Celebrating its 15th year, London Indian Film Festival showcases Indian and South Asian premieres, classic movies and emerging filmmakers’ shorts.

The ICA is delighted to partner with the London Indian Film Festival for the very first time presenting four screenings including the European Premiere of Mithya.

Sat 29 June, 9pm
New Brit-Asian Shorts + Q&A
LIFF is delighted to be showcasing the exciting work of the next generation of British Asian writers and directors with this sparkling selection of short films.



Sun 30 June, 2.15pm
Mithya
Mithun, an impressionable eleven-year-old boy struggling to come to terms with the loss of his parents, is sent back to his idyllic home village to live with his estranged family. Sumanth Bhat’s debut feature is a delicate coming-of-age tale exploring themes of loss and acceptance.



Sun 30 June, 7.45pm
Parama - A Journey with Aparna Sen + Q&A
A documentary into the life of West Bengal’s greatest and most beloved woman director - Aparna Sen.



Tue 2 July, 6.30pm
Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition + Q&A
The festival’s internationally-renowned competition selects emerging filmmakers’ works from South Asia and around the world. All the selected films are, in different ways, felt to enshrine the legendary director Satyajit Ray’s humanist vision and subtlety of story and eye.