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Rotterdam Winner ‘Bad Girl,’ Venice Selection ‘Little Jaffna’ Bookend IFFLA 2025 as Fest Expands Industry Programming (EXCLUSIVE)
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has unveiled the lineup for its 23rd edition.
Among the standout features is “Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),” Rohan Kanawade’s directorial debut exploring queer intimacy within India’s rigid societal structures, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Other highlights include the North American premiere of Raam Reddy’s “The Fable,” starring Manoj Bajpayee as an estate owner investigating mysterious fires; Aranya Sahay’s “Humans in the Loop,” a portrait of a single mother working as a data annotator in India’s AI industry; Deepak Rauniyar’s police procedural “Pooja, Sir”; and Rima Das’ “Village Rockstars 2,” continuing her acclaimed coming-of-age saga. “Beyond individual highlights, this year’s lineup celebrates the rich diversity of South Asian cinema with a strong emphasis on female-driven narratives both in front and behind the camera,” said Anu Rangachar, IFFLA’s artistic director.
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