Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 lineup announced
Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 lineup announced
Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival announced its line-up for 2023, with over 250 films spread over 10 days from October 27 to November 5. The curation boasts over 40 World Premieres, 45 Asia Premieres, and 70+ South Asia Premieres, with a record-breaking number of 1000+ submissions for the South Asia programme. The festival promises to spotlight contemporary films and new cinematic voices from South Asia. The main competition at the festival this year is the South Asia Competition. It aligns with the festival’s new vision to become a hub for South Asian and South Asian Diaspora cinema and talent.
This competitive section aims to showcase breakthrough contemporary South Asian films. The 14 films are from debutant and second-time filmmakers from across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, as well as diaspora filmmakers from the UK and Germany. South Asian films are also part of a non-competition section that has 46 films (22 features + 24 non-features) that showcase the diversity of the region and offer a glimpse into the rich tapestry of South Asia. It includes works from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Nepal, as well as diaspora perspectives from Australia, Germany, the USA, the UK, Poland, and Spain.
The press conference, hosted at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai,
witnessed the festival’s illustrious board members. Anupama Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Rana Daggubati,
Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vikramaditya Motwane, Zoya Akhtar, Rohan Sippy, and Ajay Bijli unveil the
meticulously curated line-up of the best in global and South Asian cinema.
South Asia Competiton – Main Competition
Jio MAMI has introduced the South Asia Competition section as a part of its new vision to become a
hub for South Asian and South Asian Diaspora Cinema in the region. This competitive section aims to
showcase breakthrough contemporary South Asian films of the year.
These 14 films are from debut and second-time filmmakers from across India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and
Nepal as well as diaspora filmmakers from the UK and Germany. These films are presented in diverse
languages such as Bengali, Nepali, Garo, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Dzongkha.
1. Against the Tide by Sarvnik Kaur
Marathi, Hindi, Koli | India, France | South Asia Premiere
2. Agra by Kanu Behl
Hindi | India, France | South Asia Premiere
3. Bahadur – The Brave by Diwa Shah
Hindi, Nepali | India | Asia Premiere
4. Barir Naam Shahana (A House Named Shahana) by Leesa Gazi
Bengali | Bangladesh, UK | World Premiere
5. Dilli Dark by Dibakar Das Roy
Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Pidgin English, Yoruba | India | World Premiere
6. Guras by Saurav Rai
Nepali | India | South Asia Premiere
7. Kayo Kayo Colour? (Which Colour?) by Shahrukhkhan Chavada
Gujarati, Hindi | India | Asia Premiere
8. Mithya by Sumanth Bhat
Kannada, Marathi| India | World Premiere
9. Rimdogittanga (Rapture) by Dominic Sangma
Garo | India, China, Netherlands, Qatar, Switzerland | South Asia Premiere
10. Shivamma by Jaishankar Aryar
Kannada | India | South Asia Premiere
11. Sthal (A Match) by Jayant Somalkar
Marathi | India | Asia Premiere
12. Thadavu (The Sentence) by Fazil Razak
Malayalam | India | World Premiere
13. The Monk and the Gun by Pawo Choyning Dorji
Dzongkha, English | Bhutan, France, USA, Taiwan | India Premiere
14. The Red Suitcase by Fidel Devkota
Nepali | Nepal, Sri Lanka | Asia Premiere
Focus South Asia – Non-Competition
Jio MAMI’s non-competitive section of feature and short films by South Asian and South Asian Diaspora
Filmmakers. This section spotlights talent from the region, highlighting the wealth of narratives and
styles that make our experiences manifest.
These 46 films (22 features + 24 non-features) showcase the diversity and offer a glimpse into the rich
tapestry of South Asia. It includes works from Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Nepal, as well as diaspora
perspectives from Australia, Germany, the USA, the UK, Poland, and Spain. These films, spanning fiction,
documentary, and hybrid genres, feature more than 20 languages, such as Assamese, Burmese, Farsi,
German, Konkani, Kumaoni, Magahi, Marwari, Pashto, and Santhali.
