A good film is a dialogue. It talks to the audience, and in many ways, the audience talks to the film.
A film is more than an exchange of ideas, beliefs, and cultures. It is an exchange of truths. The truth of a person, of a country, of a region.
Speaking on the inaugural day of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2024, veteran filmmaker Shekhar Kapur highlighted how conflicts between nations could be resolved, or at least made simpler if they began sharing their stories with one another.
He talked about how in this divided world, the only way we can talk to each other and share our stories is through films and art. People relate to stories, and through them, other people are perceived, he tells at the event held at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at Bambolim near Panaji.
IFFI is more than just a platform for awarding excellence. It is a stage for telling deeply personal stories that need to reach people’s hearts so that we can understand each other better. Films, music, art, and literature, all help in this dialogue of compassion sharing our stories with the world and hearing the stories of others.