14th CIDSFF 2026 : 19-28 February, Chennai
Organised by
MARUPAKKAM 30
Schedule (subject to changes)
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19 Feb; Seminar on Tamil Documentaries
Dept of Tamil Literature, University of Madras, Marina Campus; 10 am to 4 pm
20 Feb; Goethe- Institut, Chennai
Special Screenings
10 am to 6 pm
10 am
Sathyapullu (The Magical Grass)
Dir : Ramdas Kadavallur; 67 min; Doc; India
Interaction with the crew
11.30 am
Formless Form
Dir : Debaranjan; 60 min; Doc; India
2 pm
Nocturnes
Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan; 83 min; Doc; India
Interaction with the filmmakers
4 pm
Farming the Revolution
Dir : Nishtha Jain; 105 min; Doc; India
Interaction with the filmmaker
21 Feb ; Goethe - Institut
10 am to 6 pm
10 am : Inauguration
11 am
Mozart’s Sister
Dir : Madeleine Hetherton-Miau; 90 min; Doc; Australia
On a Thai Note, The Artful Journey of Somtow Suchariktul
Dir : Stephane Lambert; 26 min; Thailand
2 pm
Your Life without Me
Dir : Anna Rubi; 62 min; Doc; Hungary
See Me, When You Leave
Dir : Dipin Chenayil; 17.37 min; Doc; India
Kelad
Dir : Shruti Jagdale; 22.43 min; Doc; India
Analogue Natives
Dir : Bernd Lützeler; 25.33 min; Doc; Germany
Adrayi
Dir : Farsana; 47.39 min; Doc; India
22 Feb; Periyar Thidal
11 am to 8 pm
11 am
The Gold Panner from Lannavaraa
Dir : Mattias Lö w; 95 min; Doc; Ghana, Namibia, Sweden
2 pm
See Me, When You Leave
Dir : Dipin Chenayil; 17.37 min; Doc; India
In the Good Hands
Dir : Naomi Okabe; 45 min; Doc; Canada
How to Get on with Everybody
Dir : Elin Moe, Winstan Whitter; 59 min; Doc; United Kingdom
Memonto Fabulan
Dir : Candela Nú ñ ez Gutié rrez; 22 min; SF; Spain
5 pm
Dongar
Dir : Sanjivani Kamble ; 24.53 min; SF; India
And the Fish fly above our Heads
Dir : Dima Adib El-Horr; 70 min; Doc; Lebanon
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23 Feb; ICAT College of Design and Media; 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
Kelad
Dir: Shruti Jagdale; 22:43 min; Documentary; India
The Deeper
Dir : Saw; 15.12 min; Doc; Myanmar
Amad’s Dream
Dir : Aashish Kiphayet; 9.30 min; Doc; United States
Dongar
Dir : Sanjivani Kamble ; 24.53 min; SF; India
Gaunyin Hostel
Dir : Qiancao Xiao; 15 min; SF; China
Dvand
Dir : SANDEEP SINGH; 19.30 min; SF; India
“Old Uncle’ who crafts futures
Dir : Kashish Kanojia; 10.13 min; Doc; India
Two Sinners
Dir : Samir Zaidi; 11.52 min; SF; India
Selection
Dir : Yaoyuan Zhang; 23 min; SF; China, Japan
Unwritten Verses
Dir : Fathima Shanaz; 11.58 min; SF; Sri Lanka
Astronauta
Dir : Giorgio Giampà ; 16 min; SF; France, Guatemala; Italy; Mexico
Mounir
Dir : Xose Dopazo, Javier Rú a; 15 min; SF; Spain
24 February; Department of Communication, Madras Christian College; 9.15 am to 1.30 pm
9.15 am : Inauguration
9.30 am
Lincoln
Dir : Jeevan Mani; 29.30 min; SF; India
Good Son
Dir : Manish Jha; 14.23 min; SF; India
Gulaam (Slave)
Dir : Saurabh Nandakishor Kolekar; 13.03 min; SF; India
10.30 am : Break
10.45 am
The Waves Will Never Stop
Dir: Kartik Sreenivasan, Sai Krishna L V, Sanjana Reddy; 10:00 min; Doc; India
All that we Own
Dir: Aprajita Gupta; 29:00 min; Doc India
Letters to you
Dir: Ridashisha Kurbah; 11:08 min; Doc; India
12.15 pm : Interaction
12.30 pm
Tea Kottu 83’
Dir : Sai Harini Vasanth; 19.33 min: SF India
Every Bullet’s Account
Dir : Ravish Pathan; 14 min; SF; India
Holy Water
Dir : RAMESH NANDHAN; 14.33 min; SF; India
1.15 pm : Closing remarks
25 Feb; Dept of Media Sciences, Anna University ; 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
The Way to the Sea
Dir : Mika Sasaki; 7.19 min; Doc; India
Letters to You
Dir : Ridashisha Kurbah; 11.08 min; Doc; India
“Old Uncle’ who crafts futures
Dir : Kashish Kanojia; 10.13 min; Doc; India
Amad's Dream
Dir: Aashish Kiphayet; 9:30 min; Doc; United States
Knot
Dir: Abhay Parveen Gupta; 14:30 min; SF; India
Every Bullet’s Account
Dir : Ravish Pathan; 14 min; SF; India
