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An Election Diary + In the Name of God

An Election Diary + In the Name of God

Combined programme |

| IFFR 2023

COMBINED PROGRAMME:

Two films from The Shape of Things to Come?, IFFR’s programme reflecting on the socio-political development of India in the past 30 years.

An Election Diary

A revealing, resolutely local glimpse into the 2019 electoral campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the constituency of Phulpur in Northern India, weaving together street interviews, social media video clips and recordings of cadre meetings.

In the Name of God

A vivid, alarming documentary about a historic Hindu nationalist rally calling for the construction of a temple on the site of a mosque, In the Name of God sets out in search of reason in the midst of madness.

In this combined programme

An Election Diary
Focus: The Shape of Things to Come?
A revealing look into the mechanics of ‘India’s Greatest Election Machine’.
In the Name of God
Focus: The Shape of Things to Come?
A chilling record of a historic Hindu nationalist rally seeking the destruction of a mosque.