MOG SUNDAY- JULY CALENDAR

MOG Sundays | July 2026

This July, MOG Sundays brings together cinema, conversations, ecology, and food through a month of engaging public programmes. Join filmmakers, artists, environmentalists, researchers, and community leaders as they explore stories of justice, resilience, biodiversity, and Goan life.

CALENDAR

05 July 2026 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Topic: Film Screening and Panel Discussion – Ayena (Mirror)

A screening of Ayena (Mirror), an intimate documentary following the journeys of acid attack survivors Ritu Saini and Faraha Khan as they navigate resilience, healing, friendship, and identity. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on survival, justice, and storytelling through cinema.

Speakers: Ritu Saini, Faraha Khan, Siddhant Sarin, Ashish Shukla

Moderator: Caroline Collasso and Sabina Martins

12 July 2026 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Topic: Film Screening and Discussion: Working Girls

A screening of Paromita Vohra’s Working Girls, a genre-defying documentary exploring the invisible labour that sustains society. Travelling across India, the film brings together stories of domestic workers, ASHA workers, farmers, mothers, dancers, organisers, and others whose work is often overlooked. The screening will be followed by a discussion on labour, gender, and visibility.

Speaker: Paromita Vohra

19 July 2026 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Topic: The Wilderness Within – Biodiversity Conversation & Mindful Gastronomy

A conversation on Goa’s remarkable biodiversity, ecological heritage, and the importance of conservation with environmentalist Claude Alvares and Dr Pradip Sarmokadam. The session will be followed by a mindful gastronomy experience with Chef Sai Sabnis, exploring Goa’s monsoon landscape through local, foraged ingredients, wild edibles, and indigenous plants.

Speakers: Claude Alvares, Dr Pradip Sarmokadam, Chef Sai Sabnis

26 July 2026 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Topic: Film Screening and Discussion – Ancessao

A screening of Ancessao, written and directed by Manguirish Jagdish Bandodkar. The film explores the lonely existence of an elderly Goan woman whose isolation, guilt, and longing find expression through gossip and her involvement in the lives of others. The screening will be followed by a discussion on ageing, loneliness, and contemporary Goan cinema.

Speaker: Prashanti Talpankar & Manguirish Jagdish Bandodkar

Register now and be part of MOG Sundays, a space for important conversations across art, cinema, ecology, culture, and society.

RSVP is compulsory.

Please WhatsApp your name to 7722089666 to register.