Monday, January 19, 2026

14th Chennai Int Doc & Short Film Festival 2026 : Indian and International Documentaries

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















 




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