CRIPA Big Hall Saturday 24 January, 2026 19:00 | No Other Land/Lā Arḍ Ukhrá (Palestine-Norway...

CRIPA Big Hall Saturday 24 January, 2026 19:00 | No Other Land/Lā Arḍ Ukhrá (Palestine-Norway, 2024, Dir. Basel Adra w/ Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Documentary, 95min, Arabic-Hebrew-English w/ English subtitles, NR R) The film was recorded between 2019 and 2023 and shows the destruction of a Palestinian community in the occupied area, which had been resisting forced displacement after a ‘firing zone’ was declared on their land. This movie won more than 40 international awards. Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning Directors: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor Writers: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal Cast: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal Production Company: Yabayay Media, Antipode Films International Sales Agent: Autlook Filmsales Distributor: Hi Gloss Entertainment, CPH:DOX 20:35 | My Comrade/Amar Comrade (India, 2024, Dir. Tathagata Ghosh, Short, 25min, Bengali-Santali w/ English subtitles, NR R) When a wounded rebel accidentally takes refuge in the home of a tribal villager, both men's lives spiral into a tense interplay of politics and forbidden love. Screened at more than 10 festivals. Awarded at 3 festivals, among which the 33rd Arizona International Film Festival and the 8th South Asian Short Film Festival in Kolkata. Producer & Director: Tathagata Ghosh Writer: Buan G. Cinematography: Tuhin Saha Editor & DI Colorist: Amir Mondal Sound Design & Film Mix: Sugoto Basu, Anindit Roy Music: Nabarun Bose Cast: Sounak Kundu, Aratrick Bhadra, Adrija Majumdar 20:59 | A Fly On The Wall (Switzerland-India, 2024, Dir. Shonali Bose w/ Nilesh Maniyar, Documentary-Feature, 83min, English, NR R) A friendship walks the distance between life and death in Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose’s film. Loved ones pour in from different parts of the world to raise one last toast with Chika Kapadia, who has an appointment at Dignitas for physician assisted suicide in the coming week, having chosen not to be tied to tubes and wires in his last moments. A filmmaker friend tasked with shooting Chika’s countdown to death records her own feelings, weaving a tale of dignity in death through the lens of friendship. Ironically, the locale is beautiful Switzerland. Screened at 7 festivals, among which the Busan International Film Festival 2024 (premiere) and the Los Angeles Asia Pacific Film Festival 2025. Awarded at the New York Indian Film Festival 2025. Producers/Directors: Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar Editor: Tushar Ghogale Sound Designer: Resul Pookutty Composer: Tuomas Kantelinen 22:22 | In The Wake Of The Wind (India, 2025, Dir. Pia Sukhija, Documentary, 7min, English w/ English subtitles, NR G) An exploration of a single day in the lives of a nomadic herder community on the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh. Producer: Auroville Film Institute Director/Script/Editor/Camera: Pia Sukhija