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What happens when a single flower is both a community’s greatest lifeline, and its heaviest curse.
Next up at Indie Meme, we’re screening I, Poppy - a gripping documentary by @vivvvache that explores the hidden complex world of India’s poppy cultivation.

🗓️ Sept 13 | 2:30pm | 📍AFS Cinema
Head to our bio and grab the early tickets.

[austin film, independent films, south Asian cinema] taken in Austin, Texas by @indiememe

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A crop so guarded, a single cyclone can turn a farmer into a criminal.
The Winner of Best International Feature @hotdocs_ , I, Poppy is a raw, unblinking look at survival, state extortion and a family’s revolt from Dir. Vivek Chaudhary. You don’t want to miss this exclusive screening only at @austinfilm
Sept 13 | 2:30pm. Tickets in bio

#austinevents #austinfilm taken in Austin, Texas by @indiememe

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Sharing a hotel room with your mom in paradise 🌊 while surrounded by gushing newlyweds? What could possibly go wrong? 👀

For our final screening of the year, we're bringing you a story that moves from dramatic ocean views to laugh-out-loud family chaos in about three seconds flat.

Announcing our December Feature Screening: HONEYJOON!

Stay tuned as we unpeel more..
Tickets in Bio!

#austinfilm #austinevents by @indiememe

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The inaugural Big Queer Weekend is finally here, and tickets are moving fast!

☀️🎬 Weekend passes are officially gone, and our Sunday night closing film is SOLD OUT. If you want to experience the massive outdoor showcases, local artisan markets, or incredible daytime cinema, you need to lock in your individual tickets today.

Secure your remaining spots right now at bigqueerweekend.com!

SATURDAY SCHEDULE (Sept 26)
🎬 Out Laws (1:00 PM @ Galaxy Theatres) – An acclaimed international UK/Namibia documentary screening in partnership with the @indiememe followed by a live filmmaker Q&A.

🛍️ Queer Artist & Artisan Marketplace (Afternoon @ Drinks Backyard) – Head straight outside after the film to shop local queer artists and small businesses. Completely free to browse!

🎤 Pride In Local Music Showcase (Evening @ Drinks Backyard) – The massive annual showcase presented by the Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce and SXSW Music. Hosted by Maxine LaQueene, featuring Maru Haru, Painterly, and headliner Melissa Carper with her full band. Completely free and open to the public!

SUNDAY SCHEDULE (Sept 27)
🥂 Creatives Mixer & Brunch (Morning @ Hotel Indigo Austin Downtown) – Mingle with visiting filmmakers and local queer creatives on the downtown pool deck.

🎨🤖 Assembly (3:00 PM @ Galaxy Theatres) – A visionary presentation by the Queer Black Voices initiative. Artist Rashaad Newsome completely transforms the theater space into a Black queer utopia, blending art, AI, and live performance.

👉 Saturday night music and the marketplace are free, but theater seats for the daytime screenings are extremely limited. Lock in your tickets right now at bigqueerweekend.com.

#TheBigQueerWeekend #PrideInLocalMusic #AustinEvents #QueerCinema #QueerMarketplace by @indiememe

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A massive thank you to everyone who joined us for the screening of @vivvvache ’s I, Poppy along with @kalanigacon ‘s Family Man this weekend. TOGETHER, we raised $1300 for boots-on-ground recovery efforts in Nepal.

When we say every filled seat counts, we really mean it - that’s collective action we’re so lucky to have built the community with.

We couldn’t have done this without you. ❤️‍🩹

100% ticket sales are on their way to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund. #nepal #austintx by @indiememe

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Film lovers are talking, and I, POPPY is delivering one of the most gripping documentary experiences of the year.

Swipe through to see what Letterboxd reviewers are saying. ➡️

❤️ 100% of all ticket sales go directly to support urgent rescue and recovery efforts on the ground.

Your ticket also includes the atmospheric Nepali short film FAMILY MAN set in Rasuwa - devastated in the flood.

