London Indian Film Festival
Europe’s largest celebration of Indian film arrives in London for its 16th edition this year. It’s a chance to see UK premieres, anticipated restorations and discover new emerging talent.
This year, watch the high-action gangster film Little Jaffna directed by Lawrence Valin, following a rookie cop who goes undercover to infiltrate Tamil gangs in Paris; see a filmic restoration os one of legendary British theatre impresario Peter Brooks’ most famed works, The Mahabharata, which will be attended by some of the original cast; see new work from director Rima Das, who returns with the smoulderingly powerful Village Rockstars 2, about the many challenges facing young people in rural India today; watch Boong, a film telling the story of a disobedient schoolboy’s ambition to mend his broken family in Manipur; and don’t miss Pyre, a Himalyas-set and sumptuously photographed story about an elderly couple struggling to survive in a changing mountain society.
Plus, look out for industry events encouraging more British South Asian talent into the industry and the festival’s popular programme of Brit-Asian shorts.
See the full programme here:
Wed July 16, 6:10pm, BFI Southbank: Little Jaffna
Fri July 18, 8:15pm, BFI Southbank: Village Rockstar 2
Sat July 19, 5:45pm, BFI Southbank: Brit-Asian Shorts
Sun July 20, 11am, BFI IMAX: The Mahabharata
Tue July 22, 6pm, BFI Southbank: Pyre
Wed July 23, 6.10pm, BFI Southbank: Boong