Don’t miss out on this chance to absorb some visual culture from around the world that these clubs, festivals and events have brought to your city. Check out these fantastic films playing at events around the city that our collaborators over at The Yellow Sparrow dug up for you!
Horror In The BylanesLove a good scare? Catch this series of urban horror flicks set in the city from the perspective of an outsider, playing every Wednesday in a wholesome new café in what is essentially the new Hauz Khas Village {read: Shahpur Jat}. Through its narrative of ‘modernity’, the films create estrangement and terror through their disconnected and disruptive facade of advancement.
The city as a location, with its offices, apartments, metro stations and places of worship, is explored in the screenings as well as the discussions that follow.
When: Jun 29 - Sep 7
Where: Greenr Café, Shahpur Jat
Nearest Metro Station: Hauz Khas
Timings: 7pm onwards
Price: INR 350 per day {including the screening, discussions and selections from the healthy, vegetarian café’s menu}
Find event details here.
Singapore Film FestivalThe third Singapore Film Festival, organised by the Singapore High Commission in association with the Habitat Film Club, showcases three phenomenal films over three days by some of the most creative Singaporean filmmakers, who will also be in attendance and available for discussion. Entry is free.
When: Aug 5 - 7
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road
Nearest Metro Station: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Timings: 7pm onwards
Find event details here.
Alliance Française Ciné ClubThis French film club will help you harness the pretentious critic within you. No, we’re only joking, this venture by Alliance Française is a fun way to learn about a foreign culture.
Their movies, screened at the language centre in Lodi Estate, are put on every few days and are definitely worth a visit. Their upcoming film Max et Lenny deals with an unlikely friendship, and creative outlets as a coping mechanism. Keep up with them on Tuesdays and Thursdays to attend their sessions.
When: Jul 28
Where: Alliance Française, Lodi Estate
Nearest Metro Station: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Timings: 6.30pm
Find event details here.
Italian Film FestivalAn initiative by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura {Institute of Italian Culture} of New Delhi, this screening of a series of Italian movies will show you a good time while also widening your horizons. With their string of venues—showing Perez at India Habitat Centre on Jul 25, Buorgiorno Papa at IHC on Jul 26, Caterina Va In Città at the institute in Chanakyapuri on the Jul 27, and Mi Chiamo Maya at Siri Fort Auditorium on Aug 1— the institute celebrates Italy and Italian culture.
When: Jul 25 - Aug 1
Where: IHC; Chanakyapuri; Siri Fort Auditorium
Nearest Metro Station: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium; Green Park
Timings: 7pm onwards
Find event details here.
IHC Film ClubThe prestigious Habitat Film Club, started in 2000, puts on several films every year, from profound to entertaining, both mainstream and avant-garde, and also organises interactive sessions with renowned directors, actors, producers and more. A membership with them is a fantastic opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cinema from India and around the world.
Their upcoming film screenings include Premier of the Smile {Jul 29} and Brief Life of Insects {Jul 30}.
When: Jul 29 - 30
Where: India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
Nearest Metro Station: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Time: 7pm
Price: Membership Fee INR 938 for one {students pay INR 375}
Stay abreast with the club and their screenings here.
Photos courtesy: The Yellow Sparrow