Cinema Paradiso Presents
Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry’s – Layari Notes
📅 Thursday, 31 July 2025
🕗 8:00 PM
📍 MMC Auditorium, Auroville
🎥 Director’s Statement:
Layari Notes was one of the 16 projects selected for the IDF Academy Summer School 2013. This marked the first time Maheen and Miriam met in person in Amsterdam, despite working remotely for a long time—across borders, internet, and technology—on the film’s concept.
The film explores how music can transcend borders, fostering new dialogue amid political and cultural hostility.
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Maheen shot in Karachi (Pakistan)
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Miriam edited rushes in Mumbai (India)
The project was crowdfunded by over 100 supporters who resonated with the filmmakers’ vision of music as resistance.
It premiered at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) and was nominated for the Alliance of Women in Film Journalism Award.
Both directors were also selected for the inaugural Global Media Makers Fellowship (USA State Department & Film Independent).
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Maheen is a Berlinale Talent
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Miriam is a BAFTA Breakthrough Talent