Category Archives: Short Films Section

Basanti Tailors (Ajay Govind) India

Basanti Tailors
Ajay Govind
India. 2025. 19 min

In the small Himalayan village of Halduwala, near Dehradun, Basanti (59) runs a tailoring shop with her young granddaughter, Ginny (9). When Anupama (39), a newcomer to the village, requests Basanti to repurpose old clothes into cushion covers, bedsheets, and bags, Ginny becomes attached to a t-shirt designated for recycling. As Basanti teaches Ginny about the importance of honoring commitments and recycling, she discovers that the t-shirt belongs to Anupama’s son and is his favorite. Struggling to balance her love for her granddaughter with her promise to Anupama, Basanti must find a way to resolve the situation that respects both her familial bond and her commitment to sustainability.

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Today is the Day (Roee Naggan) Israel

Today is the Day
Roee Naggan
Israel. 2024. 13 min

During an ugly divorce battle, Oded takes his son to the police station to file a complaint. When his son refuses to go into the station alone, Oded comes up with a deceitful way of inserting himself into what is an uncomfortable situation. Putting his son in a rough and difficult position, even if it means sacrificing his son.

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One More Time (Wu Yifan) Korea, China

One More Time
Wu Yifan
Korea, China. 2025. 22 min

Hyun-woo became even more worried about the health of the child in his wife Ji-eun’s womb after she suddenly collapsed. However, Ji-eun’s firm decision to keep the baby put Hyun-woo in an even more difficult position. At the hospital, he encountered a young boy who was also suffering from illness. Feeling the boy’s pain, Hyun-woo ended up obtaining a drug that could induce a miscarriage from him. Initially planning to secretly end the child’s life, Hyun-woo had a change of heart in the face of Ji-eun’s sincere maternal love and ultimately stopped her from consuming the food containing the drug.

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Ru Ba Ru (Kapil Tanwar) India

Ru Ba Ru
Kapil Tanwar
India. 2025. 30 min

Two sisters—one a rudaali (professional mourner), the other a nachaniya (dancer)—navigate survival, dignity, and womanhood in rural Rajasthan. Confronting casteism, societal judgement, and unwanted male attention, they find solace in sisterhood and silent rebellion. Ru Ba Ru offers raw, authentic storytelling and a never-seen-before look at Rajasthan—unfiltered, intimate, and powerfully real.

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The Ants (Jashvender Chauhan) India

The Ants
Jashvender Chauhan
India. 2025. 10 min

The Ants is a deeply personal exploration of resilience, hope, and the cost of dissent in a world where freedom often feels like a mirage. Inspired by the story of a dear friend, a PhD scholar imprisoned for over four years under accusations of sedition and terrorism for a speech, the film delves into the personal and political struggles of those who dare to challenge oppressive systems.

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The Gift (Siddhant Singh) India

The Gift
Siddhant Singh
India. 2025. 10 min

The Gift is a fairytale. However, it didn’t start as one. I wanted to toy with the idea of melodrama, a sense of heightened reality which was still tethered by something genuine and true. I have always been fascinated by the artistry of drag; its multiplicity, the theater of it all. It represents such a quiet strength, to be able to live one’s truth through their art, the epitome of personal as political. A drag persona is the soul and the shield of the artist, a fragile balance.

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Still a Long Road (Nikhil Rajendra Shinde) India

Still a Long Road
Nikhil Rajendra Shinde
India. 2025. 12 min

When we think of refugees from Afghanistan or any conflict-ridden country, we often see images of war, struggle, and survival. But beyond the headlines and hardships, there is something more. There are emotions, dreams, and silent moments of longing that often go unnoticed.

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Of Curses and Betrayals (Sourav Brahma) India

Of Curses and Betrayals
Sourav Brahma
India. 2025. 11 min

People of Pune says about Mula Mutha river that “It is not a river,it is a sewage stream”.This statement stayed with me for a long time and I wanted to explore the story behind it. I was also very much fascinated by the origin story of Mula Mutha river and I felt that the plight of Mula Mutha river is a modern day folk tale where a river’s cry for help remains unnoticed by humans and Gods. People whose livelihood were once dependant on this river are now jobless and they are almost in the same critical situation as the river. I wanted to bring forward their story who boldly tells that how this river is being killed every day.

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