Features
1. Aattam (The Play) by Anand Ekarshi
Malayalam | India | Asia Premiere
2. Aiz Maka Falea Tuka (Today Me, Tomorrow You) by Sreejith Karnaver
Konkani | India | World Premiere
3. All India Rank by Varun Grover
Hindi | India | Asia Premiere
4. Bailadila by Shailendra Sahu
Hindi | India | World Premiere
5. Be Kucheye Khoshbakht (And, Toward Happy Alleys) by Sreemoyee Singh
English, Farsi | India | South Asia Premiere
6. Before Spring by Shrutismriti Changkakoti
Assamese | India | World Premiere
7. Chingari (The Spark) by Rajesh S. Jala
Hindi | India | South Asia Premiere
8. Daayam (Inheritance) by Prasanth Vijay
Malayalam | India | World Premiere
9. Dear Latika by Kanchan Pant
Hindi, Kumaoni | India | World Premiere
10. Follower by Harshad Nalawade
Hindi, Kannada, Marathi | India | Asia Premiere
11. Ghaath (Ambush) by Chhatrapal Ninawe
Marathi | India | Asia Premiere
12. Naangal (This Is Us) by Avinash Prakash
Tamil | India | World Premiere
13. Namaskar! Main Ravish Kumar (While We Watched) by Vinay Shukla
English, Hindi| India, UK | Asia Premiere
14. Pushtaini (Ancestral) by Vinod Rawat
English, Hindi, Kumaoni | India | Asia Premiere
15. Riders on the Storm by Jason Motlagh, Mark Oltmanns
Farsi, Pashto | Austria | Asia Premiere
16. Sahela (Companion) by Raghuvir Joshi
English, Hindi | Australia | Asia Premiere
17. Shwe Pyi Taw Hmyaw Taing Way (Golden Land Fantasy) by Anatta
Burmese | Myanmar | World Premiere
18. Stolen by Karan Tejpal
English, Hindi, Marwari, Santhali | India | Asia Premiere
19. Sultana’s Dream by Isabel Herguera
Basque, Bengali, Hindi, English, Spanish | India, Germany, Spain | South Asia Premiere
20. The Scavenger of Dreams by Suman Ghosh
Hindi | India | South Asia Premiere
21. Was Von Der Liebe Bleibt (Between Us) by Kanwal Sethi
German | Germany | Asia Premiere
22. Zende by Akshay Shah
English, Hindi, Marathi | India | World Premiere
Non-features
1. Aakhiri Tukda (The Last Fragment) by Anant Jain, Pranjal Acharya
Hindi | India | World Premiere
2. Battisi (Dentures) by Siddharth Potade, Nikhil Lama
Hindi | India | Asia Premiere
3. Chaar Chappalein (Four Slippers) by Anurag Kashyap
Hindi | India | Asia Premiere
4. Chiso Ghar (A Bleak Home) by Bidushi Giri
Nepali | Nepal | World Premiere
5. D-Grade Se A-Grade Tak (The Blessed and The Damned) by Aniket Kumar
Hindi, Magahi | India | World Premiere
6. Farther than Distance by Taruna Khatri
English, Hindi | India | World Premiere
7. Flowering Man by Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar
Hindi | India| World Premiere
8. Foreigners Only by Nuhash Humayun
Bengali, English | Bangladesh, USA | South Asia Premiere
9. Goodbye, Hello by Omkar Phatak
English | India| Asia Premiere
10. Helena by Ayarush Paudel
English, Hindi, Nepali | Nepal, UAE | World Premiere
11. Kamathipura by Aayushman Pandey
Hindi | India| Asia Premiere
12. Mai by Milind Dhaimade
English, Hindi, Marathi | India| World Premiere
13. Melody Day by Shailesh Singh
Polish | Poland | World Premiere
14. Nazar (The Gaze) by Sean Sankalp Raju
Hindi | India, USA | Asia Premiere
15. Nehemich by Yudhajit Basu
Marathi | India | Asia Premiere
16. Pha-Yar-Sin (The Altar) by Moe Myat May Zarchi
Burmese | Myanmar | South Asia Premiere
17. See-Zar Tain (Evening Clouds) by Aung Phyoe
Burmese | Myanmar, Czech Republic, France | South Asia Premiere
18. Slow Shift by Shambhavi Kaul
No dialogues | India, USA | Asia Premiere
19. The Flamingos And Other Migratory Birds Tour by Pranjal Dua
English, Hindi, Marathi | India | World Premiere
20. Thirty by Ei Mon Kyaw
Burmese | Myanmar | World Premiere
21. Ullarivu (The Awakening) by Sumi Mathai
Malayalam | India | World Premiere
22. White Ant by Shalini Adnani
English, Hindi | India, UK | South Asia Premiere
23. Windhorse by Sunil Gurung
English, Nepali | Nepal, USA | World Premiere
24. XO by Samrat DasGupta
Bengali, English, Hindi | India | South Asia Premiere
ICONS: SOUTH ASIA
A non-competitive section of the festival which showcases new work by established South Asian
Filmmakers with a loyal following among cinephiles and MAMI audiences.
