Screening Year: 2022

Synopsis – Lost is an emotional social thriller that represents a higher quest, a search for lost values of empathy and integrity. Inspired by true events, Lost is a story of a bright young woman crime reporter in her relentless search for truth behind the sudden disappearance of a young theatre activist.

Synopsis – Zoya receives a disturbing call from her mother – her sister Zara has gone missing during the pandemic. Surprisingly, Zoya isn’t rattled enough. She’s hiding something, all of which leads back to the fateful night of a party. Throughout the film, Zoya interacts with her surroundings as if she’s re-calibrating to them. As the plot unravels, so does she. In this story, appearances can be very deceiving.

Synopsis – Gray’ is a story about Naina (Shreya Dhanwanthary), a 20-something girl whose best friend violates the boundaries of her consent. With the help of her therapist, Dr Noorani (Dia Mirza), Naina takes a journey between past and present, to learn how to deal with her feelings and her trauma, and clearly define for herself the meaning of ‘consent’.

Synopsis – Shot extensively in Atlanta GA, the movie explores the dark past of a promising young man who wants to be an actor. The movie cast is predominantly based in Atlanta.

Synopsis – Often, a haircut is not just a haircut. Women get haircuts for various reasons – maybe for a change of style; or for a noble cause; or sometimes it could simply be because of boredom. In “The Salon”, Nimmi, a middle-aged woman, strikes up a conversation with her hairstylist, and works through a loss while getting her haircut. Through the course of a haircut, this short film explores both the conversations we have with others and with ourselves.

Synopsis – It’s Eid. At a chaotic party, where the men talk politics and the women gossip, two acquaintances share a secret.

Synopsis – Shiv Shastri, a retiree from India, and a big Rocky movie fan moves to USA and ends up on an unexpected road trip through the American heartland which teaches that it’s never too old to reinvent yourself..