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The film is on the most enigmatic part of Uttarakhand, situated in the higher regions of the Himalayan range. The Valley of Flowers is a home to more than 600 species of flora, most of which have medicinal properties and some which are endangered.

Tucked away in the North-Eastern Himalayas, Sikkim with an area of 7300 sq. km has traditionally been looked upon as abode of spiritual tranquillity. Hinduism is the religion of the vast majority of its inhabitants. Lepen has and Bhutias professing Buddhism form the next dominant group. A protectorate of India, since 1890, this special relationship continued after independence. The Sikkim ruler, known by convention as the Maharaja was permitted to call himself the Chogyal in 1965. The Indian Parliament passed the 38th Constitution amendment bill on April 23rd, 1975 which declared Sikkim as the 22nd state of Indian Union. This film narrates the political history of Sikkim right from 1890.

Through a series of cinematic tableau vivant Pik-Nik documents the annual theatrical spectacle of picnic culture of East Indian winters, providing new visions of the complex shifting environmental, social and political realities of present-day India.

In Delhi to study film, "I" listens for the breath of its residents on the streets, in the markets, outside the mosques, and at the tourist sites. Dissolving into these her own thoughts and feelings in the process, she makes the city resonate for us.

Seventy five year old Gafoor comes from a long line of shepherds, known as Bakerwals in Kashmir. The nomadic lifestyle is all that he has ever known. His life is very challenging. He has to rebuild his house on the mountains in Kashmir every year because of the damage from hostile weather. Gafoor and his family has to travel from the plains of Jammu to the mountains of Kashmir in summer, covering a distance of almost 300 Kms on foot, and reverse the trip in winter, to graze the herd of 200 animals which include sheep, goats, a cow and a few ponies . He has the huge responsibility of taking the entire caravan safely to Kashmir and then back to Jammu. The journey as always is difficult because of the steep terrain and unpredictable weather. It will take them 27 days to reach Kashmir.

The Frontier Gandhi is a Black and White documentation of the life and works of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. From his childhood days in the undivided Punjab province to the establishment of Khudai Khidmatgar movement (the Servants of God), he lived a truly inspiring life and made notable contribution to the Indian independence struggle. His uncompromising integrity and total commitment to the path of non-violence and a belief in a united India is resonated through the biopic.

Shot as Delhi emerged from COVID’s second wave, the film plays phone calls from the worst of the pandemic. Anonymous participants, some who lost loved ones, and others who worked on the frontlines, share their deeply personal accounts. What emerges is a story of survival, remembrance, & resilience.

A diaristic work told in episodes, ‘Every Film’ traces the various homes the filmmaker comes across or concocts - both tangible and intangible in his two years as a student in Ghent, Belgium. In that brief duration of time which coincided with the global pandemic, he had to move between three completely different housing setups - a subletting situation, the cheapest AirBnB in town and eventually a student house. As much as the film is an intimate glimpse of the filmmaker`s encounters with various people, places and memories while away from home, it also becomes a fleeting document of the various quirks of cohabitation in Belgium when looked at from an outsider’s point of view.

In the Himalayan region of Ladakh—a land of high passes, cold deserts, monasteries and Buddhist prayer flags—an alarming number of stray dogs are constantly on the prowl, upsetting the ecology, hunting endangered wildlife, and even attacking humans.

Follow a group of four-legged competitors and their humans as they prepare for a nationwide tournament and chase the pawsibility of becoming top dog.

Anal Shah's short "Kalaripayattu" is woven from observational footage shot at various gyms showing the oldest martial arts of the world, Kalaripayattu. Intriguingly, the film offers no explanation via narration, thus encouraging the viewer into an unfiltered sensory experience. The task for the viewer is to find the hidden and embedded snippets of personal history in the work. "I see my work as a visual diary of my observations."

Ghar Ka Pata is an autobiographical account of director Madhulika Jalali’s search for her identity as a Kashmiri Pandit woman. In the early 1990s, the six-year-old Madhulika and her household fled Rainawari—a quaint suburb of Srinagar—in response to Kashmir’s separatist insurgency. 24 years later, with no memory of her birthplace, she returns to visit with her family. In retracing her roots, Madhulika weaves a narrative that juxtaposes short, impromptu conversations, filmed on the streets of Rainawari, with a string of family anecdotes. These oral accounts of a bygone era reveal connections extending beyond religion and politics. On a personal level, Madhulika’s film underlines how the pain of exile can linger across generations.

Set in Crossings Republik—a sub-city, neither urban nor rural, on the fringes of New Delhi—Did You Do It? explores the dynamics between natural resources and human intervention. Director Aditi Bhande moved to this ‘integrated city project’ with her family last year. After days of commuting to Delhi through a landscape of farms, high-rises, villages, factories and the polluted Hindon river, she reached an epiphany of horror. Where did the water to grow the food she ate come from? Where did the garbage she threw out go, and where did it end up? How was her everyday reality connected to the wider one around her?

