Movies by five Jammu & Kashmir directors to compete in J&K international film festival

From memories to displacement, heritage and the changing social landscape of Kashmir, five films by directors from J&K have been selected for the J&K Select section, the competitive category of the first International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK).

The films were recommended by the Preview Committee constituted for the festival. The selection reflects a diverse range of narratives, genres and perspectives, with a focus on stories rooted in J&K’s cultural heritage, social realities and human experiences, they said.

The selected films are “Searching for the Grandpa” directed by Mohammad Wali; “Arifa” directed by Rohin Ravendran Nair; “Batt Koch” (The Lost Lane) directed by Siddarth Koul and Ankit Wali; “Tasrufdaar” (Djinns of Kashmir) directed by Kapil Mattoo; and “Naqsh-e-Daur” (The Story of Ghulam Nabi Dhar) directed by Baba Tassaduq Hussain.

Spanning Kashmiri and Hindi, the films explore themes ranging from childhood, family and memory to displacement, identity, heritage, resilience and the changing social landscape of Kashmir.