The 11th Annual Indie Meme Film Festival runs April 22–26 at AFS Cinema, presenting 27 films across narrative features, documentaries, and short films representing 14 countries, with a focus on South Asian and Iranian cinema. The festival opens with Jitank Singh Gurjar's Vimukt (In Search of the Sky), followed by Opening Night feature Shape of Momo, directed by Tribeny Rai with screenwriter Kislay in attendance, and a Centerpiece screening of Ali Asgari's Divine Comedy, with screenwriter Alireza Khatami participating in a post-screening Q&A. The festival closes with Vaishali Sinha's documentary Give It a Shot, with Sinha joining the audience for a discussion. Throughout the week, themes of identity, migration, family, politics, and social change are explored through a curated selection of films from emerging and established filmmakers of the South Asian diaspora.
Cast and Creative Team for Indie Meme Film Festival at AFS Cinema
Cast
Meghna Agarwal
Vidya
Raghvendra Bhadoriya
Jasrath
Nikhil Yadav
Naran
Sheryar Ali
Ensemble
Amol Jalandhar Jadhav
Ensemble
Rishi Chandna
Ensemble
Mukti Krishan
Ensemble
Shubham Negi
Ensemble
Mallika Juneja
Ensemble
Apurva Bardapurkar
Ensemble
Adnan Al Rajeev
Ensemble
Sayani Gupta
Ensemble
Animon Jose
Ensemble
Ananyaa Ravi
Ensemble
Allreza Khatami
Ensemble
Tribeny Rai
Ensemble
Vaishali Sinha
Ensemble
Alireza Khatami
Ensemble
Kislay
Ensemble
Creative Team
Sayani Gupta
Director
Amol Jalandhar Jadhav
Director
Rishi Chandna
Director
Mukti Krishan
Director
Shubham Negi
Director
Mallika Juneja
Director
Apurva Bardapurkar
Director
Adnan Al Rajeev
Director
Sheryar Ali
Director
Arjun Talwar
Director
Annapurna Sriram
Director
Alireza Khatami
Screenwriter
Kislay
Screenwriter
Ananyaa Ravi
Board President
Animon Jose
Programming Chair
Orlando von Einsidel
Director
Ishan Shukla
Director
Sivaranjini J
Director
Jitank Singh Gurjar
Director
Vaishali Sinha
Director
Tribeny Rai
Director
Ali Asgari
Director
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