This year, the section features auteurs such as Mostofa Sarwar Farooki from Bangladesh, Prasanna Vithanage from Sri Lanka, Nabin Subba from Nepal, and Nishtha Jain, Anand Patwardhan, Gurvinder
Singh, Amit Dutta and Vikramaditya Motwane from India.
1. Animating the Archive: Short Films by Amit Dutta
2. Gau Ayeko Bato (A Road to a Village) by Nabin Subba
Nepali | Nepal | South Asia Premiere
3. Indi(r)a’s Emergency by Vikramaditya Motwane
English, Hindi | India | World Premiere
4. PaathKatha (The Golden Thread) by Nishtha Jain
Bengali, Hindi | India, Netherlands, Norway, UK | South Asia Premiere
5. Paradise by Prasanna Vithanage
English, Hindi, Malayalam, Sinhala, Tamil | Sri Lanka, India | South Asia Premiere
6. Something Like an Autobiography by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Bengali | Bangladesh, Germany, India | South Asia Premiere
7. Trolley Times by Gurvinder Singh
Punjabi | India | World Premiere
8. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is Family) by Anand Patwardhan
English, Hindi, Marathi | India | Asia Premiere
GALA PREMIERES
An out-of-competition section that presents a selection of Indian films which have popular names in
their ensemble cast. It showcases works from upcoming as well as established talent.
This specially curated out-of-competition Atul Sabharwal’s Berlin (starring Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak
Singh, Rahul Bose), Rajat Kapoor’s Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa (starring Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey),
Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy (starring Sunny Leone), Tahira Kashyap Khurrana’s Sharmajee Ki Beti (starring
Saiyami Kher, Divya Dutta), Devashish Makhija’s Joram (starring Manoj Bajpayee), and Wendy Bednarz’s
Yellow Bus (starring Tannishtha Chatterjee).
1. Berlin by Atul Sabharwal
English, Hindi | India | Asia Premiere
2. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa by Rajat Kapoor
Hindi | India | World Premiere
3. Joram by Devashish Makhija
Hindi | India | South Asia Premiere
4. Kennedy by Anurag Kashyap
Hindi | India | South Asia Premiere
5. Sharmajee Ki Beti by Tahira Kashyap Khurrana
Hindi | India | World Premiere
6. Yellow Bus by Wendy Bednarz
Arabic, English, Hindi, Tagalog, Urdu | India, Jordan, UAE, USA | Asia Premiere
WORLD CINEMA
The World Cinema section has been an integral part of the festival since its inception in 1997. This
segment offers a panoramic view of the most ambitious and accomplished new films from around the
globe. This year, it also includes the “Rendezvous with French Cinema,” presenting the best in
contemporary French filmmaking in collaboration with the Institut Francais en Inde.
The festival will open screens across the city to thousands of cinema lovers with some of the best
cinema from around the world. A few of the big-ticket films include Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet,
The Daughters of Fire by Pedro Costa, Monster by Hirokazu Kore-eda, In Our Day by Hong Sang-soo,
Strange Way of Life by Pedro Almodóvar, The Old Oak by Ken Loach, Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki,
La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher, The Beast by Bertrand Bonello, Maestro by Bradley Cooper.
The sections also features the Palme d’Or and Caméra d’Or winners from the Cannes Film Festival, the
Silver Bear winners from the Berlin International Film Festival, Audience Award winners from
Sundance Film Festival, Golden Shell winner from San Sebastian, and the official submissions to the
2024 Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) from countries like Brazil, Chile, Estonia, Finland, Japan,
Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, France, Mongolia, Argentina, North
Macedonia, Palestine, Ukraine, Romania, Tunisia, Mexico, Jordan and Yemen.
