India’s Dharamshala International Film Festival will return to the Himalayan foothills for its 14th edition, opening with Neeraj Ghaywan’s “ Homebound ” and closing with Anuparna Roy’s Venice prizewinner “ Songs of Forgotten Trees .”

Running from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 at the Tibetan Children’s Village in Upper Dharamshala, DIFF has established itself as one of India’s premier showcases for independent cinema, drawing global filmmakers and audiences to its non-competitive platform.

Ghaywan’s “Homebound,” adapted from a 2020 New York Times article by Basharat Peer, follows two childhood friends from a North Indian village who aspire to become police officers. The film, which debuted at Cannes, explores how mounting pressures strain their friendship as they pursue respect and opportunity.

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