Jyotishree RU Baishya

Jokhini is a short fantasy horror film, revolving around the tale of a pregnant woman in her twenties and her encounter with a female demon-like creature, popularly known as Jokhini in Assamese legends and folklore. Malaya, a twenty-seven-year-old woman married to the love of her life Maharnav, is pregnant with their first child. She is often left to dwell in her veil of solitude throughout her pregnancy journey and is often met with disturbing thoughts and hallucinations The story turns dark when the age-old animosity between two legends, the Jokhini and the demon comes to light and the uncanny repercussions that follow.

Can they hear our songs? is a short experimental film by Mehdi Jahan, inspired by the sufi oral storytelling tradition of his ancestral village in Assam. A tradition that is slowing fading away from the cultural landscape of Assam.