🎟 Texas Premiere: Sunday, Sept 13 @ 2:30 PM @austinfilm

Tap the link in our bio to grab your tickets today - every filled seat makes a difference ✨

#austinevents #austinfilm #népal taken in AFS Cinema by @indiememe

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Behind every frame of I, POPPY is a journey of immersed storytelling in the hidden opium fields of rural Rajasthan. Filming over half a decade meant embedding deeply within a community of farmers. With just 5 days to the screening, we are taking you behind the scenes with the incredible director who made it happen: Vivek Chaudhary. Swipe through 👉

❤️ 100% of all ticket sales from this special event will be donated to the Nepal Flood Relief to support urgent flood recovery and also includes the award-winning Nepali short film Family Man!

Grab tickets in bio to get more tidbits from Vivek after the screening! Help us help out meaningfully ❤️‍🩹 taken in AFS Cinema by @indiememe

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🎬 A Film. A Cause. One Screening.
I, Poppy — 100% of proceeds go to Nepal flood relief.
🌾 5 years filming rural Rajasthan’s opium farmers
👵 One grandmother’s fight to hold her family together
🎞️ Plus Family Man, shot in Gatlang, Nepal — a flood-hit region
🎟️ Sun, Sept 13 | 2:30 PM | AFS Cinema
💳 Code: COMMUNITY
🔗 Tickets: https://www.indiememe.org/event-details/i-poppy
🚫 Not on streaming — see it now or miss it
Every ticket helps Nepal. Let’s fill the theater. 💛
@IndieMeme by @indiememe

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Gutted by the sights from Nepal🇳🇵
In solidarity to the devastating floods across Nepal, 100% of ticket proceeds from our September 13 screening at AFS Cinema will go to directly support on-the-ground disaster recovery and aid for affected families.

We’ll be screening the Nepali Short Film FAMILY MAN directed by Kalani Gacon (Jury Award Winner at IMFF 2026) before the feature screening of I, Poppy
📍 AFS Cinema | Austin, TX
🗓️ Sunday, Sept 13 @ 2:30 PM

🎟️ Tickets in bio by @indiememe

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🌸 SAIVA is a proud Community Partner for @indiememe screening of I, POPPY — winner of Best International Feature Documentary at Hot Docs 2025.
Vivek Chaudhary’s film follows an aging poppy farmer in rural Rajasthan and her activist son, who takes on the officials controlling her license. Quiet, unflinching, unforgettable.
🗓️ Sun, Sept 13 · 2:30 PM · AFS Cinema, Austin
💜 SAIVA members: 10% off with code COMMUNITY
🎟️ Tickets + trailer in comments 👇
@indiememe @afscinema
#IPoppy #IndieMeme #SAIVA #SouthAsianCinema #DocumentaryFilm by @indiememe

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Here’s a page from our programmers lives - Some facets about I, Poppy amazed us and we think they’ll get you as excited about our next screening. Swipe to read along!

Tell us which one intrigues you 👇🏼

Shout out to our community partners for supporting this incredible film @bookwomanaustin @ct_yfc @saivaorg @idiausa taken in Austin, Texas by @indiememe

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IDIA is collaborating with @indiememe 🎬✨

Join us for a special screening of I Poppy, (Best International Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2025) a documentary following a mother and her activist son as they stand up against corruption and injustice in rural India.

A powerful story of courage, female leadership, and resilience. ❤️
🎥 I, Poppy
📅 Sunday, September 13, 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM
📍 AFS Cinema

🎟️ GIVEAWAY: 2 winners will each win 1 ticket!

To enter:
• Follow @idiausa & @indiememe
• Share this post on your Story
• Tag a friend below

✨ IDIA members & families get 10% off tickets with code COMMUNITY.
🎫 Tickets: indiememe.org/event-details/i-poppy⁠

Come for the film, stay for the conversation. 🎥

#IDIAUSA #IndieMeme #IPoppy #AustinEvents #SouthAsianWomen DocumentaryFilm WomenEmpowerment Giveaway by @indiememe

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