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SYNOPSIS With progressive blindness setting in, Gayatri has to find answers to her twin sister’s unlikely death. As the lines of reality keep getting blurred, is she ready to look the truth in the eye?
SYNOPSIS Zubeyde is a Turkish woman who has experienced many harsh circumstances (especially immigration and conflicts) in the Balkans with her family during the nation-state movement that spread in the region with the effect of the 1789 French Revolution. Of the six children born, four died due to epidemic diseases, and around the same time, […]
SYNOPSIS “The Braid,” is an adaptation of Laetitia Colombani’s bestseller which was shot in Italy, Canada and India with Kim Raver (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Fotini Peluso (“Romanzo Famigliare”) and Mia Maelzer (“Beyond the Clouds”). The book sold more than two million copies worldwide and was translated in 40 languages. The movie opens in India, where Smita (Maelzer) […]
SYNOPSIS ‘Thand’ follows Anya, a first-generation Indo-Canadian teenager, and the disconnect she shares with her mother due to their contrasting cultural upbringings. After one night of their ritual disputes, Anya decides to fulfill her desire of having ‘typical’ Western high school experiences and goes behind her mother’s back to do so. However, Anya quickly realizes […]
SYNOPSIS “Joram” is a gripping thriller that contrasts the idyllic beginnings of young love in the tribal heartlands of Jharkhand, Eastern India, with the harsh realities of life in the bustling metropolis of Mumbai. The story follows Dasru and Vaano, who leave their tribal village in pursuit of success in the big city, only to […]
SYNOPSIS “Andhadhun” meets a John Le Carré spy thriller. New Delhi, the winter of 1993. A deaf and mute young man is arrested by the “Bureau” and accused of being a spy. A sign language expert is brought in to act as an interpreter for the Government’s Agent and the “spy”. The unravelling of the […]
BMO IFFSA TORONTO 2023 PROMISES A DAZZLING CINEMATIC EXTRAVAGANZA Toronto, ON (Aug 27) – The 12th edition of BMO International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto (IFFSA Toronto) is all set to return with a bang, showcasing the very best of South Asian cinema from October 12 to 22, 2023. This year’s festival promises an […]
SYNOPSIS The protagonist of this story is Deepa, who belongs to a wealthy joint family of Kolkata. Deepa’s childhood and youth has been scarred with the dark and evil ambience of the household. Deepa’s father, who was alcoholic like most other male members of the family, used to torture her mother. Apart from alcohol, he […]
SYNOPSIS “The Golden Cage” highlights a still ongoing ever-present phenomenon – the fate of old and heritage structures and their rapid extinction in modern India. It is an early winter morning in Kolkata in 1989 and the palatial old “Roy Choudhury” house lies dilapidated, housing the last few members of a once huge affluent joint […]
SYNOPSIS Locked in a room, while her daughter is watched by an ISIS sniper outside, Iqbal starts doubting ISIS promises to keep her daughter safe in exchange for the ultimate sacrifice, realizing that everything she believed in was a lie. DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Iqbal and her daughter Qadr have occupied my mind since I heard all […]