2021
Star Guests
Adil Hussain
Anna George
Hansal Mahta
Naseeruddin Shah
Niladri Kumar
Padmavati Rao
Ranjan Ghosh
Rasika Dugal
Rituparna Sengupta
S. Mitra Kalita
Zakir Hussain
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Fire in The Mountains
A mother toils to save money to build a road in a Himalayan village to take her wheelchair-bound son for physiotherapy but her husband who believes that a shamanic ritual (Jagar) is the remedy, steals READ MORE
Director: Ajitpal Singh
Starring: Vinamrata Rai, Chandan Bisht, Sonal Jha, Mayank Singh, Harshita Tewari
Run time: 1:22:30
Language: Hindi (with Subtitles) | Year: 2020
Country: India
Lineup
Feature Film: Ahimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless
Director:
Ramesh Sharma
Starring:
Ramesh Sharma
Run time:
01:32:11
Language:
English
Year Made:
2020
Country:
India
Disclaimer:
The film is available to watch on-demand for the duration of the film festival. The viewer is required to purchase and view the film in order to watch the conversation with cast and crew.
Feature Film: Fire in The Mountains
Director:
Ajitpal Singh
Starring:
Vinamrata Rai, Chandan Bisht, Sonal Jha, Mayank Singh, Harshita Tewari
Run time:
1:22:30
Language:
Hindi (with Subtitles)
Year Made:
2020
Country:
India
Disclaimer:
The film is available to watch on-demand for the duration of the film festival. The viewer is required to purchase and view the film in order to watch the conversation with cast and crew.
Feature Film: Pinki Elli
Director:
Prithvi Konanur
Starring:
Akshatha Pandavapura , Gunjalamma, Deepak Subramanya, Sangamma, Anoop Shoonya, Lakshmi Narayana, Ramachandra Hosur, Anupama Hegde, Anasuya, Manohara, K Shashank
Run time:
1:48:00
Language:
Kannada (with Subtitles)
Year Made:
2020
Country:
India
Disclaimer:
The film is available to watch on-demand for the duration of the film festival. The viewer is required to purchase and view the film in order to watch the conversation with cast and crew.
Feature Film: The Music of Satyajit Ray
Director:
Utpalendu Chakrabarty
Starring:
Satyajit Ray and Various
Run time:
00:50:41
Language:
English
Year Made:
1984
Country:
India
Disclaimer:
The film is available to watch on-demand for the duration of the film festival. The viewer is required to purchase and view the film in order to watch the conversation with cast and crew.
Feature Film: WOMB: Women of my Billion
Director:
Ajitesh Sharma
Starring:
Srishti Bakshi, Pragya Prasun Singh, Neha Rai, Sangeeta Tiwari
Run time:
1:43:31
Language:
English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu (w/English Subtitles)
Year Made:
2021
Country:
India
Disclaimer:
The film is available to watch on-demand for the duration of the film festival. The viewer is required to purchase and view the film in order to watch the conversation with cast and crew.
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Festival Guide
The New York Indian Film Festival is the oldest such film event in North America. We present NYIFF 2021, the 21st edition, from July 24-August 2, streaming virtually for the second year. The ten days will be packed with a celebration of new Indian cinema from different regions of the country - a mixture of films and conversations. Hope you enjoy our curated programme.
The 21st Annual New York Indian Film Festival will be held June 4 - 13 2021 .
Festival Jury
Myrna Moncayo
Parag Amladi
Aparita Bhandari
Arshad Khan
Claus Mueller
Mrinal Desai
Muriel Peters
Tejaswini Ganti
Yoshita Singh
Baradwaj Rangan
Medha Jaishankar
Festival Programming Committee
Aseem Chhabra
Ashok Vish
Giri Mohan Coneti
Lakshmi Ramanathan
Rohan Gupta
Satish Kolluri
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