Innovative Feminist Documentaries. Day 1

Synopsis

Presented  in collaboration with Rough Edges.

All That We Own (Docu/ 2025/ Hindi/ 30 mins) Dir. Aprajita Gupta. Her first home in Nagaland, a lingering echo of displacement. is visiting her homeland, a moment of rootedness or a reminder that belonging is elusive? Filmmaker will be present for Q & A.

Awards & Festivals: IAWRT, Asian Women’s Film Festival, Delhi

Making Space (Docu/ 2024/ Hindi/ 14 mins) Dir. Nikita Parikh. Alsana lives in a small, chaotic neighbourhood in Ahmedabad, with an 85 acre landfill on one side and a highway on the other. Her drawings show signs of the society seeping in, as she grapples with conflicts closer to home. Followed by online Q & A with the film maker.

Awards & Festivals: International Documentary And Short Film Festival, Kerala, National Documentary Short Film Festival, Thrissur, Dharamshala International Film Festival, IAWRT, Asian Women’s Film Festival, Delhi

Log Kya Kahenge (Docu/ 2024/ Gujarati, Hindi/ 40 mins) Dir. Rafina Khatun. The story of a young muslim woman dreaming differently in a patriarchal world. Followed by online Q & A with the film maker.

Awards & Festivals: IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival, Delhi, Kolkata People’s Film Festival,Constitution Hill Human Rights Film Festival, Johannesburg, Imagineindia, Madrid