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BIT OF BOTH  (UP) (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MERAJUR RAHMAN BARUAH ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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An exploration of the loss of the syncretic religious identity of Cheeta-Merat community due to assertion of dogmatic religiosity in the name of revivalism.


BLOOMING PEI-MAY  (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : NUTAN MANMOHAN ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Ethnography/ Anthropology ]
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A tale of Chinese immigrants, who came over a period of two centuries and settled in Kolkata. The narrative follows their story, their unbeatable spirit and the diversity they lend to the Indian tapestry.

   
FOOD MATTERS  (UP) (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : MALLIKA SARABHAI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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The Film is a journey into India's food heritage and the biodiversity of its crops. It delves into the reasons for the shrinking of this diversity and the homogenisation of our food preferences. The journey also takes the protagonist into a search for the larger repercussions of this homogenisation of tastes and demands - the health ramifications and the effects on farming, soil and cropping patterns and the ecology.


FORGING A NEW IDENTITY   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SABIA KHAN SHASTRI ]
[ Theme : Contemporary Politics , Diversity ]
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An exploration of the changing mindset of the Muslim community in India, guided by social and economic compulsions, political considerations and a desire to be a part of the mainstream.

   
GALI KEBABIYAN  (UP) (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : ANWAR JAMAL ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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A musical film about the culinary arts of Old Delhi seen through the eyes of a worker, a poet, a musician and a woman.

KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR  (UP) (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SANJAY BARNELA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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The Film explores the social, cultural and religious diversity of India through the lives and times of two women musicians.


LOOKING INWARDS: A PRIMER ON NORTH EASTERNERS  (UP) (26 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : CYRIL TOWLE ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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The relationship between people from North East India and Delhi is by and large characterised by mutual prejudice and wide spread ignorance about each other's life styles, cultures and political aspirations. The Film explores the experiences of North Eastern people in Delhi while touching upon issues of exclusion and representation.




MAJULI - ISLAND OF HOPE AND DESPAIR  (UP) (52 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : APARNA KATARA SHARMA ]
[ Theme : Diversity , ]
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A film on the critical need for conservation and preservation of Majuli Island, the repository of a unique culture.

ON A WING AND A PRAYER   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : SUNITA THAKUR ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Urbanscapes ]
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The film looks at the life of one family in the old city in Delhi in an attempt to reflect on the aspirations and problems of the Muslim middle class in India.

   
SHARED SPACES   (30 min)
[ Filmmaker/s : PRASHANT SAREEN & ABHINANDAN SEKHRI ]
[ Theme : Diversity , Culture & Tradition ]
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A journey to various places of worship all over India which are visited by people of all faiths to explore the history and cultural traditions followed at these places.

   
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