Countries: Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France,
Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Mongolia, Netherlands,
Palestine, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain,
Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA
1. 20 Days in Mariupol by Mstyslav Chernov
2. 20.000 especies de abejas (20,000 Species of Bees) by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
3. A Batalha da Rua Maria Antônia (The Battle) by Vera Egito
4. Adagio by Stefano Sollima
5. Afire by Christian Petzold
6. Ai shi yi ba qiang (Love is a Gun) by Lee Hong-Chi
7. Al Murhaqoon (The Burdened) by Amr Gamal
8. Anatomie d’une chute (Anatomy of a Fall) by Justine Triet
9. Anselm by Wim Wenders
10. Art College 1994 by Jian Liu
11. As Filhas Do Fogo (The Daughters of Fire) by Pedro Costa
12. Ayeh haye zamini (Terrestrial Verses) by Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami
13. Bên trong vỏ kén vàng (Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell) by Thien An Pham
14. Beyond Utopia by Madeleine Gavin
15. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry by Elene Naveriani
16. Blazh (Grace) by Ilya Povolotsky
17. Bye Bye Tibériade (Bye Bye Tiberias) by Lina Soualem
18. Celluloid Underground by Ehsan Khoshbakht
19. Club Zero by Jessica Hausner
20. Daaaaaali! by Quentin Dupieux
21. Dario Argento Panico (Dario Argento Panic) by Simone Scafidi
22. Dicht bij Vermeer (Close to Vermeer) by Suzanne Raes
23. Dieu est une femme (God Is a Woman) by Andrés Peyrot
24. Dispararon Al Pianista (They Shot the Piano Player) by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
25. Domakinstvo za pocetnici (Housekeeping for Beginners) by Goran Stolevski
26. Duan pian gushi (Short Story) by Wu Lang
27. Earth Mama by Savanah Leaf
28. El Castillo (The Castle) by Martín Benchimol
29. Extraña forma de vida (Strange Way of Life) by Pedro Almodóvar
30. Fremont by Babak Jalali
31. Here by Bas Devos
32. Hoard by Luna Carmoon
33. If Only I Could Hibernate by Zoljargal Purevdash
34. In Our Day by Hong Sang-soo
35. Inshallah A Boy by Amjad Al-Rasheed
36. Kadib Abyad (The Mother of All Lies) by Asmae El Moudir
37. Kaibutsu (Monster) by Hirokazu Kore-eda
38. Kokomo City by D. Smith
39. Kuolleet lehdet (Fallen Leaves) by Aki Kaurismäki
40. L’homme d’argile (The Dreamer) by Anaïs Tellenne
41. La Bête (The Beast) by Bertrand Bonello
42. La Chimera by Alice Rohrwacher
43. La Practica (The Practice) by Martin Rejtman
44. La Sirène (The Siren) by Sepideh Farsi
45. Le Livre des solutions (The Book of Solutions) by Michel Gondry
46. Le Règne animal (The Animal Kingdom) by Thomas Cailley
47. Les Filles d’Olfa (Four Daughters) by Kaouther Ben Hania
48. Les Indesirables by Ladj Ly
49. Los colonos (The Settlers) by Felipe Gálvez Haberle
50. Los delincuentes (The Delinquents) by Rodrigo Moreno
51. Maestro by Bradley Cooper
52. Magyarázat mindenre (Explanation for Everything) by Gábor Reisz
53. Man in Black by Wang Bing
54. Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros by Fredrick Wiseman
55. Milisuthando by Milisuthando Bongela
56. Műanyag égbolt (White Plastic Sky) by Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó
57. Mummola (Family Time) by Tia Kouvo
58. Music by Angela Schanelec
59. Notre Corps (Our Body) by Claire Simon
60. Nowhere Near by Miko Revereza
61. Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii (Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World)
by Radu Jude
62. O Corno (The Rye Horn) by Jaione Camborda
63. Oasis of Now by Chee Sum Chia
64. Orlando, ma biographie politique (Orlando, My Political Biography) by Paul B. Preciado
65. Ovuda će proći put (Where the Road Leads) by Nina Ognjanović
66. Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
67. Qingchun (Chun) (Youth (Spring)) by Wang Bing
68. Ran dong (The Breaking Ice) by Anthony Chen
69. Rapito (Kidnapped) by Marco Bellocchio
70. Remembering Every Night by Yui Kiyohara
71. Retratos Fantasmas (Pictures of Ghosts) by Kleber Mendonça Filho
72. Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus by Neo Sora
73. Sara by Ismail Basbeth
74. SCALA!!! by Ali Catterall, Jane Giles
75. Ser Ser Salhi (City of Wind) by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
76. Skąd dokąd (In the Rearview) by Maciek Hamela
77. Slow by Marija Kavtaradze
78. Smoke Sauna Sisterhood by Anna Hints
79. Sobre todo de noche (Foremost By Night) by Víctor Iriarte
80. Solids By the Seashore by Patiparn Boontarig
81. Solo by Sophie Dupuis
82. Sweet Dreams by Ena Sendijarević
83. Tereddüt çİzgİsİ (Hesitation Wound) by Selman Nacar
84. The Contestant by Clair Titley
85. The Feeling That The Time for Doing Something Has Passed by Joanna Arnow
86. The New Boy by Warwick Thornton
87. The Old Oak by Ken Loach
88. The Pot-au-Feu by Trần Anh Hùng
89. The Sweet East by Sean Price Williams
90. Tiger Stripes by Amanda Nell Eu
91. To kalokairi tis Karmen (The Summer with Carmen) by Zacharias Mavroeidis
92. Tótem by Lila Alves
93. Un Amor by Isabel Coixet
94. Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting
Suicidal Person) by Ariane Louis-Seize
95. Vincent doit mourir (Vincent Must Die) by Stéphan Castang
96. Voyages en Italie by Sophie Letourneur
97. Xue yun (Absence) by Wu Lang
98. Yurt (Dormitory) by Nehir Tuna
99. Zielona Granica (Green Border) by Agnieszka Holland
AFTER DARK
The section highlights the year’s best fantastic genre films from around the world, curated by Jongsuk
Thomas Nam. This selection comprises 14 films, including 7 features and 7 non-feature films.
1. Amilam by Rathindran R. Prasad
2. Dead Enders by Fidel Ruiz-Healy, Tyler Walker
3. Dream Scenario by Kristoffer Borgli
4. Innermost by Chongming Cao
5. Late Night with the Devil by Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
6. Nähtamatu võitlus (The Invisible Fight) by Rainer Sarnet
7. Night of the Bride by Virat Pal
8. Nu (Nude) by Olivier Labonté LeMoyne
9. Oldboy (Restored) by Park Chan-wook
10. Raging Grace by Paris Zarcilla
11. Rusalochka (Mermaid) by Darya Charusha
12. Sweet Juices by Sejon Im, William Suen
13. The Seeding by Barnaby Clay
14. Topakk (Triggered) by Richard V. Somes
DIMENSIONS MUMBAI
Dimensions Mumbai is a competitive programme of short films by budding filmmakers presenting
creative responses to the city that is home to Jio MAMI. The section was first introduced to Jio MAMI
Mumbai Film Festival in 2009 by Ms Jaya Bachchan. This year’s lineup includes 15 engaging short films.
1. A Star is Born by Raj Gupta, Amey Pawar
2. A Travelling Story by Aakash Jagad
3. Araj by Dinesh Choudhary
4. Bambai Ki Rani (Rani of Mumbai) by Aayush Sharma
5. Carshed by Prabhat Jogdand
6. City of Mirage by Anjani Chadha, Nivedita Rani
7. Dhairya Ki Seema by Suryansh Deo Srivastava
8. Five Star by Anurag Baruah
9. Halfway by Kumar Chheda
10. Har Pal Yahan (Every Moment Here) by Shantanu Naik
11. Metromony by Anuraj Rajadhyaksha
12. Nightingales in the Cocoon by Praveen Giri
13. Should I Kill Myself, Or Have A Cup Of Coffee? By Vidar Joshi
14. Strangers on a Local by Niwan Mate
15. Zoya by Harsh Matondkar
ROYAL STAG BARREL SELECT LARGE SHORT FILMS
Introduced in 2016, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films is a competitive section celebrating the
art of brevity and concision, dedicated to short films of up to ten minutes from filmmakers across
India. This year’s competition features 10 outstanding short films, along with 2 Royal Stag premieres.
