MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE AND THE INDIA CENTER FOUNDATION PRESENT THE SECOND EDITION OF INDIA KALEIDOSCOPE FILM FESTIVAL, NOVEMBER 9–12, 2017
Festival to feature U.S. Premieres of The Brawler by Anurag Kashyap and Pahuna,produced by Priyanka Chopra
The opening night film is Dark Wind by Nila Madhab Panda, and the Festival closes with Prakash Kunte’s Cycle.
The opening night film is Dark Wind by Nila Madhab Panda, and the Festival closes with Prakash Kunte’s Cycle.
Three films are from the underrepresented northeast of India, and half of all the Festival’s films are directed by women.
NEW YORK, NY, October 17th, 2017 — After a successful launch in 2016, Museum of the Moving Image and The India Center Foundation present the second annual India Kaleidoscope Film Festival (IKFF), to take place from November 9 through 12, 2017. India Kaleidoscope is a new festival that will present film lovers with a chance to immerse themselves in the unique sights and sounds that make up the Indian regional, independent film landscape. These films, which explore the most relevant and pressing topics facing the subcontinent, are being made by today’s most progressive filmmakers working in regional languages. This year, India Kaleidoscope will span seven different regional Indian languages and include new programming initiatives that bring independent regional Indian cinema to an even wider audience.
“The India Center Foundation is delighted to present India Kaleidoscope again with our friends and partners at MoMI,” said Priya Giri Desai, a Founding Director of The India Center Foundation. “It’s an honor to offer these cinematic works to the film-going community and to give exposure to new sights, sounds and languages from across the Indian subcontinent.”
MoMI Chief Curator David Schwartz said, “India Kaleidoscope, in just its second year, is already making a great impact as a showcase for the incredible diversity of Indian cinema, with its focus on artistic and independent films from the many regions of this sprawling, culturally rich country."
“Indian cinema today is independent and regional language cinema, and these films represent the best and most exciting work from the country. We are thrilled to present this eclectic and wholly original selection of films and filmmakers to the New York and U.S. audience,” said Sudeep Sharma, festival programmer.
India Kaleidoscope Film Festival 2017 will screen eight feature films, seven of which will be U.S. or North American premieres. Most films will feature directors in person, and half of the directors are women. The Opening Night film is Dark Wind (Kadvi Hawa).
Other highlights include the U.S. premiere of The Brawler (Mukkabaaz) by acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap and Pahuna, a film produced by actress Priyanka Chopra (ABC’s Quantico). In an effort to expand IKFF to wider audiences, this year’s closing night screening will be held at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Theater in Manhattan. See below for full lineup. All films will be screened with English subtitles.
The IKFF 2017 programming committee includes Priya Giri Desai (The India Center Foundation), Ashok Sinha (The India Center Foundation), Priyadarshini Shanker (NYU Cinema Studies), Anupama Kapse (Loyola Marymount), Tristine Skyler (writer and producer), Ritesh Mehta (Film Independent) and Sudeep Sharma (film programmer); with additional programming support from Uma da Cunha and Christina Marouda (Museum of the Moving Image, IFFLA).
Tickets: Tickets for Opening Night are $30; all other tickets are $15 (with discounts for Museum members at select levels). This year, IKFF will also have festival passes.Tickets will go on sale at the following link, beginning October 18: movingimage.us/
Location for most screenings: Museum of the Moving Image Summer M. Redstone Theater 36-01 35 Avenue, Astoria, Queens, New York 11106 | Phone: 718-777-6800
Location for closing night screening: SAG-AFTRA Foundation Theater, 247 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019
FILMS AND SCHEDULE FOR IKFF 2017:
