Stories in Motion

This film screening series is by and for 18–25 year olds — an opportunity to share your work with a wider audience while engaging in thoughtful peer review and constructive feedback alongside fellow filmmakers in the making. If you’re a young filmmaker looking to test ideas, spark conversations, and build community, this event is for you!

For this session of Stories in Motion, we will be screening two movies – “Noor – An Interview” and “Mallipoo”. 

“Noor – An Interview”, is an excerpt from a larger body of work, capturing the stories of individuals affected by the economic boycott of marginalised communities in Karnataka. Noor Jahan’s personal account of losing her shop to the economic boycott reveals a broader impact of communal frictions triggered by extremist groups, in various parts of the state. 

This film documents the loss of a livelihood, financial pressure, and a senior woman’s relentless struggle to support herself and her family. The boycott and forceful shutting down of her shop echoes countless similar stories of people living on the margins. It is 2026, and Noor Jahan’s shop is still buried under endless appeals and letters to the court. She has not gotten her shop back. 

“Mallipoo – A String of Jasmines” looks at the invisible strings that bind Nitya’s life together, that start to break when she, a young IT professional in Chennai,  has to move to a new house and confront the loss of the companionship of Lata, her househelp. The film follows the two women as they spend the last day in Nitya’s home. As they together pack up Nitya’s belongings and prepare for her departure, a seemingly transactional relationship suddenly takes on a new meaning, just when it is about to end.

This event is part of the Youth Engagement Series – Stories in Motion.