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Memoria~ Smriti~
Directed by Shahi A.J
Screens as part of Programme 10: Alternative Grammar.
Screening at DIFF 2026
Sat31
to Saturday 31 Oct · PictureTime 3
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- Runtime
- 13 min
- Year
- 2026
- Country
- India
- Language
- Marathi
- Subtitles
- English
Synopsis
An old woman starts playing games with her memory as she realizes that it is waning…through sleepless nights, as the city grows interminably in the far distance.
Director
Shahi A.JShahi A.J is an FTII Pune direction alumnus and educator from Kerala, currently teaching at FTII Itanagar. His debut feature docu-fiction, Letters Unwritten to Naiyer Masud, premiered at IFFR 2023. His work operates at the intersection of cinema, literature, and painting.Cast and crew
- Producer
- Shafi A.J
- Writer
- Shahi A.J
- Cinematographer
- Dhruvan Gautham
- Editor
- Renjith Kuzhur
- Sound
- Madhu Apsara
- Cast
- Deepa Dhanraj
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