MARATHI FILMS @ NYIFF
Village East by Angelika, 2nd Ave, NY
(With English Subtitles)

Follower
Friday, 12 May · 9:15pm (Theatre 3)
Director: Harshad Nalawade
Starring: Raghu Prakash, Donna Munshi, Harshad Nalawade
Run time: 99 mins
Language: Marathi/ Kannada/ Hindi

Movie will be followed by Q & A with Harshad Nalawade

Synopsis: In a small town riddled with territorial dispute, a radicalized journalist believes in exposing the atrocities committed against his community. But his beliefs are based on half-truths. As his charade continues and blurs the lines between his professional and personal life, a deathly consequence makes him reflect back on a simpler time when he had not yet succumbed to radicalization. read more>

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Vaat
Saturday, May 13 · 9:30pm (Theatre 2)
Director: Miransha Naik
Starring: Arjun Radhakrishnan
Run time: 108 mins
Language: Marathi

Movie will be followed by Q & A with Miransha Naik and Puneet Prakash Pandey

Synopsis: Present day Goa, a small and an extremely reserved Hindu community serves as home to Mattu, 30, a farmer. He makes the mistake of beating up another villager and in return, his family is shunned from the temple rituals and adding to that they are fined a hefty sum of 3 lakhs. Not only does the family have to deal with the humiliation of being social outcasts but also Mattu has to come up with the money quickly or else his sister's wedding will be called off. read more>

with
Wagro - (showing with Vaat) (Marathi), dir. Sainath Somnath Uskaikar, 10 mins., 2022

with
Birha - The Journey Back Home (showing with Vaat) (Punjabi), dir. Puneet Prakash Pandey, 25 mins., 2021

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