IMFF '25: Barah x Barah: Breaking the Fetters of Permanence

What does it mean that the industry of death photography is itself dying? Madan and Lahiri offer a wonderfully Asian response: Absolutely nothing.

Reviews, Film FestsAP DwivediJune 17, 2025Indie Meme Festival, South Asian cinema, Barah by Barah, Gaurav Madan, Sunny Lahiri, death photography, Gyanendra Tripathi, Varanasi, Eros-Thanatos, TathagataComment

IMFF '25: Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman: Depersonalization as Relief

Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman is a psychological horror at the level of identity, and part of a powerful wave of tense, feminist indie horror in South Asian cinema.

Reviews, Film FestsAP DwivediJune 16, 2025Indie Meme Festival, South Asian cinema, Nidhi Saxena, Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman, depersonalizationComment

And, Towards Happy Alleys Shares Its Creator’s Passion and Sparks the Audience’s

Over seven years and multiple visits, Singh filmed the documentary And, Towards Happy Alleys, which screened in April as part of Austin’s 2025 Indie Meme Festival. It’s electric.

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