DAY 2 – Saturday, 14 March 2026
21st IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival | C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium + Conference Room 1
The festival's most packed and eclectic day brings a special Focus on Central Asia, a major Masterclass, a Round Table Discussion on Film Pedagogy, and an extraordinary range of films from across the region.
The morning opens with Skyward / Gagan Gaman by Suruchi Sharma, Landscapes of Longing, and Denmo – Himalayan Brown Bear by Akanksha Sood Singh - all with filmmakers present for Q&A.
The day's centrepiece arrives at 11:15 AM: Oasis by Japanese director and editor Keiko Okawa (Japan, 2022), followed by a Masterclass with Reena Mohan in conversation with Keiko Okawa - an unmissable session on craft, the director's gaze, and the art of editing.
The afternoon is packed: Last Night I Dreamed It Was Raining Fish, Wake Up, We're Almost Home / Ghar Aayo (Shweta Rai), Loop Line / Dhhaavpatti by actor-filmmaker Renuka Shahane, Every Now and Then Girls / Avaar Navaar Chhoriyaan, and several more short films — all between 1:45 PM and 4:30 PM.
At 3:45 PM, the auditorium shifts focus with the Special Programme: Focus on Central Asia – Kazakhstan & Kyrgyz Republic, curated by Gulnara Abikeyeva and Gulbara Tolomushova, featuring seven films, including Little Love, The Burden We Bear, Blue Gate, and The Goldfish — a rare and powerful window into women's filmmaking from the region.
Conference Room 1 runs two programmes simultaneously: a Round Table Discussion on Film Pedagogy (2:00–4:30 PM) and a curated international showcase at 4:45 PM featuring Never Stand Down: The Quraishi Family (Elena Chang, USA), Eclipse / Sîtav (Dilan Toftik, Turkey), and After the Cat (Hoi Ying Chu, Hong Kong).
The evening ends with One Seed at a Time (Kavita Carneiro) and the headline feature Marriage Cops by Shashwati Talukdar and Cheryl Hess (India/Taiwan/USA, 1h 20m). This sharp and funny documentary has been the talk of the festival circuit.
Event Venue
India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110003, India
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