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MAMI Independent is excited to present the animated debut feature film ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ on Wednesday, 13th May 2026 at PVR Lido, Juhu at 7pm!

In a dystopian world where people are forced to wear paper bags over their heads, a newly appointed council member sparks an accidental revolution.

Based on the director's award-winning short and boasting an international cast of voice actors, the film combines 3D and 2D technologies to build unique animated visuals with a focus on geometric architectures and noir aesthetics that cross global boundaries.

The film was part of the Bright Future Section at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Ishan Shukla is an Indian filmmaker who worked in the Singaporean animation industry. He directed ‘The Bandits of Golak’, one of the nine short stories from the Lucasfilm anthology series Star Wars: Visions Volume 2.

The film will be introduced by the filmmaker, followed by a post-screening Q&A session.

Entry is free, and managed via queue on a first-come, first-served basis.

To receive newsletters and updates on MAMI’s future screenings and events, join the MyMAMI Community via the link in our bio!

Written and directed by: Ishan Shukla @_ishan_shukla
Producers: Bich-Quan Tran, Ishan Shukla
Co-producers: Stephan Holl, Samir Sarkar
Executive Producer: @anushkashah1991
In Association with @civicstudios, Cofinova 18
Voice Actors: @golfarahani, Asia Argento, @sokothecat, King Khan, @denzilsmithofficial, John Sutton, Tibu Fortes, Shahbaz Sarwar
Voice Guest Stars: Lav Diaz, @karanjohar, @shekharkapur, @anuragkashyap10, @officialpiyushmishra, @gasparnoeofficial
Sound designer: Nicolas Titeux
Designs: Ishan Shukla, Yaning Feng
Music:@snekhanwalkar
Lies’ clothes designed by: @antoniogrimaldi
Storyboard: Shahab Serwaty
Cinematography, FX, Lighting, Editing & Composting: Ishan Shukla
3D Animation Supervisor: Piyush Mittal
Head of MoCap: Jean-François Szlapka
Sound Mixing: Florent Fournier-Sicre, Nicolas Titeux

#MAMI #MAMIMumbaiFilmFestival #MAMIIndependent by @schirkoa

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POV: your programmer just told you what not to miss 🎬

“Not just another animation film… this is a bold, beautiful, philosophical trip that sticks with you.”

🔥 Texas Premiere
Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust @schirkoa

📍 AFS Cinema, Austin, TX
🗓️ Sunday, April 26 at 1 PM

🎤 Virtual Q&A with writer-director Ishan Shukla @_ishan_shukla
🎬 Preceded by the short film A Door to My Memory

✨ Part of the 11th Indie Meme Film Festival

Fun fact: Anurag Kashyap voices a character in the film. He was here last year for Indie Meme’s 10th anniversary 👀 @anuragkashyap10

🎟️ Get tickets (link in bio)

🎉 Or go Platinum — tap the shop for badges to attend Opening & Closing Night parties, awards ceremony, and watch unlimited films

🤝Thank you to our community partner @fantastic.fest

#IMFF2026 #IndieMeme #AustinFilm #ThingsToDoInAustin #ATXEvents taken in AFS Cinema by @schirkoa

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IMFF 2026 films about after dark and dystopia:

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust: one mistake sparks a revolution in a city obsessed with “perfection”
 Fucktoys: a neon soaked quest to break a mysterious curse
 Burnt Orange: when debt turns into something far more personal
 Waagh: when the wild enters the city, who really belongs?

