2016
The Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati announces its full lineup for the
1st Annual Film Festival Nov 12 - Nov 13, 2016
PARCHED 18 International awards #Parched
Saturday Nov 12, 2016 at 11 am at Cincinnati Art Museum
PARCHED-18 International Awards #Parched
Winner of multiple awards and with a strong presence in many international festivals, "PARCHED is a story about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women Rani, Lajjo, Bijli and Janaki. Rani, is a woman who is about to marry her 17-year-old son with a girl two years younger. The wedding doesn’t go as planned and when Rani’s prostitute friend comes to the village, everything falls apart. We see the four women apologetically talk about men, sex and their life as they struggle with their individual boundaries to face their challenges and stage their own personal wars".
India 2015/120 minutes. Directed by Leena Yadav., produced by Ajay Devgn Cast:: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla & Adil Hussain
CINCINNATI PREMIERE
Followed by Panel Discussion.
NAA BANGARU THALLI (My Dearest Daughter)-8 International Awards
Saturday Nov 12, 2016 at 3:30 pm at Cincinnati Art Museum
NAA BANGARU THALLI (My Dearest Daughter)-8 International Awards # Naabangaaruthalli
"Based on a real life story, the film was written and directed by RajeshTouchriver and was co-produced by M. S. Rajesh and Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, who is an internationally known anti-trafficking crusader. The film brilliantly explores the consequences of sex trafficking, testing the vulnerability of trust in human relations'.
India 2014 / 126 minutes directed by Rajesh Touchriver. Cast: directed by Siddique, Anjali Patil, Rathna Shekar Reddy, Lakshmi Menon,& Neena Kurup.
Followed by Panel Discussion.
SAANKAL (Shackle)-13 International Awards
Sunday Nov 13, 2016 at 11: AM am at Cincinnati Art Museum
SAANKAL (Shackle)-13 International Awards #Saankal.
"Set in the picturesque Thar Desert. After the 1947, India-Pakistan partition, many of these villages from India went to Pakistan, even then crossing borders and arranging marriages continued for a few years but due to government interventions a day came when they had completely lost connections with their relatives across the border. Consequently, number of marriageable males went further south for their girls. Butte girls of the village were not allowed to marry outside the community. Many lived the rest of their life unmarried or were forced to marry old men. By the time village councils felt the disaster it was too late. Instead of uprooting the cause they passed another law in panic which was a solution in their view but they didn't foresee that this will make situation worse, adult women were married to younger boys."
India/2015/ 99 minutes. Directed & produced by Dedipya Joshii Cast: :Tanima Bhattacharya, Chetan Sharma, Harish Kumar, Jagat Singh, Samarth Shandilya, Milind Gunaji
Followed by Panel Discussion.
ENGLISH VINGLISH ( Bringing back an old family favorite)
Sunday Nov 13, 2016 at 3:30 pm at Cincinnati Art Museum
ENGLISH VINGLISH
English Vinglish is the story of a woman named Shashi who does ot know English. People around her including her family make her feel insecure. Shashi realizes that money, fame and knowledge of English is how society judges individuals.The film is light hearted yet touching as we join Shashi on her transformational journey.
India 2012/134 minutes. Directed by Gauri Shinde Cast: Sri Devi,Mehdi Nebbou, Adil Hussain, and Priya Anand.
Followed by Panel Discussion