That Place We Call Home

These short films are a selection from the IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival in New Dehli. The festival celebrates the diversity in the works of women filmmakers. Each of the four films resonates with differents aspects of the idea of that elusive place called home.

Thus a Noise Speaks: A young girl returns home but feels alienated because her parents cannot come to terms with her sexuality.

Presence: «Landscapes shift, people move from place to place – time passes and spaces evolve». Migrant workers who inhabit a city tell stories of ghosts.

Photo: To sisters grow up, one of them get married, travels, while the other remain at home. The film looks at the loneliness of the individual.

Journey to Nagaland: A girl living in a big city feels the pull of her distant village in Nagaland. A journey through stunning landscapes – both real and mythical.