Watching more than one film? A badge is your best bet (link in bio)

✨Platinum includes parties and awards ✨Passport gets you all screenings

Which one are you watching first? 👀

#IMFF2026 #IndieMeme #AustinFilm #ThingsToDoInAustin #ATXEvents taken in AFS Cinema by @schirkoa

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Do not miss the screenings of

SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST by Ishan Shukla

at Animela Festival in Mumbai

March 7 at 13:00 at PC Saxena Auditorium (in the presence of the director)
March 8 at 17:30 at IDC Auditorium
March 8 at 20:30 at Mini-Theatre

An Indo-French co-production
with the voice of Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Denzil Smith, John Sutton, and introducing Tibu Fortes and Shahbaz Sarwar

Voice Guest Stars: Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap, Piyush Mishra, Gaspar Noe

Original music by Sneha Khanwalkar
Additional music: King Khan, Saba Lou, Sun Ra, BROTHER, Asia Argento and more

Dedicated to promoting and advancing visual arts and cutting-edge technologies, AniMela -India’s first International Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics & XR Festival- brings together creators, industry leaders, and enthusiasts to celebrate and explore the latest in animation, VFX, XR, gaming, and comics.
The festival is taking place from 7th to 9th March 2025 in IDC, IIT Mumbai campus.

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #animela2025

@animelaindia @_ishan_shukla @denzilsmithofficial @karanjohar @shekharkapur @anuragkashyap10 @officialpiyushmishra @snekhanwalkar @dissidenz_intl @rapid.eye.movies
@civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @ifiofficiel @franceinindia @epicgames
@region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia by @schirkoa

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🔊 Schirkoa - In Lies We Trust
CLOSING FILM / MAHARASHTRA PREMIERE 🍾🍿
Wench Film Festival v5 !
42 Films - 35 Directed by Women 🍾
Tickets for Wench film Festival 2025 are on sale NOW! Only on Insider
🗓️ February 27 - March 2
📍 Veda Kunba, Andheri (all days Feb 27, 28, Mar 1 & Mar2)
📍 AF- Theosophy Hall (Additional screening Feb 28 ONLY)

Head on over to our website to see the entire slate and the screening schedule
www.wenchfilmfestival.com

#wenchfilmfestival #wench #horrormovies taken in Mumbai - मुंबई by @schirkoa

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Dans les coulisses de
SCHIRKOA : LA CITE DES FABLES de Ishan Shukla
avec "Faut Voir !", l'hebdo cinéma de @canalplus
En direct de Marseille

Behind the scenes of
SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST by Ishan Shukla
in 'Take a look!', the weekly film show on French TV channel Canal+
Live from Marseille

#schirkoalacitedesfables #schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #golshiftehfarahani #asiaargento #sokothecat #kingkhan #denzilsmith #johnsutton #shahbazsarwar #tibufortes #lavdiaz #karanjohar #shekharkapur #anuragkashyap #piyushmishra #gasparnoe #snehakhanwalkar #unrealengine #iffr

@_ishan_shukla @dissidenz_intl @rapid.eye.movies @civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @epicgames @region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia @ifiofficiel @nicolastiteux.sounddesign by @schirkoa

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Happy New Year! Bonne Année! नए साल की शुभकामनाएँ!

Kicking off the New Year in style, SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST is now in French theaters as "Schirkoa : la Cité des Fables" since January 1, marking an exciting start to 2025!
The premiere took place on December 30 at UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles in Paris, the largest and most visited cinema in the world with up to 27 screens.

Pour commencer l'année 2025 en beauté, SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST sort dans les salles françaises sous le titre "Schirkoa : la Cité des Fables".
L'avant-première a eu lieu le 30 décembre à Paris à l'UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles, 1ère salle de cinéma au Monde avec 27 écrans !

An Indo-French co-production / Une coproduction franco-indienne

with the voice of / avec les voix de
Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Denzil Smith, John Sutton, Tibu Fortes, Shahbaz Sarwar
Guest Stars: Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap, Piyush Mishra, Gaspar Noe
Music / Musique : Sneha Khanwalkar

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoalacitedesfables #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #golshiftehfarahani #asiaargento #soko #kingkhan #denzilsmith #johnsutton #tibufortes #shahbazsarwar #lavdiaz #karanjohar #shekharkapur #anuragkashyap #piyushmishra #gasparnoe #snehakhanwalkar #unrealengine #iffr

@_ishan_shukla
@golfarahani @asiaargento @sokothecat @khannibalism @karanjohar @shekharkapur @anuragkashyap10 @officialpiyushmishra @sineoliviapilipinas @snekhanwalkar @dissidenzfilms @rapid.eye.movies
@civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @ifiofficiel @franceinindia @epicgames
@region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia by @schirkoa

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Happy New Year! Bonne Année ! नए साल की शुभकामनाएँ!

