The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is returning to spice the city up with red-hot live performances, talks and workshops and film screenings. The festival, which is now in its 15th year, is the largest annual celebration of Indian cinema outside India.
From August 15 until August 25, IFFM will present more than 60 films in 26 languages, including rare languages not widely spoken. Audiences can look forward to six world premieres and films from 20 female directors, many of which showcase stories that challenge the status quo.
The IFFM will open with a world premiere screening of My Melbourne, a film made entirely in our city. Centering on the four pillars of diversity, My Melbourne traces stories about sexuality, gender, disability and race.
Program highlights include Manorajyam, which tells the story of a Melbourne businessman who falls for a Malayali girl; Wild Swans, which touches on themes of post-conflict society; and Mrs, which traces the complexities of maintaining one’s individual identity after marriage.
Closing night will include a screening of Girls Will Be Girls by Shuchi Talati – a mother-daughter coming-of-age story that played at Sundance this year.
For complete information on the line-up, screening times, locations and events, visit the festival’s website.