Join us for an evening of films that explore the collision between personal dreams and larger forces - social political urban and systemic - through stories that find humour absurdity and humanity in the struggle for agency and belonging.
1. Daddu Zindabad (HIN) - Directed by Samar Jain
Produced by - Whistling Woods International
About this film - Daddu Zindabad is a sharp satire laced with humour tackling themes of caste discrimination toxic masculinity political opportunism women agency and the expanding power and influence of the media. The story begins with a dying wish from Daddu played by Durgesh Kumar that throws an entire village into chaos and sparks a revolution. At the centre of this storm is Vishnu portrayed by Pranjal Pateriya who must confront his own family and community relying on wit and cunning to fulfil his role as a devoted grandson.
2. Lucky Lotto (ENG/HIN) - Directed by Prakhyat Chouta
Produced by- Rohit Jasud Rakshit Bhuchar Chandrashekhar Mundkur Prabha Mundkur Prakhyat Chouta
About this film - In the days leading up to his visa lottery decision a queer Indian immigrant descends into paranoia at the possibility of losing the American Dream he has spent years building.
3. Mungi (HIN/MAR) - Directed by Shoyel Qureshi
Produced by -Anisa Hamid Qureshi Karan Asnani
About this film - Over one long sleepless night in Mumbai Anand frantic journey home takes him through dug up roads drunk rickshaw drivers and trains that refuse to wait. But his journey is undone not by the city chaos but by something absurdly unexpected.
Event venue
Woodside Inn, Bandra: Mumbai, 3/4, Dheeraj Pali Arcade, Dr Ambedkar Road, Pali Naka, Pali Hill, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050, India
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