Saturday 28 October 28, 2pm
Location: Cinema, School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University
Event Type: In-person
Price: £5
The Manchester Indian Film Festival’s annual Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition is a rare chance to see the works of talented and emerging filmmakers exploring themes of South Asian experience, while reflecting the humanist ideals of legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
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The winner will be announced on 4th November 2023.
Part 1
Kripamanch
Dir: Prashant Verma | 16 mins | Hindi with English subtitles
Scarily relevant in the age of the internet, this film follows a far right Indian nationalist as his world starts unravelling around him.
Nishachar Burger (Nocturnal Burger)
Dir: Reema Maya | 27 mins | Marathi, Hindi, English with English subtitles
A 30-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl are brought to a police station in the middle of the night. What follows is a scathing indictment on the treatment of women in India.
Shera
Dir: Arun Falura | 20 mins | Kumaoni with English subtitles
The wonder of childhood is captured in this captivating short about a boy and his attempts to spot the local leopard before he leaves his village forever.
The White Ant
Dir: Shalini Adnani | 15 mins | Hindi, English with English subtitles
A man returns to his childhood home to deal with a termite infestation, but finds far more than he could ever have imagined.
The Broken Table
Dir: Chintan Sarda | 24 mins | Hindi with English subtitles
Nasseeruddin Shah shines in this moving film about a carer for an Alzheimer’s patient.
Part 2
Goodnight Giggles
Dir: Nirmal Joshi | 31 mins | Hindi with English subtitles
A hilarious and unique short that shows a couple’s relationship entirely through the lens of their bedroom.
Birdsong
Dir: Omi Zola Gupta & Sparsh Ahuja | 18 mins | Hmong with English subtitles
A beautifully photographed look into the dying whistled language of the Hmong people of Northern Laos.
Anekantvad
Dir: Ikprabh Singh Kohli | 20 mins |Hindi with English subtitles
A haunting and abstract short that follows a woman through her memories of the 1984 Delhi riots.
Nehemich
Dir: Yudhajit Basu | 23 mins | Marathi with English subtitles
Banished from the village to a dilapidated hut for the duration of her period, a young girl hopes to elope with her lover.
Kali
Dir: Jijo | 25 mins | Bengali with English subtitles
Deepa, donning a dark vigilante persona and battling criminals by night, is set on a course blinded by revenge after her family is unexpectedly torn apart.