Almari Ka Aachar
Dir: Raakesh Rawat; 19.40 min; SF; India
Dvand
Dir : SANDEEP SINGH; 19.30 min; SF; India
At Cheta’s Home
Dir : Tarang Pradip Thakkar; 30.59 min; Doc; India
26 Feb; PG Dept of Communication, Women’s Christian College* :12.30 pm to 4.30 pm
(*For WCC students only / outsiders not allowed)
All that we Own
Dir : Aparajita Gupta; 29 min; Doc; India
Bali
Dir : Amoli Birewar; 25.45 min; Doc; India
K_Influencer
Dir: Siranjeevi Sankaran; 13:45 min; Short fiction; India
The Waves Will Never Stop
Dir : Kartik Sreenivasan, Sai Krishna L V, Sanjana Reddy; 10 min; Doc; India
Hunter Hunted
Dir : Balaji V; 13.40 min; SF; Germany
Unwritten Verses
Dir : Fathima Shanaz; 11.58 min; SF; Sri Lanka
Kasra
Dir : Bharat Mohan Sunita; 19 min; SF; India
Wishful Water
Dir : Sinoop raj, Subhash k; 8.52 min; SF; India
Koli
Dir : Jyotirmoy Mazumdar; 14.20 min; SF; India
26 Feb; School of Arts and Science, Vinayaka Mission's Chennai Campus, VMRF(DU); 10 am to 4 pm
10 am to 1 pm
Tea Kottu 83’
Dir : Sai Harini Vasanth; 19.33 min; SF; India
The Waves Will Never Stop
Dir : Kartik Sreenivasan, Sai Krishna L V, Sanjana Reddy; 10 min; Doc; India
Knot
Dir : Abhay Parveen Gupta; 14.30 min; SF; India
Selection
Dir : Yaoyuan Zhang; 23 min; SF; China, Japan
Unwritten Verses
Dir : Fathima Shanaz; 11.58 min; SF; Sri Lanka
Kaanal
Dir : Abhishikta Kaila; 8 min; Doc; India
Astronauta
Dir : Giorgio Giampà ; 16 min; SF; France, Guatemala; Italy; Mexico
Mounir
Dir : Xose Dopazo, Javier Rú a; 15 min; SF; Spain
1 pm : Lunch break
2 pm to 3 pm
Amad’s Dream
Dir : Aashish Kiphayet; 9.30 min; Doc; United States
Lunch Box
Dir: Kavin B; 23.43 min; SF; India
Break
3.15 pm
Occha
Dir : Sreelakshmi M; 24.55 min; SF; India
Awakening
Dir : Sonya Dukhon; 5.51 min; SF; Israel
Don’t Kill My Memory
Dir : Liquan Zeng; 23 min; SF; China
27 Feb; School of Arts and Science, Vinayaka Mission's Chennai Campus, VMRF(DU); 10 am to 4 pm
10 am to 11.30 am
K Influencer
Dir :Siranjeevi Sankaran; 13.45 min; SF; India
Kasra
Dir : Bharat Mohan Sunita; 19 min; SF; India
Letters to You
Dir : Ridashisha Kurbah; 11.08 min; Doc; India A Good Son
Dir : Manish Jha; 14.23 min; SF; India
Zero Bulb
Dir : Soham Prasad Bhende; 17.42 min; SF; India
11.30 am : Break
11.45 am to 1 pm
Almari Ka Aachar
Dir: Raakesh Rawat; 19.40 min
Two Sinners
Dir : Samir Zaidi; 11.52 min; SF; India
Knalrot
Dir : Elias Förderer; 6.49 min; SF; Germany
Wishful Water
Dir : Sinoop raj, Subhash k; 8.52 min; SF; India
The Deeper
Dir : Saw; 15.12 min; Doc; Myanmar
1 pm : Lunch break
2pm to 3pm
Monologue
Dir : Danae MOSSMAN; 13.25 min; SF; New Zealand
Koli
Dir : Jyotirmoy Mazumdar; 14.20 min; SF; India
Gulaam (Slave)
Dir : Saurabh Nandakishor Kolekar; 13.03 min; SF; India
Holy Water
Dir : Ramesh Nandhan; 14.33 min; SF; India
Break
3.15 pm
Rumi
Dir : AAKASH JAGAD; 19.32 min; SF; India
Analogue Natives
Dir : Bernd Lützeler; 25.33 min; Doc; Germany
28 Feb; Asian College of Journalism
10 am to 5 pm
10 am
Where is My Home
Dir : Jaya Jose Raj; 63 min; Doc; India
Bow Barracks : Beyond the Red Bricks
Dir : Vaidyanath Nishant; 25.25 min; Doc; India
Occha
Dir : Sreelakshmi M; 24.55 min; SF; India
Dissonance
Dir : Chaochen LI; 21.52 min; SF; China
Mahila Sahal Kashi
Dir: Atharva Vankundre; 9.55 min; Animation; India
2 pm
Zero Bulb
Dir : Soham Prasad Bhende; 17.42 min; SF; India
Even So (Phir Bhi)
Dir: Meghna Nandy; 16.02 min; Doc; United Kingdom
The Daily Bread
Dir : Anil Kumar Anand; 21.57 min; SF; India
The Well
Dir : Balaji Maheshwar; 62 min; Doc; India
Lincoln
Dir : JEEVAN MANI; 29.30 min; SF; India
Knalrot
Dir : Elias Förderer; 6.49 min; SF; Germany
Evening Shows
23 Feb; Chennai Institute of Journalism (CIJ); 5.30 pm
Crescent in the Saffron Sky
Dir : Alishan Jafri and Omair Farooq; 53 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
Outcast
Dir : Prince Pappchen; 68 min; Doc; India
Dvand
Dir : SANDEEP SINGH; 19.30 min; SF; India
24 Feb; CIJ; 5.30 pm
Our Symbol is?
Dir : Greeshma Kuthar and Manju Priya K; 51 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
SANGAMA | coming together
Dir : Sunanda Bhat: 67 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
On a Thai Note, The Artful Journey of Somtow Suchariktul
Dir : Stephane Lambert; 26 min; Doc; Thailand
25 Feb; CIJ; 5.30 pm
Inside Out
Dir : Amit Mahanti: 57 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
The Balance Sheet : World Bank & its 80 Year Legacy Dir : Joe Athialy; 70 min; Doc; India
Hapusa - the truly Indian gin Dir : Thomas Fitch; 13.43 min
26 Feb; CIJ; 5.30 pm
State of Hope
Dir : Anjali Monteiro and K.P Jayasanker: 65 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
The Third
Dir : Niladri Sekhar Dassarma; 60.43 min; Doc; India
At Cheta’s Home
Dir : Tarang Pradip Thakkar; 30.59 min; Doc; India
27 Feb; CIJ; 5.30 pm
Gola Dreams
Dir : Pankaj Rishi Kumar: 51 min; Doc; India; Election Diaries
Kavi Kant
Dir : Jay Kholia; 85 min; Doc; India
21 Feb; Discovery Book Palace; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Kaanal
Dir : Abhishikta Kaila; 8 min; Doc; India
Guerrilla
Dir : Joan Gamero; 91.36 min; Doc; Spain
Flotacija
Dir : Eluned Zoe Aiano, Alesandra Tatić; 77 min; Doc; Serbia
22 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Gingerbread for her Dad
Dir : Alina Musta]ina; 76.30 min; Doc; Kazakstan
Lupi Nostri (Our Wolves)
Dir : Samer Angelone; 82 min; Doc; Italy
Baaxpee - this Ground
Dir : Robin Starbuck; 29.42 min; Doc; United States
23 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Cricket Dreams
Dir. : Jamillah van der Hulst; 77.32 min; Doc; Netherlands / India
Dog Meat
Dir : Mel Andre; 39 min; Doc; United States
Saxo
Dir : C Tarun Arvind; 28.50 min; Doc; Germany
24 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Bajau Laut : The Sea is our Home Dir : Joo Peter; 70 min; Doc; Malaysia
Un Mare Di Porti Lontane
Dir. : Marco Daffra; 54 min; Doc; Italy
Lunch Box
Dir: Kavin B; 23.43 min; SF; India
25 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
8 Seconds
Dir : Jean-Marie Vinclair; 78.56 min; Doc; France
I am Alex
Dir : David Gough; 43.43 min; Doc; South Africa, United Kingdom
Puzzleak : The Rape Palace
Dir : Kote Camacho, Anonymous; 15 min; Doc; Spain
Reliefs
Dir : Juan Manuel Gonzalez Fernandez; 17.40 min; Doc; Mexico
26 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Hapusa - the truly Indian gin Dir : Thomas Fitch; 13.43 min ; SF; India
Two Sinners
Dir : Samir Zaidi; 11.52 min; SF; India
The Daily Bread
Dir : Anil Kumar Anand; 21.57 min; SF; India
Cracking the Code : Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Dir : Bill Haney; 98 min; Doc; United States
The Deeper
Dir : Saw; 15.12 min; Doc; Myanmar
Milky Girl
Dir : Olga Dobromyslova; 15 min; SF; Russian Federation
27 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Kaanal
Dir : Abhishikta Kaila; 8 min; Doc; India
Art.29. Comma 3
Dir : Giovanni Meola; 93.57 min; Doc; Italy
Even So (Phir Bhi)
Dir: Meghna Nandy; 16.02 min; Doc; United Kingdom
Monologue
Dir : Danae MOSSMAN; 13.25 min;SF; New Zealand
Mahila Sahal Kashi
Dir: Atharva Vankundre; 9.55 min; Animation; India
Don’t Kill My Memory
Dir : Liquan Zeng; 23 min;SF; China
Bob wanna Kill
Dir : Y Yang; 19.20 min; SF; Norway
28 Feb; Discovery; 5.30 pm Closing Ceremony
14th CIDSFF 2026
Organised by MARUPAKKAM 30
Blue : Filmmakers will present their films and will take part in Q&A
Green : Repeat screenings
For Delegates Registration : 9940642044
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