Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute

Nur, a chicken seller, notices traces of an accident on his beloved motorcycle. Wondering if it’s connected to yesterday’s hit-and-run in town, he questions those who borrowed his bike, but people don’t find him worthy enough to talk to as he is an outsider and a Muslim. As the victim is related to a minister, authorities gradually close in on him, while Abebe from South Sudan follows him around saying she wants to have his baby.

On the night of a festival celebrating the brother-sister bond, a debt-ridden man from a small town in India secretly returns home to reunite with his sister and family while the threat of moneylenders looms large over the reunion.

An octogenarian couple, Shankar & Ila Bagchi, lives a life of isolation confined in one room of a big, empty and time-worn house in a city. Apprehensive of their future and unwilling to suffer a deteriorated life, they write to the President of India, pleading guilty of what they believe to be a crime they have committed and asking for mercy. While awaiting the consequences, they try out desperate measures to fulfil their long-cherished wish. Inspired from a true story, this film explores the life of the couple, through contemplative aesthetics, who exhausted by their present, pursue a shared belief that challenges the status quo.

Battling cold, hunger, and uncertainty, two siblings navigate the city's challenges in search of a better life. Hasan and Khushbu, escape from their refugee camp on a chilling winter night to chase their dream bicycle in the city.

Mohan takes Apurva, a refined foodie, to a shady roadside restaurant. Her skepticism peaks when Mohan orders Dudh Sev, an unusual curry of milk and spicy snacks. As they wait, the waiter's lively interactions reveal the dhaba's charm.

This is a story about a very beautiful ring that invokes greed in people by hypnotizing them into thinking that the ring is made to be on their fingers but it holds a dark curse for its wielder.

The Violet Flowers, begins with the disappearance of a middle-aged Kashmiri hawker of shawls from somewhere around Kolkata. The son lands up in Kolkata, running from pillar to post, determined to find the father. A bus trip to the Bangladesh border lands him in trouble, as the border security personnel start misbehaving with him, taking him for a potential terrorist. Even the sympathetic young woman who befriended him on the bus feels that this is a futile search, but the diehard young lad is not ready to give up the search yet.

The enchanting world of Black Clay Pottery is explored through the eyes of 9-year-old La-ini Pyrtoh. Her mother, the village’s sole practising artisan of this craft, shares the detailed process and challenges of keeping this tradition alive. La-ini, as the sole inheritor, reflects on her sense of responsibility and dreams for the future. The film is in a local dialect - Pnar

Short film made at Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.