IFFM Celebrating Inclusivity Documentary Package

Name: IFFM Celebrating Inclusivity Documentary Package
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-08-17
Cast: Behind The Ears: Janhavi Khemka, Lavannya Balakrishnan, Namya Chadha

68 min | 17 Aug 2025

Babli by Night: Babban, a Muslim, transgender forest guard navigates life in a rural Indian forest with a family that doesn’t understand them, with animals that may be the only hope and an unexpected HIV diagnosis. Behind the Ears: Is an intimate documentary following Janhavi and Lavannya, who are deaf and hard of hearing. As their stories unfold, the film explores how societal perceptions shape self-image.

Babli by Night - Language: Hindi
Babban, a Muslim, transgender forest guard navigates life in a rural Indian forest with a family that doesn’t understand them, with animals that may be the only hope and an unexpected HIV diagnosis.

Behind The Ears - Language: English, Hindi
Behind the Ears is an intimate documentary following Janhavi and Lavannya, who are deaf and hard of hearing. As their stories unfold, the film explores how societal perceptions shape self-image. Through resilience and self-acceptance, they reclaim their identities while the filmmaker’s own journey deepens this reflection on connection, disability, and the unseen layers of identity.

Director: Babli by Night: Neel Soni ,Behind The Ears: Namya Chadha
Cast: Behind The Ears: Janhavi Khemka, Lavannya Balakrishnan, Namya Chadha
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: 17 August 2025
Runtime: 68 min