Harishchandrachi Factory (96 min Mararthi with English sub-titles)
Thursday, October 14, 6:30 pm
Paresh Mokashi’s directorial debut is about India’s first feature film made in 1913. It was selected as India’s official entry to Oscar’s Foreign Film section for 2009. It is a cinematic tribute to Dadasaheb Phalke’s pioneering spirit and determination.
Kelkkunnunudo- Are You Listening? (22 mins., Malayalam with English sub-titles)
A ”well-crafted and poignantly acted film about the trauma of progress seen through the innocence and blindness of a child.” Geethu Mohan Das won Golden Lamp Tree Award.

Haat-A Weekly Bazaar (105 min Rajasthani/Hindi with English sub-titles)
Saturday, October 16, 4pm
Haat is story based on an ancient custom called, “Natha Prathe”whereby if a woman wants to leave a husband for any reason, she is required to pay compensation to the husband or face punishment by the Village Council and the villagers. The story, screenplay and dialogues are by debutant director Seema Kapoor.

Tanko Bole Chhe - The Stiches Speak (12 mins., Gujarati with English sub-titles)
This is an animated documentary by Nina Sabnani using applique and embroideries of Kutch. They articulate their responses to life, and events as traumatic as the earthquake and as joyful as flying a kite through their involvement in the evolution of a craft tradition.

Antaheen-The Eternal Wait (120 min Bengali with English sub-titles)
Sunday, October 17, at 4 pm
Antaheen focuses on relationships-In both the real and the virtual world. Abhik , an honest police officer meets the dynamic young television journalist Brinda on line. Neither know the other’s real identity, but with the passage of time this virtual relationship develops real intensity. The plot is helped along by characters of the subplot-Ranjan and Paro , a couple who separated to keep their feelings for each other alive. Will Abhik and Brinda’s relationship be able to set anchor in reality?

Ek Cup Chai - A Cup of Tea (120 mins. Marathi with English sub-titles)
Friday, October 22, at 4 pm
A bus conductor gets slammed with an inflated electric bill, When he questions the authorities he is ignored. He is encouraged by a social worker to seek justice using "Right to Information "(RTI) act.

Abohomaan-the Eternal (122 min Bengali with English sub-titles)
Saturday, October 23, 4:00Pm
This film is not only a movie within a movie but the way the character Shikha moulds into Binodini is just unimaginable as they both share the same pain in spite of being born decades apart. The story of the relationship between the iconic Satyajit Ray and actress Madhubi Mukherjee is fictionalized by Rituparno Gosh and stars Mamata Shankar, the world famous dancer and daughter of Uday Shankar.

Red Alert-the War Within (156 min Hindi with English sub-titles)
Sunday, October 24, 4:00pm
The movie revolves around the Naxalite Movement in the country and shows how the innocent people get involved in it unwillingly. It's based on the true story of a poor food supplier finds himself in the middle of a police encounter and then is forced to live with the Naxalites.

11’9”1 - September 11 (English} Elevan Directors from the world over were selected to make a short about 9/11. This one by Mira Nair won the 2002 UNESCO Award, at Venice Film Festival & was nominated for 2003 Cesar Award for Best Film from the European Union.

The Japanese Wife (105 min Bengali/Hindi/English with sub-titles)
Sunday, October 24 at 7:15pm
This is a haunting but improbable love story involving three shy people: Snehamoy Chatterjee, an Arithmetic teacher in a school in the interiors of riverine West Bengal; Miyage the Japanese girl who became his wife through a strange sequence of letters, and Sandhya, a widow forced by circumstances to take refuge in his home.

For tickets contact Niru Bhatia: (403) 457-3036 or e-mail: hiddengemsff@shaw.ca