IGFW: Short Film Program 1 (100 Min.)

She sells seashells [OmeU](Hindi-English), IN2026, R.: Ritesh Sharma, 23 Min.

On the sunlit beaches of Goa, a lonely migrant woman who sells seashells escapes into a world of imagined belonging until an unexpected connection with a compassionate stranger compels her to confront the painful distance between her dreams and reality.

J, [OV] (English), IN 2026, R.: Rafael, 20 Min.

When a young woman awakens in a mysterious land with no memory except a scar shaped like the letter "J," she embarks on a perilous journey to uncover her identity.

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Page 36, [OmeU] (Hindi), IN 2026, R.: Ananya Sharma, 20 Min.

When a man is offered the extraordinary chance to meet his future adult child before becoming a parent, a single conversation evolves into a witty, poignant, and deeply human exploration of love, responsibility, and the life-changing choices that define a family.

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The Witch revenge [OmeU] (Silent), IN 2026, R.: Nishita, 5 Min.

When a harmless young witch becomes the target of a fanatical cult member, a series of supernatural misadventures forces unlikely allies to confront fear, prejudice, and the dangerous consequences of blind intolerance in this darkly comic fantasy.

As a Man [OV] (English), IN 2026, R.: Soumitra Ranade, Animation, 5 Min.

Through an unflinching examination of gender-based violence, this powerful film confronts the mindset of those who perpetrate abuse, challenging audiences to question the roots of misogyny and the systems that allow it to endure.

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Nails [OmeU] (Hindi), IN 2026, R.: Triparna Banerjee mit Anjali Patil, 15 Min. 

Nails Set in a small industrial town in 1990s eastern India, Nails follows a withdrawn nurse and her younger sister with Down syndrome, whose fragile existence is haunted by buried family trauma. As long-hidden secrets resurface, the boundaries between protection, survival, and violence begin to unravel, forcing them to confront a past that refuses to remain silent.

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Karupy, [OmeU] (Tamil), IN 2026, R.: Kalainithan Kalaichelvan, 12 Min.

When the outspoken matriarch of a Tamil-Canadian family announces on her 65th birthday that she intends to end her life before sunset, a family celebration descends into a darkly comic reckoning with buried secrets, unresolved grief, and generations of unspoken truths.