1. C for Meow by Lokesh Deshmukh
2. Giallo by Yogesh Chandekar
3. ICU by Nikhil Chalam
4. Never Say Die by Diya Gambhir
5. Monsoon Killing by Sapan Taneja
6. Sakyad by Shilpika Bordoloi
7. Summer of Soul by Sanjib Gogoi
8. Themb (The Drop) by Shrirang Phatak
9. Touched As Water by Joshy Benedict
10. Vakuppu (The Clause) by Jayaraj R
1. Badminton by Dibakar Banerjee
2. Next, Please by Rishav Kapoor
MARATHI TALKIES
Marathi Talkies was first launched in 2016. Local stories with a universal resonance, Marathi Talkies
embodies Jio MAMI’s dedication toward Marathi cinema and presents a curated package of
contemporary Marathi cinema on a global platform. This year, the section is curated by Sachin Chatte
and features an impressive selection of 17 films, including 5 feature films and 12 non-feature films.
1. 1234 by Varun Narvekar
2. Aatmapamphlet (Auto-bio Pamphlet) by Ashish Bende
3. Shyamchi Aai (Shyam’s Mother) by Sujay Dahake
4. Vaalvi by Paresh Mokashi
5. Ved by Riteish Deshmukh
6. Azobancha Ghar (My Grandfather’s House) by Alvina Joshi
7. Mahallenchi Shala by Akshay Ingle
8. Gulmohar by Digvijay Andhorikar
9. Blackhole by Pradyumna Patil
10. Bhandara by Bharatbala Ganapathy
11. Bhatti (The Furnace) by Shivaji Karde
12. Vinchu (The Scorpion) by Sumedh Natu
13. Flat Bol Mumma FLAT! (Call It Flat Mumma FLAT!) by Vedanti Londhe
14. Praan Pratishthana (Consecration) by Pankaj Sonawane
15. Dhekun (Bedbug) by Kshitij Joshi
16. Dongarachya Kushit (In the Lap of the Mountain) by Adhiraj Kashyap
17. Shurpankha by Jayesh Apte
RESTORED CLASSICS
This section was first featured at the festival in 2012. The festival is deeply committed to honouring and
preserving the cinematic legacy and this section showcases digitally restored classic films from India
and around the world. This curated collection features 10-12 films and offers audiences the opportunity
to relish the magic of cinema’s past.
1. Archangel by Guy Maddin
2. Biruma no tategoto (The Burmese Harp) by Kon Ichikawa
3. Bugis Street by Yonfan
4. Chocolat by Claire Denis
5. Daliás idök (Heroic Times) by József Gémes
6. Gharibeh Va Meh (The Stranger and the Fog) by Bahram Beyzaie
7. Ishanou (The Chosen One) by Aribam Syam Sharma
8. Millennium Mambo by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
9. Return to Reason by Man Ray
10. Taifū kurabu (Typhoon Club) by Shinji Sômai
11. The Dupes by Tewfik Saleh
RETROSPECTIVE
Bridging generations of cinephiles, Jio MAMI’s retrospectives offer a chance for audiences young and old
to revisit and rediscover major bodies of work from international film histories.
Bharat Gopy, focuses on the renowned actor & director associated with the New Wave cinema
movement in Kerala during the 1970s
1. Kodiyettam (The Ascent) by Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2. Chidambaram by G. Aravindan
3. Yavanika (The Curtain) by K. G. George
4. Aghaat (Harm) by Govind Nihalani
5. Kattathe Kilikkoodu by Bharathan
Straub–Huillet, shines a light on the influential French husband-and-wife filmmaking duo known
for their politically committed and thought-provoking works.
