Punjabi film “The Fourth Direction” was honoured with the Best Film Award here at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival.
Directed by Gurvinder Singh, the 115-minute drama highlights the 1984 Punjab separatist movement unfolding it through stories of two friends embarked on a train journey to Amritsar.
The film, also called “Chauthi Koot”, is based on two short stories by by Waryam Singh Sandhu that focus on the conflict between Sikh separatists and the military in 1984.
Singh’s first film in 2011, “Alms for a Blind Horse”, had also met international recognition, besides several accolades and honours.
“Angry Indian Goddesses” was the second Indian film showcased at the festival held between November 26 to December 6, 2015.
The film shows varying female subjectivities in contemporary India but in comical overtones in Hindi, English and Konkani.
The 121-minute film is directed by Gujarat-born Pan Nalin.
Among others screenings were the Dev Patel-starrer “The Man Who Knew Infinity
Source : TT
