CRIPA Friday 23 January, 2026 • 19:00 | It Comes in Waves (India, 2025, Dir. Nefertiti Chakra...
CRIPA Friday 23 January, 2026 • 19:00 | It Comes in Waves (India, 2025, Dir. Nefertiti Chakrabarti, Documentary, 4min, English, NR G) Shot on 16mm film, hand-developed in a basement and spliced in the mountains. A kaleidoscope of a small town in India, once colonized, now free. S
CRIPA Friday 23 January, 2026 • 19:00 | It Comes in Waves (India, 2025, Dir. Nefertiti Chakrabarti, Documentary, 4min, English, NR G) Shot on 16mm film, hand-developed in a basement and spliced in the mountains. A kaleidoscope of a small town in India, once colonized, now free. Screened at the Seoul International Women's Film Festival 2025. Producer/Director/Script/Editor/Sound: Nefertiti Chakrabarti Camera: Ayuj Consul, Tanvi Chitre, Richard Touhy, Nefertiti 19:03 | Art Form/Kalai Vadivam (India, 2024, Dir. S. Yuvasri, Documentary, 5min, Tamil w/ English subtitles, NR G) A form of folk theatre from Tamil Nadu known as kattaikkuttu or therukoothu, featuring traditional theatre, song, dance, and ritual. Popular in rural areas like Dharmapuri and Arcot, the term is a common name for Tamil open-air theatre today. Crew: Producer: Yatra Arts Media Team Director/Script/Editor: S. Yuvasri Camera: Harini, Yuvasri Sound: Yatra Arts Media Team, YouTube Audio Library Cast: Senthil, Govindharaj, K. Gangadurai 19:09 | Last Resort/Chareh (Islamic Republic of Iran, 2024, Dir. Samiramis Kia, Short, 15min, Persian w/ English subtitles, NR R) An Iranian mother must find the will to change her destiny to be able to obtain custody of her daughter. Producer/Director/Writer: Samiramis Kia Cast: Leyla Shoghi, Hamid Sadri, Kamyar Daryakenari, Khayam Vaghar 19:24 | Junks And Dolls/Ashghal-ha Va Arousak-ha (Islamic Republic of Iran, 2023, Dir. Manijeh Hekmat, Feature, 75min, Farsi w/ English subtitles, NR R) A couple is destined to build up their life in the heart of a waste depot in the Iranian north forests. They begin to make different things with the junk they find and start to make friends with the other people… but what remains of the people who are determined to fight their nature? Screened at the International Kerala Film Festival and at the Galway Film Fleadh. Producers: Mahshid Ahangarani, Manijeh Hekmat Production Company: Bamdad Film Distributor: Daricheh Cinema Sales Agent: Irimage, Director: Manijeh Hekmat Writers: Mehrave Ferdosi, Manijeh Hekmat Cast: Behdokht Valian, Mohammad Valizadegan, Reza Koolagahni, Raja Jafari, Jahan Yaghoubi, Yamna Hosseinzadeh 20:39 | Sound Of Air (India, 2025, Dir. Rishi Vengadesan, Documentary, 14min, English-Hindi w/ English subtitles, NR G) Explores changes to Indian classical music after the introduction of the harmonium and the relationship between the instrument maker and musicians. Producer/Director/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Rishi Vengadesan Cast: Imam of Leh's Shia mosque • 20:53 | Don Benjamin (Spain, 2024, Dir. Iván Zahinos, Short, 29min, Spanish w/ English subtitles, NR R) For Don Benjamín, the jungle has always been God, life, food, health, beauty and tradition. Now, the world in which he built a home for his family turns to smoke and ashes. This film is a journey both raw and poetic through a magical region in danger: the Bolivian Amazon. Producers: Iván Zahinos, Francesc Álvarez Director/Writer: Iván Zahinos 21:22 | The Farming Land (India, 2025, Dir. Mukul Kumar, Experimental-Dance, 15min, Silent, NR G) A surreal meditation on the weight of being. Won 'Outstanding Indian Debut' at Manifest Dance Film Festival 2025. Producer/Director/Script: Mukul Kumar Editor: Logeswaran M Camera: Jeremy Carroll Sound: Yash Pagare Cast: Kavi Dhruvan, T. Deva Darshan