IIHS BANGALORE | OCTOBER 2025

10th October 2025 I Bioscope on cities: Bangalore through Nagari

One evening, seven short films, many perspectives. 

Nagari: Bioscope on Cities has four short films that capture everyday urban life. Bangalore Through Nagari has three short films set in Bengaluru that follow the lives of people from the city.


FILMS SCREENED

Level Up!

By Bhargav Prasad, Archanaa Seker & Pavithra Sriram

Sundari

By Sudarshan Sawant & Dhanesh Gopal

Tailor Made City

By Purna Sarkar, Himadri Da, Arvind Dev, Montry Thaalavattam, Kartik Muralo and Ravikumar A.S

The Bhavi Project

By Purna Sarkar, Himadri Da, Arvind Dev, Montry Thaalavattam, Kartik Muralo and Ravikumar A.S

Samayada Harivu (Flow of Time)

By Shruti Parthasarathy, Vikash Tiwari and Abhishek Patil


PANELISTS

Shruti Parthasarathy

Filmmaker | Writer | Photographer

Rajeev Malagi

Filmmaker | Urban Designer

Smruti Balvalli

Landscape Architect | Educator

MODERATOR

Nirupama Santosh

Lead, IIHS Media Lab

PANEL DISCUSSION

The conversation brought forth experiences of the filmmakers in working closely with the communities around urban issues, discussing in detail the ethics and advocacy involved in documentary storytelling.