Tighee / Motherhood (2026/ Marathi with English subtitles/ 98 mins) Dir. Jeejivisha Kale. Swati has built a respectable life in Mumbai, but everything is unravelling. When she learns that her ailing mother, Hemlata, is not long for this world, she returns to her childhood home in Pune and to her younger sister, Sarika, who has cared for their difficult mother alone for the last three years. The sisters' reunion is brutal, filled with accusations of abandonment. Battling guilt, rage and helplessness, the three find a fragile peace, until a fateful night changes everything. Tighee explores how families survive through silence, sacrifice, and secrets that both save and destroy them. Collab. Screen Academy. Screening followed by a discussion with Shubhra Gupta, Film critic, Indian Express. Entry by registration.
