Death of a father

When Babu's father passes away, he is caught in a web of age-old rituals and social formalities. As he looks for opportunities to cope with the loss of his father, death ends up being just another mundane routine for Babu.
Directed by Somnath Pal. Produced by Chaitanya Tamhane. Available on Youtube.

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Sultana's Dream

Young Inés aspires to become a director of animated films but she is unable to find neither an inspiring story nor deep personal motivations. She stumbles upon Sultana's Dream a science fiction story written by Rokeya Hossain in 1905. It describes Ladyland, a utopia in which women rule the country while men live in seclusion and are responsible for household chores. Fascinated by the story Inés embarks on a journey across the country to search for the one place where women can live in peace. Directed by Isabel Herguera.

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Minus One

Varun and Ria realize that they still might have feelings for each other, when Varun decides to take the big step of marriage with Anisha. As they deal with their repressed feelings, we also see how they fell in love and why they broke up. Directed by Shubham Yogi. Streaming on Amazon Prime LionsGate Play.

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Dhuin

Pankaj is a theatre performer from a small town who wants to succeed in Mumbai. He must measure his goals against his responsibilities towards his family, which is suffering financially as a result of the lockdown and make a decision. Directed by Achal Mishra. Streaming on MUBI.

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WOMB (Women of My Billion)

WOMB (Women of my Billion) features the extraordinary young 30 year old UN Women Champion of Change; Srishti, who embarks on a monumental journey, walking 3800 kms over 240 days, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, along the way meeting and learning first hand about the experiences of women from all corners of India. WOMB is a poignant and heart warming doc exploring the social and political issues faced by women of today's India. Directed by Ajitesh Sharma. Produced by Apoorva Bakshi and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

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Axone

Directed by Nicholas Kharkongor. A bittersweet comedy wafts through the pungent smells of racism in the metropolis. Streaming on Netflix.

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Muktibhawan/Salvation Hotel

Directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani. Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey. Streaming on Hotstar.

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Amoli

Directed by Avinash Roy and Jasmine Kaur Roy. A documentary film on the shocking truths about the lesser known business of child sex trade in India. It won the National Award for Best Documentary in 2018.

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