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The Things We Carry Hottukondidu Nenapagalu

Directed by Geetanjali Gurlhosur

Screens as part of Programme 2: Generations in Collision.

Screening at DIFF 2026

Thu29 12:35 PM to 1:55 PMThursday 29 Oct · PictureTime 3

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Runtime: 30 min
Year: 2026
Country: India
Language: Hindi, Kannada
Subtitles: English
Premiere: World

Synopsis

When a filmmaker discovers that her paternal grandmother is absent from her family archive and memory, she begins a journey to reclaim her forgotten life. With only a name and a photograph, she pieces together fragments to build a relationship with an irreconcilable past.

Director

Geetanjali GurlhosurGeetanjali is a documentary filmmaker and visual anthropologist with an MA from the University of Muenster. Her short Jarjar Ghar won Best Documentary at Pune Short Film Festival. A 2024–25 Bitchitra Collective Fellow, her debut feature documentary Where Do We Go From Here was showcased at DokLeipzig’s Film Market and…

Cast and crew

Producer: Aparna Sanyal and Rajiv Mehrotra
Cinematographer: Geetanjali Gurlhosur, Prateek Pamecha
Editor: Alvina Joshi
Sound: Neethu Mohandhas
Music: Parag Ashtikar
Cast: Shekharappa Gurlhosur, Geetanjali Gurlhosur, Akkavva Doddannavar, Shivarudrappa Gurlhosur

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