CRIPA Tuesday 20 January, 2026 19:00 | A Clay Connect (India, 2024, Dir. Serena Aurora, Docum...

CRIPA Tuesday 20 January, 2026 19:00 | A Clay Connect (India, 2024, Dir. Serena Aurora, Documentary, 5min, English-Tamil w/ English subtitles, NR G) This film follows a meeting of hands and histories: Adil Writer, a contemporary ceramist, and T. Palanisamy, traditional master craftsman of monumental terracotta. Speaking in pantomime, only through the language of clay, they shape figures born of ritual and reimagined through fire. Lineage and experiment entwine …where ancient knowledge breathes anew, and devotion, labour and shared-making form a living, lyrical conversation. Producer/Script: Adil, Writer/Director: Serena Aurora Editor: Serena Aurora, Aurovenkatesh Camera: Aurovenkatesh Audio Post Production: Kadarsh Music: Nadaka & the Basavaraj Brothers Cast: Adil Writer, T. Palanisamy Subtitles: Priya Sundaravalli 19:05 | An Afternoon With Das Anna (India, 2025, Dir. Pia Sukhija, Documentary, 6min, Silent, NR G) Set in the streets of Auroville, the City of Dawn, this no-dialogue documentary spends an afternoon with Das, a quiet cobbler whose daily rituals unfold effortlessly into the rhythm of the street. His small, foldable shop sits tucked into a corner, barely noticeable yet always present. The film lingers on stillness and repetition, finding meaning in the quiet, everyday moments that often pass unseen. Producer: Auroville Film Institute Director/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Pia Sukhija Cast: Das Anna 19:11 | The Wait (South Africa, 2023, Dir. Imran Hamdulay, Short, 15min, Afrikaans-English-Xhosa w/ English subtitles, NR R) After arriving at a Cape Town police station to report a crime, Mzu finds an elderly man, who has been waiting at the back of the line longer than those ahead of him. Mzu takes it upon himself to see that the old man is helped, but quickly finds resistance from ahead in line and a stifling bureaucratic system. The Wait is an allegory of South Africa’s complex society, where a sense of powerlessness and hope exist together at all times. Screened at 6 festivals, among which the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and the New York African Film Festival. Awarded at the 2024 Durban International Film Festival in South Africa. Producer: Khosie Dali; Director/Writer: Imran Hamdulay; Cast: Siya Mayola, Cedwyn Joel, Ayden Croy, Natasha Magengelele 19:26 | Go My Way/Yo Voy Conmigo (Spain, 2024, Dir. Chelo Loureiro, Animation-Short, 7min, Spanish w/ English subtitles, NR G) Elisa likes Martin, but Martin doesn't seem to realise it. All the advice Elisa receives to make Martin fall in love with her is to change not only her appearance, but also who she really is. Will she give up being herself to get what she wants? Will that be a good thing? Producers: Ana Fernández, Maria Barro; Director/Writer: Chelo Loureiro; Cast: Ana Portela, Uxía Castro 19:33 | Gingerbread For Her Dad (Kazakhstan-Poland-Russian Federation, 2024, Dir. Alina Mustafina, Documentary-Feature-Drama, 84min, English-Kazakh-Polish-Russian w/ English subtitles) 85-year-old Lyabiba doesn’t remember her father, who died in World War II. Her only memory is of shouting joyfully about receiving ‘consolation’ gingerbread cookies after her father's death notice. Lyabiba’s daughter and granddaughter (the film’s director) decide to find the mass grave in Poland where Lyabiba’s father was buried. The three generations of women journey from Kazakhstan to Poland during a time when many Russians are relocating to Kazakhstan due to the war in Ukraine. The women are not only searching for physical remains but also working to restore the lost connection between themselves, confronting post-colonial Soviet traumas and searching for a sense of home and lost identity. Screened at the Busan International Film Festival in the Republic of Korea and the Torino International Film Festival. Awarded at the Iranian Documentary Film Festival and at the Bastau International Film Festival. Producers: Yerkezhan Maksut, Akzhol Bi- Sarsembayev Director/Writer: Alina Mustafina Cast: Alissa Mustafina, Lyabiba Sermukhamedova, Alina Mustafina 20:57 | Disconnected Echoes (India, 2025, Dir. Polash PK, Documentary, 18min, Bengali-English with English subtitles, NR G) In July 2024, filmmaker Polash was in Ladakh when communication with his family in Bangladesh was cut off due to civil unrest. This documentary captures his emotional journey and isolation, alongside stories of separation from local families he stayed with in Ladakh. Producer: Auroville Film Institute Director/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Polash P K Cast: Polash P K, Habiba Bano, Mohd Nazir, Amma Khatun, Jahangir, Abida, Aisha, Swapna, Ajanta, Jean 21:15 | Blooming Hour/மலரும் நேரம் (India, 2025, Dir. Logeswaran M, Documentary, 14min, Tamil w/ English subtitles, NR G) Trust brewing between the morning birds and the man who recently began feeding them. Producer: Auroville Film Institute Director/Script/Editor/Camera/Sound: Logeswaran M 21:29 | Who Do You Think You Are? (Canada, 2025, Dir. Alan Baiss w/ Joseh Garcia, Documentary, 65min, English, NR G) Inspired by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, asking what global crises are asking of us. Producers/Directors/Editors: Alan Baiss, Joseh Garcia