A documentary on emotional and carnal natures of love and sexual exploitation of young girls.

'Meleri - The Pyre', provides an in-depth look at Ottakolam, known as one of the most physically and emotionally demanding Theyyam forms in North Malabar, Kerala.

Weaving together stunning cinematography, visual displays & stirring music, Ayurveda Unveiled honors the deep, transformative essence of the tradition by creating a truly immersive experience. The expert speakers celebrate the human spirit with grace & delight, making it a spiritual engagement second to none.

The 1992 Ajmer rape case involved the serial gangrape and blackmailing of more than one hundred school and college-aged girls in Ajmer, Rajasthan.

Aamakaar tells the story of preservation. This film depicts the struggles of a small fisihing village in North Kerala that is fighting the assault on its estuary by sand mining. The villagers are also engaged in the conservation of Olive Ridley turtles that have come to their beach to nest. They make a connection between a species fast becoming extinct and the fate of a community that could face displacement.

Rabba Hun Kee Kariye trails a shared history of Punjab -- a culture, language and a way of life- that was torn asunder in the fateful year of 1947. It captures feelings of guilt and remorse about the genocidal violence on the Indian side of Punjab. These informal tales, almost like folklore, are strewn across the memory-scape of Punjab's countryside.

Fermented bamboo-shoot is a delicacy as well as an everyday staple for many communities across Northeast India. It is an integral part of the food culture and links the region to its Southeast Asian and East Asian neighbours. Seasons of Life follows three people as they labour to forage and ferment tender bamboos-shoot, cherished across several Himalayan households in South Asia.

The film presents fascinating life of the people of Manipur both in the valley and hill areas and their colourful festivals and dances.

Multiple residents of the ancient city express their grievances with respect to the imminent destruction of their ancestral homes.

Hailstorm is based in the Narmada valley in central India, an area with extremely low levels of groundwater. Farmers here battle for survival, pitched against the vagaries of climate change. Following the events of a freak hailstorm over four seasons, the film unfolds the vulnerability and precarity of those that are at the sharpest end of global capitalism’s rapacious greed and the furthest from its benefits.

In Hinduism, women are prohibited from entering the cremation ground but Gulab Maharajin performed Cremations at Rasoolabad Ghat, Allahabad for more than 60 Years.

In India, a woman is raped every 15 minutes with impunity, while cows enjoy the highest level of protection. How did India end up in this situation?

Using archive footage that has never been seen before, this BBC documentary "The Midwife's Confession" explores the disturbing subject of infanticide in rural India – and tells the moving story of one woman’s campaign to save girls’ lives.

In Kibber, a remote Spiti Valley village, women once saw snow leopards as threats but now champion their conservation through the Nature Conservation Foundation. Trained in camera trapping and species tracking, the ‘Shen-mo’s’ balance wildlife protection with earning a livelihood.

Made to commemorate Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi on his birth centenary, this documentary by FTII faculty has its focus on learning and presentation of music. Gems of advice in own voice of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is bound to inspire those engaged in music education, because he was not only a legendary artiste, but also a legendary teacher who has given eminent disciples to the world. Simplicity of his spoken words and euphony of his singing, including a rare Kumar Vyasa verse in Kannada, create a collage of education, inspiration and biography in this no frills short documentary that suits fast life of the day.

A simple and beautiful portrait of a filmmaker and his Indian father, shot in one long take on a bench in Punjab.

Jardhar, a village in the Hemval Valley of Garhwal, led an isolated, egalitarian existence until a series of events forced it into joining the market economy. Based entirely on local perspectives, the Film reflects on the process of change the shift to modernisation and its impact on personal, social and environmental spaces.

The art and life of noted Tabla player Ustad Alla Rakha

Brocken Spectre' is about a man, his theatre troupe comprising mostly dwarfs and their journey to build a kinder and a more compassionate society.

"DIVINE HEART" is an enlightening film that portrays the intricate process of heart transplant surgery. It provides a comprehensive depiction of the dedicated medical team led by Dr. Anvay Mulay, as well as the meticulous legal procedures involved in heart transplant surgeries and organ donation. The narrative revolves around Laxmi, a young girl who candidly shares her personal journey.

The film revolves around an old and aged Dwijamani who is bed ridden in his family home in a village near Dalu river. His younger sister from Guwahati, who is aged herself, visits him with her son. The story is about the filmmaker visiting his maternal village home in the year 2016 with his mother. In their last few days of togetherness, they all bond well as they laugh, eat and talk about the village and its people. After staying for few days, Dwijamani’s sister and her son leave Dwijamani and his village abode. The film is about their last meeting.

Nagarjun was an eminent Maithili and Hindi poet. He had also written novels, short stories and travelogues. Born in Madhubani district of Bihar state, he was famous for his revolutionary ideas.

At the onset of monsoons, millions of fireflies come out to mate in the forests around the remote tribal village of Purushwadi. The villagers tell us a story of how the surreal natural phenomenon intertwined with their lives.

As season change, Langol, once a barren hilltop on the fringe of Imphal city, brings magic to the forest. The dream of Loiya, a young man, to cover the hill with lush green has been taken up mutually by a young group of volunteers.

Two people look for answers to only 2 of their questions in the capital of India.

The film is a narrative of three Sikh women living in Widows Colony wherein they lost their homes and men in the violent killings of 1984 when over 2733 Sikhs were killed in Delhi and over 9000 in India after the death of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.It is the biggest state sponsored massacre in India which has been systematically removed from the public memory calling it anti-Sikh riots.

This is a story of a boy who is afflicted by cancer and makes an album of black and white passport picture that he found as a child. His brother is a filmmaker and he sees this book. Inspired after watching the pictures, he begins to collect pictures of the metropolis where they live, observing the changing horizon of the city.

Otolith II mixes fiction, archival material and documentary footage filmed in Mumbai and Chandigarh. It explores the pressures exerted on inhabitants by competing projections of the city of tomorrow. Predictive models of the urban masterplan, corporate scenarios and real estate speculation converge to extract labour, convert attention and capture potential for profit.

Sonja Aigner, born in South Africa and now living in Germany, reflects on identity and belonging after a DNA test reveals connections across the world.Through a quiet and intimate conversation, the film explores what it means to come from a place and whether that answer is ever complete.

An archival portrait of two cats inhabiting a home that holds the lingering memory of the many cats that lived there before them.

A documentary that aims to look beyond the walls of the Vrinavadan widows shelter, exploring the complicated place of widowed women in India and Hinduism as a religion.

'The Puffling Walk' takes you on an inspiring journey, showcasing the dedicated conservation efforts on Scotland’s Isle of May. This heartwarming story follows NatureScot as they rescue young puffins—affectionately known as pufflings—and help them safely reach the ocean, overcoming challenges posed by human-made structures.

The film is a homage to the beauty, depth and spirit of Indu Jain’s poetry. Her work seamlessly navigates the personal and political, words moving to keep pace with her energy, permeated with an innate sense of freedom. Indu Jain’s poetry is immersive, mesmerizing, sensuous. The film reflects this essence in an experiential, experimental way.

A sunset on Philopappou Hill in Athens becomes a portal to the outskirts of Delhi, opening onto the night across Omonia Square and its surrounding streets. Naz̤ar, a diary is a record of encounters with South Asian Muslim migrants in Athens — traces of exchanges in neighborhood cafés, makeshift mosques, Ramadan evenings, and half-sung songs.

A two-channel 16mm fever dream that filters queerness, desire, diaspora, and dislocation through beat-driven montage and personal ritual. A confessional chase-escape through fractured identities and the sweet, aching weight of longing.

A documentary crew tries to unearth the truth behind the castle village of Bengal.

Curious to know if his unapologetic Grandpa had remorse or not ! Shankar goud a film student digs up his grandpa’s bad past which gave a generational trauma to his family.

A short film made by three students who are trying to escape the reality.

Story of the women of North India’s Jat communities, who find themselves up against the might of the khap panchayats.

The Unsung is a film on a dying tribe on the coastal region of Karnataka, the Halakki Vokkaliga. This once culturally rich tribe with a treasure trove of folk songs, passed down orally from generations is now grappling against the tide of modernisation and westernisation. With only a handful of old ladies who identify with the tribe, their traditions and cultures, the passing of these few old women will see their very culture fading away. The film touches on the struggles of the tribe, the clash between modernisation and their culture, the fight to keep their forests alive and the painstakingly long battle to be included in the Scheduled Tribe list in India.

The film shows the effect of rain on humanity. It tries to portray people's reaction to it, rather than emphasize rain itself. Rain can be a blessing and a curse to life, a human's joy as well as his sorrow.

Mitilesh, a young woman from rural Madhya Pradesh, as she is recruited by health workers in her village to undergo sterilization and decides with her husband to pursue the surgery. Her story is situated in the larger context of population control in India, revealing how these policies affect the lives of women.

A queer voyage along the labyrinths of dreams, archives and lived histories, Roohrangi navigates the real and the imaginary – traversing the filmmaker’s encounters in a gay-cruising forest-reserve as he retraces the memory of his grandfather’s leucoderma-ridden face. A face on whose white-and-brown patches, he saw a forest of miraculous trees.

I am grass is a meditation on migration from my most marginalized community in India to the ‘first world’ country.