Event Details

Documentary Film Screenings

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective

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

Amma & Appa (89 mins)
English & German with English Subtitles

A documentary on the culture clash between India and Germany, Amma & Appa—Tamil for Mother and Father—tells the story of two married couples—both around the same age, both married for more than 30 years; yet from totally different cultural settings: Bavaria and Tamil Nadu. They come together because their children have fallen in love and want to shoot a documentary film about this meeting of cultures. Amma & Appa is a humorous and sensitive exploration of the biographies and love stories of two (actually three) couples, who are so different but only at first glance.

Directed by Franziska Schönenberger & Jayakrishnan Subramanian
Producers: Cosima von Spreti, Marina Voeth
Production: University of Television and Film Munich
Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting, BR), Munich

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session

Entry free on a first come, first served basis. NCPA Members will get preferential seating till 6.20 pm.