14th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2026
21-28 February, multiple venues, Chennai
Selection List
Indian Documentaries
The Waves Will Never Stop
Dir : Kartik Sreenivasan, Sai Krishna L V, Sanjana Reddy; 10 min
All that we Own
Dir : Aparajita Gupta; 29 min
Outcast
Dir : Prince Pappchen; 68 min
The Balance Sheet : World Bank & its 80 Year Legacy
Dir : Joe Athialy; 70 min
See Me, When You Leave
Dir : Dipin Chenayil; 17.37 min
Where is My Home
Dir : Jaya Jose Raj; 63 min
Kaanal
Dir : Abhishikta Kaila; 8 min
The Well
Dir : Balaji Maheshwar; 62 min
“….” is Crafting Future
Dir : Kashish Kanojia; 10.13 min
Kavi Kant
Dir : Jay Kholia; 85 min
The Third
Dir : Niladri Sekhar Dassarma; 60.43 min
Bow Barracks : Beyond the Red Bricks
Dir : Vaidyanath Nishant; 25.25 min
Hapusa - the truly Indian gin
Dir : Thomas Fitch; 13.43 min
Kelad
Dir : Shruti Jagdale; 22.43 min
Letters to You
Dir : Ridashisha Kurbah; 11.08 min
Adrayi
Dir : Farsana; 47.39 min
The Way to the Sea
Dir : Mika Sasaki; 7.19 min
At Cheta’s Home
Dir : Tarang Pradip Thakkar; 30.59 min
Bali
Dir : Amoli Birewar; 25.45 min
Karma Gabore
Dir : Shubham Neware; 47 min
International Documentaries
Your Life without Me
Dir : Anna Rubi; 62 min; Hungary
Mozart’s Sister
Dir : Madeleine Hetherton-Miau; 90 min; Australia
On a Thai Note
Dir : Stephane Lambert; 26 min; Thailand
There’s the Way and There’s Going
Dir : Elia Romanelli, Antonio Pintus; 40 min; Italy
The Be-All and The End-All
Dir : Yun Zhu; 90 mi; China
The Gold Panner from Lannavaraa
Dir : Mattias Löw; 95 min; Ghana, Namibia, Sweden
The Resurrection Quest
Dir : Mayurica Biswas, Radhika Chandrasekhar; 61.39 min; Singapore
And the Fish fly above our Heads
Dir : Dima Adib El-Horr; 70 min; Lebanon
In the Good Hands
Dir : Naomi Okabe; 45 min; Canada
Analogue Natives
Dir : Bernd Lützeler; 25.33 min; Germany
On Melting Snow
Dir: Mojtaba Bahador; 73 min; Belgium, Iceland
How to Get on with Everybody
Dir : Elin Moe, Winstan Whitter; 59 min; United Kingdom
Rationally Enraged
Dir : Franziska Brozio; 87 mi; Germany
Even So (Phir Bhi)
Dir: Meghna Nandy; 16.02 min; United Kingdom
Maestro’s Hands
Dir : Aleksey Barykin; 27 min; Russian Federation
Amad’s Dream
Dir : Aashish Kiphayet; 9.30 min; United States
Baaxpee - this Ground
Dir : Robin Starbuck; 29.42 min; United States
Bajau Laut : The Sea is our Home
Dir : Joo Peter; 70 min; Malaysia
Puzzleak : The Rape Palace
Dir : Kote Camacho, Anonymous; 15 min; Spain
Cracking the Code : Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution
Dir : Bill Haney; 98 min; United States
Lupi Nostri (Our Wolves)
Dir : Samer Angelone; 82 min; Italy
Dog Meat
Dir : Mel Andre; 39 min; United States
8 Seconds
Dir : Jean-Marie Vinclair; 78.56 min; France
Un Mare Di Porti Lontane
Dir. : Marco Daffra; 54; Italy
I am Alex
Dir : David Gough; 43.43 min; South Africa, United Kingdom
The Deeper
Dir : Saw; 15.12 min; Myanmar
At the Bottom of the Reen
Dir : Molly Kiely; 16.40 min; Ireland
Chronicle of Crime in Modrici
Dir : Luka Klapan; 26.29 min; Croatia
Guerrilla
Dir : Joan Gamero; 91.36 min; Spain
Flotacija
Dir : Eluned Zoe Aiano, Alesandra Tatić; 77 min; Serbia
Gingerbed for her Dad
Dir : Alina Mustafina; 76.30 min; Kazakstan
Art.29. Comma 3
Dir : Giovanni Meola; 93.57 min; Italy
Cricket Dreams
Dir. : Jamillah van der Hulst; 77.32 min; Netherlands
On a Thai Note, The Artful Journey of Somtow Suchariktul
Dir : Stephane Lambert; 26 min; Thailand
