Film screenings: Aabiskar - The Debut + Maliput Melodies

The general access pass allows the visitor to view both the films, namely: 1) Maliput Melodies (International Premiere) Director: Vishal Patnaik / Cast: Chandan Sahu, Jayant Santra, Kartik Rout / Duration: 2 hr 8 mins / Language: Odia Synopsis: Maliput Melodies is a heartwarming Odia film portraying rural Odisha through four moving stories. From shattered Rathyatra dreams in “Kanaphula” to conflicting ambitions in “Rangamati,” anxious wait in “Baidakaria,” and wedding struggles in “Bhibhaghar,” the film beautifully captures simple joys, aspirations, and resilience amid changing times. 2) Aabiskar - The Debut (Australian Premiere) Director: Ankur Deka Cast: Dr. Jayanta Das, Pakiza Begum, Kula Kuldip, Swagata Bharali, Mintu Barua, Chinmoy Kataki, Chanku Niranjan Nath, Uddipana Choudhury Duration: 30 mins / Language: Assamese Synopsis: In the stillness of post-retirement life, Manoranjan Kalita, a 63-year-old former clerk, drifts between routine and quiet resignation until a stranger’s offer to audition for a film stirs something long buried within him. Faced with ridicule at home and doubt in his own heart, he stumbles toward a hesitant debut that becomes something deeper a fragile but defiant rediscovery of joy, dignity, and the right to dream even at the edge of old age. Aabiskar – The Debut is a tender, wry meditation on invisibility, rebellion, and the beauty of beginning again when no one expects you to.