Event Details

Documentary Film Screening

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective

The Reality Check film series promotes documentary filmmakers in India whose work reflects life and culture in the country today in a provocative blend of creativity and integrity.

And, Towards Happy Alleys
English & Persian Film with English Subtitles (75 mins)

Fascinated by Iran’s film culture and the poetic works of the feminist poet Forough Farrokhzad, Indian filmmaker Sreemoyee Singh sets out in search of the protagonists of Iranian cinema. The numerous interviews she conducts over a period of six years with filmmakers Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Shirvani and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, among others, show the precarious situation in which critics of the regime find themselves, including the constant threat of imprisonment and being prevented from practising their profession. With a keen eye for unusual situations, she documents the effect of the Islamic Republic’s strict and omnipresent censorship on the daily lives of Iranian women whose uncompromising struggle has put them at the forefront of the protests that are currently rocking the country.

And, Towards Happy Alleys is a passionate declaration of love for the cinema and poetry of Iran which also provides a frank view of daily life and bears witness to a fearless generation raising its voice and implacably demanding its civil liberties.

Director, producer, screenplay and cinematography by Sreemoyee Singh
Editing by Joydip Das & Pradyatan Bera
Consultant editor: Jabeen Merchant
Music: Majdy
Sound Design: Anirban Borthakur
Executive Producers: Hussain Currimbhoy, Noopur Sinha & Orly Ravid

The film screening will be followed by a discussion.

Admission on a first-come-first-served basis. NCPA Members will get preferential seating till 6.20 pm.