IDSFFK 2022: Public spaces at night, through women’s eyes

IDSFFK 2022: Public spaces at night, through women’s eyes

A documentary details experiences of women as they attempt to capture on camera India’s small towns at night A documentary details experiences of women as they attempt to capture on camera India’s small towns at night Night time experiences in public spaces, especially for women, can be starkly different in urban and rural India. In […]

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Chronicling a photographer just through his images

Chronicling a photographer just through his images

Israeli photographer Micha Bar-Am’s life and work forms the documentary 1340 Frames of Love and War Israeli photographer Micha Bar-Am’s life and work forms the documentary 1340 Frames of Love and War That much of the 90-minute running time of documentary filmmaker Ran Tal’s 1340 Frames of Love and War is made up of still […]

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Fatima’s fight gives a lifeline to many women

Fatima’s fight gives a lifeline to many women

The docu, Fatima, depicts a solo fight against inter-generational prostitution prevalent in her community The docu, Fatima, depicts a solo fight against inter-generational prostitution prevalent in her community Fatima clearly remembers the day her childhood ended. At the age of nine, her parents sold her off to a person under the garb of marriage. It […]

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IDSFFK gets under way in Kerala capital

IDSFFK gets under way in Kerala capital

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the 14th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) here on Friday. Minister for Cultural Affairs V.N. Vasavan presided over the ceremony. Mr. Vijayan presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to documentary filmmaker and editor Reena Mohan. “I dedicate this award to all the women editors […]

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Many hats sit easy on filmmaker Reena Mohan’s head

Many hats sit easy on filmmaker Reena Mohan’s head

But the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th IDSFFK, considers herself primarily as an editor But the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th IDSFFK, considers herself primarily as an editor Reena Mohan took her first steps in documentary filmmaking and editing at a time when very few women were […]

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Reena Mohan gets IDSFFK lifetime achievement

Reena Mohan gets IDSFFK lifetime achievement

Documentary filmmaker and editor Reena Mohan has been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award for documentaries in connection with the 14th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) to be held from August 26 to 31 in Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the award at the opening ceremony of the festival […]

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