The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA 2021) is being virtually held since May 20, 2021, for audiences in India and California, while today, May 27, 2021, scheduled as its closing day. The official Twitter handle of the film festival recently apprised that in case prospective viewers are still interested in buying festival passes, they can reserve screenings until as late as 11:59 PM (IST) today. By doing so, viewers in India will be able to watch for another 96 hours, that is, until May 31, 2021.
Audiences in India can buy IFFLA 2021 ‘India Pass’ at a nominal cost of Rs.150/- ($2) from the website mentioned on the IFFLA Twitter page (post attached below). This will be the first time that the films being screened at the reputed film festival have been made available to be seen by the Indian audiences.
The India Pass of IFFLA 2021 will give us access to a list of 27 films. This includes 20 short films and feature films namely ‘Biriyaani’, ‘A Rifle and a Bag’, ‘Aise Hee (Just Like That)’. Besides, the pass will also include two panel discussions and select Q&As with festival filmmakers and talent.
The list of short film titles would include the following films: ‘Angh’, ‘Anita’, ‘Annual Day’, ‘Catdog’, ‘Custody’, ‘The Flying Trunk’, ‘For Each Other’, ‘Forever Tonight’, ‘Ghazaal’, ‘Last Night In Vegas’, ‘Letter From Your Far-Off Country’, ‘The Loyal Man’, ‘A Period Piece’, ‘The Shower’, ‘The Song We Sang’, ‘Uncle’ and ‘Wade’.
The premise of some of the above-mentioned short films seem to be quite interesting. For instance, IFFLA recently shared on Twitter about their short film ‘Ghaazal’ (directed by Ragini Bhasin), which revolves around a young girl living in an unhygienic refugee camp.
Similarly, another short film called ‘The Flying Trunk’ (directed by Siddharth Chauhan) is set in a remote Himalayan village and follows the story of an imaginative, young, orphan boy.
Moreover, the synopsis along with a teaser video was recently shared for the feature documentary film ‘A Rifle And A Bag’, which was described as the challenges faced by a couple re-integrating into mainstream rural life, after surrendering their identities as fighters in India’s pro-tribal rights Naxalite movement.
With an interesting lineup of short and feature films, you can still grab your chance to watch these films online in India by reserving screenings before the deadline. Please refer to the below post by IIFLA and visit their website for further details.