23rd New York Asian Film Festival

July 12-28, 2024

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International Premiere

A Snail Without Shell

Bikinggri Etchaluk

In a Garo tribal village facing displacement, an elderly couple clings to their broken home as well as the hope of seeing their firefighter grandson. Unaware of his fate, their hearts ache with the potential weight of loss yet they never lose hope in this inspiring ode to the human spirit.

Director: Mohin Rakhaine
Cast: Subinath Mankhin, Projuta Raksam, Elias Raksam
Languages: A'chik and Bengali with English subtitles
2023; 15 min.

SCHEDULE:

Friday July 12, 2:15pm
Film at Lincoln Center

These seven superlative short films from emerging and established Asian and Asian diasporic filmmakers explore and reconfigure the relationship between humankind and animals.