India, Dec. 30 -- In an age saturated with bite-sized visual content, it is easy to lose track of what we consume. Yet, the hunger for meaning persists; perhaps a reminder that quantity is no substitute for quality. Those who value substance over spectacle and craft over cacophony found themselves rewarded at the Emami Art Experimental Film Festival (EAEFF).

Hosted at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) and the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) from September 11 to 14, the festival was a haven for cinephiles drawn to slow, unconventional, and formally inventive films, which rarely get a commercial release in India. Open to anyone willing to challenge their assumptions about what a film can be, EAEFF also made room fo...