The organizers of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) today held a special screening of a movie in the District Jail here.
"When Hari Got Married" was screened for the prisoners and the staff members of the jail. The film is based on the life of a local taxi driver Hari and highlights the local culture.
The film's main protagonist and DIFF organizers Natasha, Deepti and Matthew were present during the screening along with the jail superintendent Susheel.
DIFF, which will be held from November 3 to 6 at the Tibetan Children's Village, is presented by White Crane Arts & Media, a trust founded by veteran filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam to promote contemporary cinema, art and independent media practices in the Himalayan regions of India.
The opening night film of the festival is Raam Reddy's critically acclaimed "Thithi", while Vetrimaran's compelling Tamil drama "Visaranai" is the closing movie.
Other highlights of the festival include docu features "A Syrian Love Story" by British director Sean McAllister and Iranian director Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami's much-lauded "Sonita".
Fiction features -Thailand's first female director, Pimpaka Towira's "The Island Funeral", South Korean director Jeon Soo-il's "A Korean in Paris", Rajeev Ravi's Malayalam film "Kammatipaadam" and Mangesh Joshi's Marathi film "Lathe Joshi" will be screened this year.
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