Discover new cinematic worlds and connect with fellow film enthusiasts at IIHS Screens. This monthly series at IIHS Bengaluru City Campus in Sadashivanagar explores diverse films and sparks lively conversations about cinema.
For the November edition, we presented the Kannada-language comedy-drama, Shivamma Yarehanchinala. We also hosted a special post-screening discussion with the film's director, Jaishankar Aryar, and Nirupama Santosh, Lead – IIHS Media Lab.
Shivamma Yarehanchinala chronicles the story of a poor, middle-aged woman from a remote village in north Karnataka who dares to dream big. Faced with financial pressures and her daughter’s impending marriage she invests in a multi-level marketing scheme with a health drink company. Will her gamble lead to a brighter future or unravel everything she holds dear?
Jaishankar Aryar is a self-taught Indian filmmaker and engineer. Trained as an automobile engineer, he worked for seven years at a US-based IT firm before transitioning to full-time filmmaking. His debut feature, ‘Shivamma,’ was selected for the WIP lab Film Bazaar in 2021.The film premiered at the Busan IFF in 2022, where it won the ‘New Currents’ award. It also received the ‘Young Jury Award’ at the festival des 3 Continents in Nantes in 2022 and the ‘Best Director’ award at the FAJR IFF in Iran.
