IFFI 51, 16-24 January, 2021, 13: Ratings of films seen
My ranking, out of five stars
A Common Crime ** ½
Into The Darkness ***
Under Construction ** ½
Roland Reber’s Cabaret of Death ** ½
An Old Lady ***
Sonar Kella***
Light for The Youth *** ½
Green Blackberries ***
Kalira Atita ***
Jaadoo (Short) * ½
One on One ***
Basant Bahar ***
Long Time No See *** ½
Sweetie, You Won't Believe It*** ½
Palmyra***
Moral Order ***
The Domain ** ½
Only Human***
Karnawal ** ½
The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night *** ½
I Never Cry ***
Mehrunisa ** ½
Spiral...Fear Is Everywhere **
Another Round ***
I saw some more films, but walked out of them, because they were not interesting.
Overview
Not a single film that I saw rated more than *** ½ on my scale. Just my bad luck, I guess.
I was very disappointed that The Dogs Didn’t Sleep Last Night did not bag any awards, and that a rank amateurish short film like Jaadoo, and a few more, found their way into the festival. Since there were only film shows on the agenda, and no other activities at Panaji, I had a disappointing IFFI 51.