Shorts |
Variety of short films that look at social issues and complexities of human behaviour |
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France |
Ink Drop (Experimental Short) |
Inspired by a video of a dancer, an artist creates a free illustration of her which comes alive |
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France |
Truthosis (Narrative Short) |
Anyone infected with rare disease compulsively tell the truth. |
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France |
Bonnes Vacances (Narrative Short) |
Unexpected vacation improvised by a mechanic just a few meters away from his workshop |
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France |
18h46 (Narrative Short) |
Waiting for a train by a man which he will not board. |
| 5 |
France |
Bodies and Souls : Inertia (Animation) |
A little girl gives birth to herself from a strange body burdened by death. |
| Theme: Treading the Unknown |
Travel through uncharted territory igniting curiosity |
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India |
Jinn- Chapter 1 (Feature-Mystery) |
A gripping supernatural tale where the protagonist encounters an evil force |
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Netherlands |
Lunatic (Short on Climate Change) |
Lunatic tackles urgent earthly issues, as seen by a lonely astronaut |
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United States |
Bran-Don of the Dead (Short-Horror) |
Get ready for a surprisingly not-so-bad tour of living alongside zombies |
| Theme: Threads of Time |
Journey through the past, present, and future, witnessing moments that shape our lives |
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India |
Walk (Feature Film) |
One man must deliver his dead friend’s son back to his family during lockdown |
| 2 |
United States |
If I Were a Pony (Animation) |
Tale of a boy and his pony through the pony’s perspective. |
| 3 |
France |
Bittersweetness (Narrative Short) |
Two lovers meet after a 5-year long separation |
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India |
Taashe (Narrative Short) |
A unique love and marriage story of two kids |
| 5 |
France |
Tétèche (Narrative Short) |
Set in 1934 Guiana, a man longs to reconnect with his roots |
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India |
Rasan Piya (Documentary Feature) |
Celebrate the life of a 107-year-old Indian classical vocalist and poet |
