Gautam Ghose, Anurag Kashyap films to screen at FilmFest DC

Gautam Ghose, Anurag Kashyap films to screen at FilmFest DC

MUMBAI:Gautam Ghose’s The Quest and Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl in Yellow Boots will be screened at the 25th Annual FilmFest DC, which is celebrating its 25th year.

While there would be two screenings of The Quest on 15 and 16 April, That Girl in Yellow Boots will be screened on 9 and 14 April.

The Quest is based on Sunil Ganguly’s novel and captures the life of of Lalan Faqir, a 19th-century spiritual leader, poet and baul.

That Girl in Yellow Boots, starring Kalki Koechlin as Ruth, is the story of a masseuse, who in search for her father, encounters Mumbai’s underbelly.

While the French film Potiche will open the festival, the Swedish comedy Sound of Noise will close the festival.

The focus of this year’s film festival will be on new films from Scandinavia and new South Korean Cinema.

The festival that opened on 7 April will go on till 17 April.