Dharamsala International Film Festival (DIFF) presents Best of DIFF Screenings of 2014 at Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 8th, 9th, 12th & 14th October 2015

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : Call 011-24619431 (IIC) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.

Venue : C. D Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Dharamsala International Film Festival (DIFF) presents Best of DIFF Screenings of 2014 

As part of one of DIFF’s goals to conduct special outreach programmes to showcase the best of independent cinema for various communities to engage in, they have teamed up with the IIC to screen festival favorites from the last edition of DIFF.

Schedule : 

Thursday, 8th October 2015
The Beekeeper
Directed by Mano Khalil, 2013, Switzerland | Kurdish, German
107min|Colour  
Subtitles: English 
Synopsis: The moving story of a beekeeper's fate, who lost everything in the turmoil of the Turkish-Kurdish war: his wife and children, his homeland and , with the loss of over 500 colonies of bees , also his livelihood. The only thing remaining is his love of bees and his unwavering trust in individual human beings, regardless of origin. Following a long odyssey fraught with deprivation, the beekeeper finds his way back to his passion in Switzerland. 

Friday, 9th October 2015 
A Gesar Bard's Tale
Directed by Donagh Coleman & Lharigtso, 2013,Finland |Tibetan
82mins|Colour
Subtitles: English 
Synopsis: As a boy, Dawa was an illiterate Tibetan nomad, whose life revolved around herding yaks. At 13 his life changed. Through a series of visions, Dawa got the gift of telling Tibet’s King Gesar epic story. Thousands of verses of the world’s longest epic started pouring out of the nomad boy, who became a famous Gesar bard. Now, at 35, Dawa receives a salary from the Chinese Government as a guardian of national cultural heritage, and is regarded as a holy man by his community. Apart from his incredible gift , he is like any other 30-something, interested in cars, music and a comfortable family life in his newly built house. Then, a devastating earthquake hits Dawa’s hometown Gyegu. With the old Tibetan town reduced to rubble, Chinese redevelopment of the region takes a giant leap forward. In the midst of such seismic shifts, Dawa seeks healing from King Gesar and other divine protectors of the land.

Monday, 12th October 2015
Chimeras
Directed by Mika Mattila, 2013, Finland | Chinese 
87 mins|Colour
Subtitles: English 
Synopsis: Portraying two minds in identity crisis- the contemporary art giant Wang Guangyi and the up-and-coming photographer Liu Gang, Chimeras freeze frames China at a moment when its aspirations are at war with its sense of identity.

Wednesday, 14th October 2015
To Singapore, With Love
Directed by Tan Pin Pin, 2013, Singapore | English, Mandarin, Malay, Hainanese
68mins | Colour 
Subtitles: English 
Synopsis: Director Tan Pin Pin searches the world for the displaced souls of Singapore: different generations of Singaporean political exiles who have not been able to come home. She finds out how they have lived their lives away and how they still view the Singapore of their dreams. As they recount their lives, we see a City that could have been. A love letter to Singapore, from the outside.

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