Valentine's Day Film Festival, Coimbatore
15 February; 10 am to 1 pm
Clusters Media College, Hopes Pelamedu, Coimbatore
Organised by Tamilnadu Kalai Ilaykkiya Perumandram - Kovai, Periyar Ambedkar Marx Sinthanai Kalam & Marupakkam
Curated by Amudhan RP
Schedule (yet to get the consent from some of the filmmakers)
Amma's Pride
Dir : Shiva Krish; 21 min; Doc; India
Amma's Pride chronicles Valli's trials and tribulations as she watches her trans daughter Srija fall in love, marry, and fight for state and societal recognition of her marriage in a traditional small town in Tamil Nadu. When societal pressures push Srija’s marriage to the edge, Valli clings to the hope of a miracle.
Flower From The Sky
Dir: Jayshankar Ramu; 15:00 min; Short Fiction; India
Confined to a wheelchair, Girija forms a quiet, profound bond with fellow resident Nitin at a Pune old age home. Their growing closeness unsettles both their families and the authorities. Flower From the Sky is a tender Marathi short film about love that defies judgement, age, and the ordinary.
The Story of Yuvraj and Shajahan
Dir : Santhosh Ram; 25 min; SF; India
Yuvraj, a young village boy feels drawn to bangle seller, Shahjahan, They Meet in a secluded place. They share their stories with each other. Yuvraj and Shahjahan lead a duel life in a society that detests homosexuality. They depart on the note of meeting again.
We'll Carry On Alright
Dir: Megan Rossman; 11:52 min; Documentary
This film focuses on the friendship between Mabel Hampton, an African American, lesbian, and activist, and Joan Nestle, a white, lesbian and Jewish professor who is 40 years her junior. Ms. Hampton cared for Joan as a child, and roles reversed when Joan cared for Ms. Hampton at the end of her life.
Compassion
Dir: Rohan Sajjansinh Rathod, Sahaj Surendra Sevak; 17:52 min; Short Fiction; India
A lonely old watchman, haunted by abandonment, finds unexpected purpose in rescuing a neglected and aggressive puppy from breed-specific regulations, leading them both on a journey to confront their shared past and discover the meaning of belonging.
A Shared Table
Dir: Vince Li; 17:23 min; Short Fiction; United States
A western mom who expects her son to return home realizes that he is not what she’d
hoped for and comes to accept her son's Chinese acupuncturist girlfriend during a
Thanksgiving visit in NYC.
The First Film
Dir: Piyush Thakur; 19:59 min; Short Fiction; India
In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film.
India’s Forbidden Love
Dir: Sadhana Subramaniam; 25 min; Tamil with Eng subtitles; 2018; Documentary
In March 2016, Kausalya and her husband Shankar were brutally attacked on a crowded street in southern India. Shankar, who came from a Dalit caste, died of his injuries.
Kausalya survived and accused her parents of orchestrating an honour killing. In the film, she fights for justice through the courts, testifying against her parents in a trial where they face the death penalty.
