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DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVALDates: January 22 and 23, 2026
Venue: Tagore Film Centre NFDC, Music College Road, Chennai – 600028
JANUARY 22, 2026 (Thursday)
INAUGURAL FUNCTION: 10 am
In Search of Ajantrik/Dir.: Meghanth/Hindi/48 min/10.30-11.20 am
Can a musician exist without an audience? To find an answer, the film enters 6-A, Akash Ganga, where resides one of India's most renowned classical musicians, a matchless guru - Annapurna Devi
Wagging Tale/Dir.: Sangra Shah/Nepali/23 min/11.45 am-12.10 pm
It is the story of Rupak, who walks in the streets of Kathmandu carrying 80 kgs of Chicken bones every day with an unwavering mission to feed the city's street dogs.
Cinema Pe Cinema - The Theatres, The Movies and Us/Dir.: Vani Subramanian/Hindi, English, Tamil/62 min/2.30-3.30 pm
Creating a memory-scape of some people whose lives touch, or have been touched by single screen cinemas in India, the film is an exploration of the many complex relationships between the theatres, the movies and us.
I Found My Yellow/Dir.: Shin Thandar/ Burmese/15 min/5-5.15 pm
Two women, Shin and Suan and one cat, Shwe Lone Chay are slowly learning to be a family unit, loving it accepting each other's insecurities
A Flaming Forest/Dirs.: Salman, Vivek & Satya/Kannada/48 min/6-6.50 pm
The Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve in Karnataka is home to Soliga Adivasis. This film traverses the rich tapestry of the BRT forest and the relationships that the Soligas hold with it.
Mic Drop/Dir.: Kallol Mukherjee/Hindi, Bundelkhandi/27 min/7-7.30 pm
A young Bundelkhandi dialect rapper from Madhya Pradesh works tirelessly on his first album. As he faces financial struggle and the lack of resources, the question remains: will he be able to make it?
JANUARY 23, 2026 (Friday)
Abundance - Living with a Forest/Dir.: Dolly Kikon/Lotha Naga/22 min/12-12.25 pm
It is a biography of foraging, forest and jhum cultivation. It follows Zareno, a Lotha forager in the forest of Khumtsu and traces the foraged edible plants as they make their way to the market in Workha town.
Hello Guyzz/Dir.: Samikha Mathur/Hindi, English, Bengali/24 min/12.35-1 pm
The film explores the life of a mother, wife daughter who is also a social media influencer.
Zende The Super Cop/Dir.: Akshay Shah/Hindi, Marathi, English/73 min/3.15-4.20 pm
(Movie followed by interaction with the Director)
Zende follows the 82-year-old retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Madhukar Zende who nabbed Charles Sobhraj- twice.
6A, Akash Ganga/Dir.: Nirmal/Hindi, English/80 min/6-7.20 pm
(Movie followed by interaction with the Director)
Can a musician exist without an audience? To find an answer, the film enters 6-A, Akash Ganga, where resides one of India's most renowned classical musicians, a matchless guru - Annapurna Devi
CLOSING CEREMONY: 8 PM
FOR ENTRY AND OTHER DETAILS, PLEASE CALL ON 9840151956/8939022618
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Tagore Film Centre, TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT MUSIC AND FINE ARTS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS , 28,DGS DINAKARAN SALAI ,THENDRAL BUILDING,CHENNAI -600028, Chennai, India
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
