It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
The story of two families — one Muslim and one Hindu — living together in India under British rule.
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.
An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947.
Set in the backdrop of riot-stricken Pakistan at the time of the partition of India in 1947, the film deals with the plight of emigrant Sikh and Hindu families to India as a consequence of the partition.
Tensions run high near the border of British India, which is about to be partitioned with a new country called Pakistan. Sikhs living in this border town have heard numerous stories of Muslims killing, raping, and looting other Sikhs, Hindus, and Christians, and many of whom are their friends and relatives. Enraged at the loss of law and order, they plan their own attack on a trainful of Muslims leaving British India. The train is overcrowded with tens and thousands of migrating passengers, who are even perched on the windows and seated on the roof of this train. The plot is to tear the bridge down when the train is on it, and no one will dare stop these men to carry out this horrific task
In the days leading up to Partition, a Hindu woman is abducted by a Muslim man. Soon, she finds herself not only forced into marriage, but living in a new country as the borders between India and Pakistan are drawn
Against the backdrop of Partition, independent India’s first hockey team defeats England, their erstwhile coloniser, to win the Gold at the 1948 London Olympics. Six decades later, when Nandy Singh, a member of this iconic team suffers a stroke, his tenacious struggle to recover, inspires his daughter to retrace his journey. Using archival footage and interviews with teammates, she reveals lives shaped by the Gold, and by Partition that made them refugees. Revealed also is a friend in Pakistan never spoken of before. Her journey in search of him morphs into a quest for the lost ‘watan’ (homeland).
Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.
Habibur Rahman’s The River of Partition (Ichamati, 2023) documents this riverine environment, the diverse communities that live around it, and the socio-historical role played by the river in the wake of the partition of India in 1947 and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971.
Maria Valenzuela is lead conductor of the Guadalajara Philharmonic. She aspires to be recognized internationally. Challenged by the presence of a young and new conductor who just arrived.
A group of wealthy teenagers commit crimes that escalate from petty mischief to dangerous plots, causing chaotic consequences — but not for themselves.
Hayden, a once famous writer, lives a life of quiet solitude; despite being cut-off from the rest of the world, he continues to write new stories with the help of an A.I assistant named Kris
An attempt to write a screenplay shatters not only the words, but also a friendship that has lasted for years.
Four interlocking stories with a Jazz theme. Four Women go out to visit the sites of the jazz clubs where Lou, 65 and dying of cancer, claims she once performed as a young singer. It's election night, Nov. 8, 2016 and the women follow the results on their cell phones. It's also opening night for the C Flat jazz club where they end the evening up as their worst fears are realized: Trump has won the election.
A collection of images, existing films, and personal footage. All of these melted together to show the destruction of time, and the decay of beliefs. Ranging from religious fundamentalism, sexual identity, the collapse of Western Society, and humanity’s contribution to art, literature, and mixed-media.
After losing his grandmother, 10 year old Juan Diego believes that she will come back just in time for Day of The Dead so his older sister uses his imagination to help fulfill his fantasy and take him on a journey of acceptance on what it means to lose a loved one.
Backstage at a theater, Charlie, an actor, is preparing for a major performance when his brother Khalid calls to announce that their mother is dying. In shock, Charlie desperately tries to contact his family but encounters practical obstacles. Torn between his duty to go on stage and the urgency of seeing his mother, he is overwhelmed with despair.
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