Dharamshala International Film Festival 2020: From Pankaj Tripathi's 'Laali' To 'Pearl of the Desert', These Films & Documentaries To Be Screened At DIFF

Pankaj Tripathi’s short film Laali will have its world premiere at the Dharamshala International Film Festival 2020

New Delhi: The ninth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival will take place from October 29 to November 4, 2020. The prestigious film festival has the widest slate of programming this year with over 100 films from 40 countries. They include feature narratives, documentaries and shorts from around the world, and represent some of the finest independent films being made today. They also include works that daringly expand the frontiers of cinematic language, updating in often unexpected and delightful ways, the art of visual story-telling. Some of the Feature Narratives that are part of DIFF 2020 include: Aidol (dir. Lawrence Lek | UK), Baby Teeth (dir. Shannon Murphy | Australia), Exile (dir. Visar Morina | Germany, Belgium, Kosovo), The Fever (dir. Maya Da-Rin | Brazil, France, Germany) Gaza Mon Amour (dir.Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser | Palestine/France/Germany/Portugal/Qatar), The Last Days of Spring (dir. Isabel Lamberti | Netherlands, Spain) Martin Eden (dir. Pietro Marcello | Italy), Vai (dir. Whippy, ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Matasila Freshwater, Amberley Jo Aumua, Mīria George, Marina Alofagia McCartney, Dianna Fuemana, Becs Arahanga | New Zealand), We Are Little Zombies (dir. Makoto Nagahisa | Japan), Yalda A Night for Forgiveness (dir. Massoud Bhakshi | Iran/France/Germany/Switzerland). Severa; International Documentaries will also be screened this year including Areum Married (dir. Areum Parkkang | South Korea), Land of My Father (dir. Matthew J Koshmrl | South Korea), Notturno (dir. Gianfranco Rosi | Italy/France/Germany | 2020), Notturno (dir. Gianfranco Rosi | Italy, France, Germany) On a Clear Day You can See the Revolution from Here (dir. Emma Charles, Ben Evans James | UK), Ophir (dir. Alexandre Berman, Olivier Pollet | France), Our Time Machine (dir. Yang Sun, S. Leo Chiang | China), Reunited (dir. Mira Jargil | Denmark), The Story of Plastic (dir. Deia Schlosberg | USA), Unlocking Doors of Cinema (dir. Nezar Andary | UAE), Visions of a Teacher (dir. Jaap Verhoeven | Netherlands), We Have Boots (dir. Evans Chan | Hong Kong). An impressive range of Shorts includes: Bittu (dir. Karishma Dev Dube | India); Wig (dir. Atanu Mukherjee | India); Yarne (dir. Andrew Krakower | USA); Bare Trees in the Mist (dir. Rajan Kathet | Nepal); Laali (dir. Abhiroop Basu) Stray Dogs Come Out at Night (dir. Hamza Bangash | Pakistan); and The Sea (dir. Cameron Richards | UK). Some of the Indian Documentaries as part of the programme include Bread and Belonging (dir. Sonia Filinto), Bound by Us (dir, Chinmoy Sonowal) Chachan, A Day (dir. J J Abraham), Desire (dir. Garima Kaul), Fathima the Oracle (dir. Geleck Palsang), Ghar Ka Pata (dir. Madhulika Jalali), Grace (dir. Smarak Samarjeet), High Grounds(dir. Rajiv Malu), Holy Rights (dir. Farha Khatun), Iron Khan (dir. Naseer Khanday), Mummy (dir. Aditi Mody),On the Edge of Life (dir, Nikhilesh Mattoo), Our Mountain Valley Home (dir. Amartya Ray), Son Rise (dir. Vibha Bakshi), That Cloud Never Left (dir. Yashaswini Raghunandan). Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi's short film 'Laali' will be premiered at DIFF 2020.