Painted Memories: Calcutta connects Raj Kapoor
Jaydip Mukherjee
India. 2025. 35 min

Many decades ago, there lived in Kolkata a boy called Shrishti Nath Kapoor, who studied in a school called Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore. When his family later moved to Bombay, he not only carried along the artistic influence that Calcutta left on him but also cherished his formative years in the city. The boy grew up to become the legendary Raj Kapoor.

Path to The Desert
Miguel Garrido
Spain. 2024. 102 min

“Path to the Desert: The Desertification of Spain”, is a feature-length documentary that explores the relentless advance of desertification in Spain. Through stunning imagery and key testimonies, it examines the impact of climate change, intensive agriculture, water overexploitation and pollution, and the expansion of industrial pig farms across the country. The documentary shows how these factors are degrading the land and affecting local communities, accelerating a process that threatens ecological balance. This journey reveals the consequences of an unsustainable model and poses the question: Are we still in time to reverse it?