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IDSFFK to showcase documentaries on 2024 General Elections
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (UNI) The 17th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) will present a special package titled Election Diaries 2024, featuring six documentaries that capture diverse perspectives on last year's general elections.
The package has been jointly curated by Srirupa Roy, Head of the Department of State and Democracy at Göttingen University, Germany, and documentary filmmaker Lalit Vachani. The films were produced under the banner of the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Göttingen University.
The line-up includes State of Hope by Anjali Monteiro and KP Jayasankar, which follows former Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac's campaign in Pathanamthitta; Our Symbol Is by Greeshma Kuthar and Manjupriya K., exploring Tamil cultural identity amid the rise of Hindu nationalism; and Inside Out by Amit Mahanti, delving into ethnic politics in Shillong.
Also being screened are Crescent in the Saffron Sky by Alishan Jafri and Omar Faruque, which documents Muslim identity politics in Hyderabad; A Minuscule Minority by Avijit Mukul Kishore, highlighting LGBTQ+ representation in elections; and The Battle Royal by Lalit Vachani, tracing the political journey of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra following her expulsion from Parliament.
Organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the 17th IDSFFK will run from August 22 to 27, 2025, across the Kairali, Sree, and Nila theatres in Thiruvananthapuram.
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