Dharamshala Film Festival 2015 to open on November 5

The upcoming fourth edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival will begin on November 5 at Mcleodganj, here.
The four day festival will see the international premiere of Japanese documentary "Lung Ta". Its director Kaoru Ikeya will also attend the event. The movie will be a part of DIFF's line-up of cutting-edge independent cinema.
"The film follows Kazuhiro Nakahara, as he explores the phenomenon of self immolations in Tibet and travels with him to some of their locations in his bid to understand the reasons behind them," said Ritu, who along with husband Tenzing Sonam initiated the film festival.
Maw Naing will be present with his debut feature, "The Monk" (2014).

The sensitively filmed, coming-of-age story subtly captures the changes Burma is going through as traditional Buddhist values collide with the allure of the big city.
Hoang Diep Nguyen will showcase her startlingly original first film, "Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere" (2014).

Winner of the Fedeora Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival, the film is a hallucinatory ride into the depths of inner-city Hanoi as a pregnant teenager struggles to make sense of her situation.
Oscar-nominated Joshua Oppenheimer's 2012 documentary "The Act of Killing" will return to the festival. His latest film, "The Look of Silence" (2014), which has won awards at the Venice Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival, will also be showcased.

The films are in tandem with each other and explore the effects of the Indonesian genocide on the survivors and perpetrators.