1. Dolando by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
2. Dalla nube alla resistenza (From the Clouds to the Resistance) by Danièle Huillet,
Jean-Marie Straub
3. Toute révolution est un coup de dés (Every Revolution Is a Throw of the Dice) by Danièle
Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
4. Trop tôt/Trop tard (Too Early/Too Late) by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
5. La Guerre d’Algérie (The Algerian War!) by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
6. Operai, contadini (Workers, Peasants) by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
7. Il ritorno del figlio prodigo – Umiliati (The return of the prodigal son – Humiliated) by
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
8. La France contre les Robots (France Against Robots) by Jean-Marie Straub
9. En rachâchant (En rachâchant) by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
10. Antigone by Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
TRIBUTE
This section pays homage to individuals who have contributed deeply to cinema by lending their
expertise to the advancement of the art form.
This year, Jio MAMI pays homage to:
1. Nitin Desai – National-Award winning art director and production designer – Lagaan by
Ashutosh Gowariker
2. Satish Kaushik – Multi-talented actor, filmmaker, writer, producer and comedian – Brick Lane by
Sarah Gavron
3. K.G. George – One of the most accomplished filmmakers in Malayalam cinema
4. Navroze Contractor – A multifaceted creative force in the field of cinematography – Hun Hunshi
Hunshilal (Love in the Time of Malaria) by Sanjiv Shah
5. Derek Malcolm – A champion of Indian cinema through film criticism – Elippathayam (Rat-Trap)
by Adoor Gopalakrishnan
6. Marie-Pierre Duhamel – Film curator and institution builder – Jiao Má Táng Huì (A New Old Play)
by Qiu Jiongjiong
7. Virchand Dharamsey bhai – Archivist, author and doyen of the histories of early Indian cinema –
Paris nous appartient (Paris Belongs To Us) by Jacques Rivette
8. Jean-Luc Godard – One of the world’s most beloved filmmakers – Godard par Godard (Godard
by Godard) by Florence Platarets & Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: ‘Phony Wars’ by
Jean-Luc Godard
9. Sudhir Nandgaokar (memorial lecture) – Founding member of MAMI and trailblazing figure in
the film society movement
RECAP
Through this section, Jio MAMI celebrates our selection of 36 films from 2020 and 2022, by showcasing
them on the big screen.
1. A Night of Knowing Nothing by Payal Kapadia
2. Abharkha (Desire) by Himadri Parmar
3. Adh Chanani Raat (Crescent Night) by Gurvinder Singh
4. Ayena (Mirror) by Siddhant Sarin, Debankon S. Solanky
5. Borderlands by Samarth Mahajan
6. Dharti Latar Re Horo (Tortoise Under The Earth) by Shishir Jha
7. Dhuin by Achal Mishra
8. Donkeyhead by Agam Darshi
9. Dostojee by Prasun Chatterjee
10. Dug Dug by Ritwik Pareek
11. Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home) by Romi Meitei Mayanglambam
12. Ek Tha Gaon (Once Upon a Village) by Srishti Lakhera
13. Fairy Folk by Karan Gour
14. Fire in the Mountains by Ajitpal Singh
15. Goldfish by Pushan Kripalani
16. Hridoy Bosot (A Home for My Heart) by Sankhajit Biswas
17. Invisible Demons by Rahul Jain
18. Kasiminte Kadal (The Small Town Sea) by Shyamaprasad Rajagopal
19. Koli Taal (The Chicken Curry) by Abhilash Shetty
20. Kuthiraivaal by Manoj Leonel Jahson, Shyam Sundar
21. Ladies Only by Rebana Liz John
22. Mayanagar (Once Upon a Time in Calcutta) by Aditya Vikram Sengupta
23. Meel Patthar (Milestone) by Ivan Ayr
24. Meghdoot (The Cloud Messenger) by Rahat Mahajan
25. Nasir by Arun Karthick
26. Nine Hills One Valley by Haobam Paban Kumar
27. PAKA (River of Blood) by Nithin Lukose
28. Pedro by Natesh Hegde
29. Shoebox by Faraz Ali
30. Teen Paayancha Ghoda (Three Legged Horse) by Noopur Bora
31. The Rapist by Aparna Sen
32. Unaad (The Scoundrels) by Aditya Sarpotdar
33. Urf (a.k.a.) by Geetika Narang Abbasi
34. Vazhakku (The Quarrel) by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
35. Watch Over Me by Farida Pacha
36. WOMB (Women of My Billion) by Ajitesh Sharma
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