Freedom Film Festival, Coimbatore

Freedom Film Festival, Coimbatore

30 Aug; 10 am to 1 pm; Clusters Media College, Hopes Peelamedu 

Organised by Tamilnadu Kalai Ilaykkiya Perumandram - Kovai, Periyar Ambedkar Marx Sinthanai Kalam & Marupakkam 

Curated by Amudhan RP

Schedule :

Counter Life

Dir : Githin Raj; 20 min; Documentary; Malayalam; India; 2025

Counter Life (Ethirjeevanam) is a poetic and powerful portrait of V. Janamma—Ammachi, the unsung torchbearer of Kerala’s anti-slavery spiritual revolution. After the passing of her husband, Poykayil Appachan, founder of the Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS), Ammachi assumed leadership at just 29, steering the movement through decades of resistance, reform, and rebirth.

Seruppu

Dir : Amudhan RP; 64 min; Documentary; India 

An ethnographic and sociological study of footwear artisans and their fight to secure Scheduled Caste reservation as Dalit Christians. 

Log Kya Kahenge (What will people say)

Dir : Rafina Khatun; 40 min; Documentary; India

Gulnaaz remains committed to using community radio to shed light on injustices and oppressions faced by marginalised communities, despite constant scrutiny and control by her family and community. Through her empathetic storytelling, she brings attention to untold narratives and advocates for unity and harmony. Amidst her fight for social change, Gulnaaz grapples with her own struggles for freedom and autonomy. This is the story of a young Muslim woman dreaming differently in a patriarchal society determined to silence her.

Under Surveillance 

Dir: Joao Paulo Vicente; 22:30 min; Documentary; Brazil

Synopsis: A college professor, a journalist, a trans politician and a group of indigenous women activists. Four different stories on how technology can become a weapon of oppression and authoritarianism.

A Letter To Lanka

Dir: Ilakkiya Mariya Simon; 28:00; Documentary; Norway / Sri Lanka

A Letter To Lanka moves between memories of the civil war to the present political turmoil. Told through a poetic and personal journey of the filmmaker's reconnection to land, soil and people, it invites the audiences into existential questions of belonging in a chaotic world.  What does it mean to be at home in the world? What binds people together, and what can break them apart?

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