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Words by Anthony Kaufman.

Published in the documentary mag of the International Documentary Association (IDA)

Read the full article here - https://t.co/D5Q1HJS40N

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India Doc Project’s flagship festival - the India Doc Fest and our founder/artistic director Aditi Sharma feature in this powerful piece on growing censorship and authoritarians mounting pressure at home and abroad.

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2025 tried its best. Documentary cinema didn’t back down. From films travelling across the world to the first edition of India Doc Fest, this is our wrap of a year shaped by resistance, resilience, and stories that refused to sit quietly.

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Featured in the panel - Poorva Bhat (What's the Film About?), Kallol Mukherjee (Mic Drop), Divya Kharnare (P for Paparazzi), Shubhdeep Singh Parwana (Close to Home), Abhay P (Noises From the Basement) and Shadab Farooq (Only if the Baby Cries).

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New Voices, New Visions - On the second day of India Doc Fest, we hosted a panel of the young filmmakers whose short documentaries were screened at the festival.

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Here's a complete recording of the discussion where they speak to journalist Aayush Sharma on their films, the reactions the films evoked and on the larger issues of censorship.

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A reminder that some of the most uncomfortable conversations are the ones that build the strongest foundations. #IndiaDocFest #IndiaDocProject #WhatstheFilmAbout #PoorvaBhat #DocumentaryCinema #ConsentEducation #FilmAsDialogue #StoriesThatStay #ListeningAndReckoning

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Poorva Bhat eflects on the powerful reactions her film has sparked both online and in schools - from parents rethinking how they speak to their kids, to educators using the film as an entry point for safer, more open dialogue.

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And this is why documentary work and documentary festivals matter now more than ever.

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In a year when three of our festival films were denied permission, conversations around censorship aren’t abstract - they’re lived, daily realities for documentary filmmakers.
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We heard our young filmmakers Shubhdeep Singh Parwana, Kallol Mukherjee and Shadab Farooq speak about what it means to work, create and persist in a climate where truth-telling is increasingly challenged.

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Filmmaker Abhay P speaks on his choices of juxtaposing voices of workers with visuals of the city. #indiadocfest
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Dakhni rapper Pasha Bhai speaks on re-discovering identity through languages. #indiadocfest

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Kashmiri musician Ali Saffudin speaks on identity and how contemporary Kashmiri music is reviving cultural pride. #indiadocfest

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Let’s keep the energy going through the weekend! #IndiaDocFest #OpeningNight #DocFest2025 #LongLiveCinema #DocSceneIndia #DocumentaryVibes

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The first night. The first spark.
We kicked off India Doc Fest with rhythm, poetry, and two stunning music documentaries that hit right at the heart of our theme — Listening and Reckoning.
Thank you to everyone who came, stayed, vibed, and listened.

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Thank you to every filmmaker, partner and audience member who believed in this vision. We’re just getting started. #IndiaDocFest #DocumentaryCulture #LongLiveCinema #DocLife #ArtOfListening #CinemaForChange

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The lights dimmed, the screen flickered and a conversation began.
Over two days, India Doc Fest became a space for dialogue - through cinema, performance, and presence.