IDSFFK

26th August 2025 I Mobility in Urban India

The 17th edition of the International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), screened all 11 films from Nagari 2024 edition – ‘Mobility in Urban India’, at Kairali Sree Nila Theatre, at Thiruvanathapuram.
The post-screening discussion was hosted and moderated by the filmmakers in attendance, reflecting on their journey in the Nagari process.


FILMS SCREENED

Level Up!

By Bhargav Prasad, Archanaa Seker & Pavithra Sriram

Cycle of Life

By Swanand Kottewar, Rahul Jambhulkar, Aniket Kolarkar & Sanket Ray

Cowboys of the West (UP)

By Harsh Chetwani, Vedant Patil, Arkja Kuthiala

Town on Water

By Nitesh Sharma , Muskan Bhatt, Avijit Newar, Avinav Saha

Shab-Parak | The Night-Fliers

By Sabika Syed & Nikhil Mehrotra


PANELISTS

Sudarshan Sawant

Filmmaker | Sound Designer

Jayshankar Ramu

Writer | Director | Editor | Producer

Aryaki

Filmmaker | Cinematographer

MODERATOR

Akanksha Gupta

Documentary Filmmaker

PANEL DISCUSSION

The conversation brought forth experiences of the filmmakers in documenting urban issues, discussing in detail what goes on behind the camera in documentary storytelling.