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Love in the Time of Internet by Ritwika Pal
A short film about love and the internet.
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | View the work here

Emails and the Amnesiac Life by Deb Kamal Ganguly
A creative essay that traces human journeys through its digital footprints over the years.
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Deb Kamal Ganguly in conversation with Krishna Murthy TN – Click here to view on YouTube

You Are Offline by Sandhya Kumar
Three short videos that explore the impact of internet shutdowns and throttling, across different regions in India.
View the work here
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Sandhya Kumar in conversation with Sumana Chandrashekar – Click here to view on YouTube

Take A Picture by Kaamna Patel
A virtual experience that explores the notions of nostalgia, temporality, hyperreality and alienation in the age of technology and the internet.
View the work here
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM | Kaamna Patel in conversation with Sumana Chandrashekar – Click here to view on YouTube

Becoming Invisible by Sanskriti Chattopadhyay
A video art project that seeks to explore digital consciousness.
View the work here
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM | Sanskriti Chattopadhyay in conversation with Suman Gopinath – Click here to view on YouTube

Cyberia by Shruti Chamaria
A photo documentation of the abandoned, ignored, and almost invisible infrastructure of cybercafés in Bangalore.
View the work here
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Shruti Chamaria in conversation with Krishna Murthy TN – Click here to view on YouTube

S(t)imulating Desire by Sukanya Deb
A hypertext poetry/ fiction based on an exploration of the place of pornography and erotic imagery in India from the past to contemporary times.
View the work here
05:30 PM – 06:00 PM | Sukanya Deb in conversation with Sumana Chandrashekar – Click here to view on YouTube

Dry Ice by Vikram Phukan
Excerpts from an upcoming theatrical performance that looks at death and mourning in the age of the internet, through the particular lens of queer communities online.
06:15 PM – 06:45 PM | View the work here

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DAY 02 | Sunday, February 28, 2021 | 11:30 AM to 07:30 PM

Welcome by Arundhati Ghosh, Executive Director, IFA
11:30 AM – 11:35 AM

Our Midnight Song by Shruthi Vishwanath
Live and pre-recorded performances, conversations, and feminist readings of rural and urban womxn artists who inhabited the cyberspace at midnight for 25 nights.
View the work here
11:35 AM – 12:00 PM | Shruthi Vishwanath in conversation with Darshana Dave – Click here to view on YouTube

Mam aapki aawaaz ni aa ri ('Maam we cannot hear you') by Sahil Ahuja
A short film that explores the impact on education and shifts in the lives and work of teachers, who are compelled to use digital technology and the internet to teach during the pandemic.
View the work here
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Sahil Ahuja in conversation with Krishna Murthy TN – Click here to view on YouTube

25 Years of Internet in India: A Comic by CG Salamander & Samidha Gunjal by Andrew Prashanth aka CG Salamander
A 25 panel non-fiction comic on the evolution of the internet in India.
View the work here 
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM | Andrew Prashanth aka CG Salamander in conversation with John Xaviers – Click here to view on YouTube

Intertwined by Khayal Ajaybhai Trivedi
An animated website that explores the complex and multi-dimensional relationship we have with the internet.
01:00 PM – 01:30 PM | Khayal Ajaybhai Trivedi and team speak about their work – Click here to view on YouTube

The Aesthetics of Nandan Flat-Formalism by Abhishek Hazra
A video lecture performance that speculates the future of artistic sovereignty, amidst threats to digital privacy in the age of surveillance statecraft.
View the work here
01:30 PM – 02:00 PM | Abhishek Hazra in conversation with John Xaviers – Click here to view on YouTube

Anima by Rustam Mazumdar
An audio-visual medley of montages on the ways in which the internet perpetuates and enhances the contexts that cause violent behaviour.
View the work here
02:00 PM – 02:30 PM | Rustam Mazumdar in conversation with Darshana Dave – Click here to view on YouTube

Right Swipes For...? by Subuhi Jiwani
Short films exploring urban India’s engagement and experience with online dating apps.
View the work here and here 
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM | Subuhi Jiwani in conversation with Menaka Rodriguez – Click here to view on YouTube

Tales of 25 by Shakti Milan Sharma
A zine that explores aspects of sexuality on the internet, through the erotic lives and experiences of people online.
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM | Shakti Milan Sharma in conversation with John Xaviers – Click here to view on YouTube

ASL pls by Vinay Abhishek Vemu
An audio play that relives the moments of accessing internet cafes for the first time 25 years ago.
View the work here 
03:30 PM – 04:00 PM | Vinay Abhishek Vemu in conversation with John Xaviers – Click here to view on YouTube

Sharif by Soumendra Bhattacharya
An experimental mixed media audio-visual presentation that explores the physical and emotional isolation of people in a world hyper-connected through technology.
View the work here
04:00 PM – 04:30 PM | Soumendra Bhattacharya in conversation with Suman Gopinath – Click here to view on YouTube

Unmuted: A digital dilemma by Vandana Kumari Pandey aka Vandana Asha
A film that examines the issues of increased online harassment against women in India.
View the work here and here
04:30 PM – 05:00 PM | Vandana Kumari Pandey aka Vandana Asha in conversation with Darshana Dave – Click here to view on YouTube

eDevi by Anandana Kapur
An exploration of trans-human and cyborg identities through the creation of an e-Devi - the Goddess of faster internet connections and better download speeds - and a portal with the rituals for online darshans by devotees.
View the work here 
05:00 PM – 05:30 PM | Anandana Kapur in conversation with Suman Gopinath – Click here to view on YouTube

Watching You, Watching Me by Aishwarya Guha aka Oishorjyo
A series of audio essays based on 25 stories of women, who have used the internet to flip the power structure and reverse the gaze.
05:30 PM – 06:00 PM | Aishwarya Guha aka Oishorjyo in conversation with Suman Gopinath – Click here to view on YouTube

Dear Internet: A collection of unsent letters by Matta Sri Vamsi
A publication that captures various stories of people from marginalised communities, as shared on the internet.
View the work here
06:00 PM – 06:30 PM | Matta Sri Vamsi in conversation with Krishna Murthy TN – Click here to view on YouTube

25x25 is supported by our lead donor Kshirsagar-Apte Foundation, and philanthropy partners Titan Company Limited, and Priya Paul and Sethu Vaidyanathan.