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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Gurvinder Singh

Gurvinder SINGH (1973, India) worked as a graphic artist in advertising while studying at Delhi University. After that, he followed a postgraduate course in film directing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. For several years, he collaborated closely with filmmaker Mani Kaul. Before his feature debut, Alms for the Blind Horse (2011), Singh made several documentaries. The Fourth Direction (2015) was screened in the Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes. His film Bitter Chestnut (2019) premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival. He received the Indian National Film Award twice and has been awarded many other prizes at international film festivals.

Filmography

Pala (2003, short doc), Passage (2004, short), A Winter Tale (2004, short doc), Legs Above My Feet (2007, short doc), An Untitled Film (2009, doc), Kavalam (2010, doc), Anhey ghorhey da daan/Alms for the Blind Horse (2011), Chauti koot/The Fourth Direction (2015), Ghuspaithia/Infiltrator (2016, short), Sea of Lost Time (2019, short), Khanaur/Bitter Chestnut (2019), Adh chanani raat/Crescent Night (2022), “Trolley Times” (2023)

More Info: Wikipedia, Gurvinder Singh

Gurvinder Singh op IFFR

  • “Trolley Times”

    Gurvinder Singh | 151' | India | International premiere

    A candid grassroots record of the non-violent protests against India’s controversial farm laws.
  • Sea of Lost Time

    Gurvinder Singh | 45' | India | World premiere

    After his student workshop project (based on a Gabriel García Márquez story) was terminated, Siṃgh found a small masterpiece in the mate
  • Bitter Chestnut

    Gurvinder Singh | 100' | India | European premiere

    Seventeen-year-old Kishan faces a dilemma: uncertain adventure in the city, or a predictable life in his Himalayan village?
  • The Fourth Direction

    Gurvinder Singh | 115' | France | None

    Premiered at Cannes, this refined drama is situated during the time of the Punjab insurgency in India, when fear and suspicion prevailed, especially b
  • Alms for the Blind Horse

    Gurvinder Singh | 117' | India | None

    In the Punjab region during one turbulent night, a home is demolished at the orders of the landlord. In the morning, the whole village protests.…