Safar (The Journey)

Director: Sandhya Suri

Year: 2024

Newly widowed Santosh inherits her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.<br /> Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere<br /> Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - First Feature Competition

Director: Sandhya Suri

Year: 2018

A poor agricultural labourer leads a double life in the village's last remaining cornfield. But the harvest is approaching.<br /> Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2018 - World premiere<br /> Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Winner, Short Cuts Award, Best International Short Film<br /> Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - International Short Film Programme<br /> BAFTA Film Awards 2019 - Nominated, Best British Short Film

Director: Sandhya Suri

Year: 2017

Drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive, 'Around India' features some of the earliest surviving film from India as well as gorgeous travelogues, intimate home movies and newsreels from British, French and Indian filmmakers. Director Sandhya Suri weaves together archive footage to create an emotionally resonant story about life across India from 1899 to 1947. Taking in Maharajas and Viceroys, fakirs and farmhands and personalities such as Sabu and Gandhi, the film explores not only the people and places of over 70 years ago, but asks us to engage with broader themes of a shared history, shifting perspectives in the lead up to Indian independence and the ghosts of the past. <br /> The film also features a superb new score that fuses western and Indian music from composer and sarod player Soumik Datta.