Schedule of Events:

April 12, 2023

5:00 - 6:00pm: IM Member Mixer + Badge Pickup at Vivo Tex-Mex

Indie Meme Members and badgeholders,  join us for a mixer as we kick-off IMFF2022! Collect your badges and meet other meme-ers.

6:15 pm - 9:00 pm: All That Breathes + Local Shorts Showcase

India - 2022 - 91 mins - Documentary - Hindi - dir. Shaunak Sen

Winner of Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival Awards for 'Best Documentary' (2022)

April 13, 2023

6:15pm - 9:30pm: Leila's Brothers + Short Film, SONA

Texas Premiere

Iran - 2022 - 165 mins - Farsi - dir. Saeed Roustaee

At 40 years old, Leila has spent her whole life taking care of her parents and four brothers. Caught up in debts worsened by the economic sanctions in Iran, the family argues constantly. As her brothers try to make ends meet, Leila charts a plan for elevating the family's wealth.

April 14, 2023

6:30pm - 9:00pm: Goldfish

Texas Premiere
UK I India I 2022 I 103 mins I English I dir. Pushan Kripalani

Filmmaker Pushan Kripalani & Lead Actress Kalki Koechlin in attendance

With help from a neighbourhood and a past she has shunned, a young British-Indian woman (Kalki Koechlin) returns home to deal with her mother’s dementia and the scars of her childhood.

9:00pm - 11pm: Opening Night Party at Austin PBS Media

Mingle with Indie Meme members, filmmakers, programmers and more while enjoying dinner and drinks. Let's celebrate IMFF2023's Opening Night as a community!

April 15, 2023

10:30am - 12:15pm: Shorts Program

A curated shorts program featuring a selection of acclaimed short films from South Asia, including:  Felt Cute Might Delete Later, Hajur, Murmurs Of The Jungle, Swipe, Wheels On Ths Bus, And The Horse From Heaven.

Award-winning shorts from festivals including Annecy, IFFR, NFDC Film Bazaar, & Berlinale

12:45pm - 3:30pm: In Search of Bengali Harlem + Short films, Junko & Lori

Texas Premiere
Filmmakers Vivek Bald & Alaudin Ullah in attendance

A New York actor and playwright investigates the pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents, unearthing a lost history in which South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans forged an extraordinary multiracial community in mid-20th century Harlem.

4:00pm - 7:00pm: Hawa + Short Film, Murder Tongue

Bangladesh - 2022 - 130 mins - Bengali, Bangla - dir. Mejbaur Rahman Sumon

Bangladesh's Official Oscar Entry for 'Best   International Feature'

A fishing trawler is beset by mysterious, possibly supernatural occurences after they take onboard a young woman lost at sea. Set in the Bay of Bengal and inspired by myth, this genre-defying tale is a gem of modern Bangladeshi cinema.

7:30pm - 10:00pm: Tell it Like a Woman

India I Italy I Japan I US I 2022 I 112 mins I Multiple I dir. Catherine Hardwicke, Taraji P. Henson, Lucía Puenzo, Leena Yadav, Maria Sole Tognazzi, Mipo Oh, Silvia Carobbio   

Filmmaker Leena Yadav in attendance

A globe-spanning anthology film, comprised of seven short stories directed by women from across the world.S hot in Italy, India, Japan, and the U.S. - each segment is an inspirational and empowering story by and about women.

April 16, 2023

10:30am - 12:15 pm: While We Watched

Texas Premiere
UK - India - 2022 - 94 mins - Documentary - Hindi, English - dir. Vinay Shukla

TIFF Amplify Voices Award, Busan Cinephile Award '22, Special Presentation of DOC NYC

A turbulent newsroom drama that intimately chronicles the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiraling world of truth and disinformation.

12:45pm - 2:45 pm: Eikhoigi Yum (Our Home)

International Premiere
India - 2022 - 85 mins - Manipuri - dir. Romi Meitei

Chaoren, an eleven year-old boy from a rural fishing village, fights to attend and excel in school, amidst the threats of poverty and displacement.

Official Selection of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival FIPRESCI Award for 'Best International Film' at IFFR

3:15 pm - 5:30 pm: Dhabari Quruvi

International Premiere
India - 2022 - 104 mins - Irula - dir. Priyanandanan

The story of a young tribal girl who rises from the ashes to proclaim her most essential rights, over her body and the decisions upon it. Shot with an all indigenous cast at Attapadi in Kerala.

Official Selection of the International Film Festivals of India, Kerala, and Chennai.

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Polite Society

UK - 2022 - 103 mins - English - dir. Nida Manzoor

A merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action, Polite Society follows martial artist-in-training Ria Khan who believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists.

Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2023, SXSW '23

8:30 pm-10:30 pm: Closing Night & Awards Party at Hilton Garden Inn Austin North (Near the Domain)

Join us in closing out the festival weekend with dinner, drinks, awards announcements, and a celebration of our filmmakers and community.

Date: April 12-16, 2023

Location: Austin Film Society, 6406 N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd #3100, Austin, TX 78752

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