Reality Check - Amma & Appa

Reality Check

Documentary Film Screenings

The Reality Check film series promotes and encourages documentary filmmakers in India, whose work reflects life and culture in the country today in a thoughtful blend of creativity and integrity.

Amma & Appa (89 mins)

English & German with English Subtitles

A documentary on the culture clash between India and Germany, Amma & Appa—Tamil for Mother and Father—tells the story of two married couples—both around the same age, both married for more than 30 years; yet from totally different cultural settings: Bavaria and Tamil Nadu. They come together because their children have fallen in love and want to shoot a documentary film about this meeting of cultures. Amma & Appa is a humorous and sensitive exploration of the biographies and love stories of two (actually three) couples, who are so different but only at first glance.

Directed by Franziska Schönenberger & Jayakrishnan Subramanian

Producers: Cosima von Spreti, Marina Voeth

Production: University of Television and Film Munich

Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting, BR), Munich

An NCPA Presentation in collaboration with Cinema Collective

The screening will be followed by a Q&A session

Entry free on a first come, first served basis.