Mangalya Bhagyam

Utilizing the 1920s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, the epic Indian tale of exiled prince Ramayana and his bride Sita is mirrored by a spurned woman's contemporary personal life, and light-hearted but knowledgeable discussion of historical background by a trio of Indian shadow puppets.

Runtime

1h 22m

Director

Nina Paley

Cast

Reena Shah, Debargo Sanyal, Annette Hanshaw

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazak...

Runtime

2h 13m

Director

Yoji Yamada

Cast

Mirai Shida, Tadanobu Asano, Chieko Baisho

The unexpected meeting of two ex-lovers after a long time affect the equation of their respective families

Runtime

2h 37m

Director

Thangar Bachan

Cast

Prabhu Deva, Bhumika Chawla, Prakash Raj

‘U-Turn’ follows the story of a reporter; Raveena who gets unvoluntary involved in a murder case conducted by the police as she investigates accidents on a flyover.

Runtime

2h 26m

Cast

Chanu Dissanayaka, Hemal Ranasinghe, Thumindu Dodantenna

After a pineapple shows up at her front door, Lia returns to her childhood home in search of her father, who hasn’t been seen in months.

Runtime

6m

Cast

Emily Lu, Daniel Cho