May 2025 be a year of joy and fantasy!

Que 2025 soit placée sous le signe de la joie et de la fantaisie !

यह साल आपके लिए खुशियों और जादू से भरा हो!

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoalacitedesfables #schirkoamovie by @schirkoa

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Asia Argento's character's clothes

in SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST

are designed by Italian designer Antonio Grimaldi

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #golshiftehfarahani #asiaargento #soko #kingkhan #denzilsmith #johnsutton #tibufortes #shahbazsarwar #lavdiaz #karanjohar #shekharkapur #anuragkashyap #piyushmishra #gasparnoe #snehakhanwalkar #antoniogrimaldi #antoniogrimaldicouture #antoniogrimaldiatelier #unrealengine #iffr

@_ishan_shukla @dissidenz_intl @rapid.eye.movies
@civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @epicgames
@region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia

www.schirkoamovie.com by @schirkoa

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Dissidenz Films and Red Cigarette Media present

"Sexodrome"

by Asia Argento and Morgan
(Schirkoa Edit)

Lyrics by Asia Argento
Composed by Morgan
Performed by Asia Argento and Morgan
Album “Total Entropy”

Images/excerpts from the movie “Schirkoa: in Lies We Trust” by Ishan Shukla © 2024 Dissidenz Films / Red Cigarette Media / Rapid Eye Movies.

Asia Argento's character's clothes
designed by Antonio Grimaldi for "Schirkoa: in Lies We Trust"

Music video animated, directed and edited by Ishan Shukla
Produced by Bich-Quan Tran

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #golshiftehfarahani #asiaargento #sokothecat #kingkhan #denzilsmith #johnsutton #tibufortes #shahbazsarwar #lavdiaz #karanjohar #shekharkapur #anuragkashyap #piyushmishra #gasparnoe #snehakhanwalkar #antoniogrimaldi #unrealengine #iffr

@_ishan_shukla @dissidenz_intl
@asiaargento @morganofficial @antoniogrimaldi @sokothecat @rapid.eye.movies
@civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @ifiofficiel @epicgames
@region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia @scienceplusfiction @heroesfilmfest by @schirkoa

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We are pleased to announce the Indian premiere of

SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST by Ishan Shukla

at International Film Festival of Kerala (13-20 December 2024)
in the Kaleidoscope section

Do miss the screenings on
December 14 at 15:15 at Sree Theatre December 17 at 20:30 at New Theatre 1
in the presence of the director

"Winner of the NETPAC Award at the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Ishan Shukla's 'Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust' unfolds the tale of a conformist society where citizens wear paper bags. A council member inadvertently becomes involved in a rebellion, set off by rumors of a mythical land of freedom.
The Kaleidoscope category features 6 Indian films that have been recognised globally. 29th IFFK features the works by Konstantin Bojanov, Ishan Shukla, Afrad V K, Rima Das, Raam Reddy, and Tharun Moorthy, representing both seasoned and newer voices in cinema."

An Indo-French co-production
with the voice of Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Denzil Smith, John Sutton, and introducing Tibu Fortes and Shahbaz Sarwar

Voice Guest Stars: Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap, Piyush Mishra, Gaspar Noe

Original music by Sneha Khanwalkar
Additional music: King Khan, Saba Lou, Sun Ra, BROTHER, Asia Argento and more

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #iffk #iffk2024 #29IFFK #iffk24

@iffkofficial @iffklive @_ishan_shukla @golfarahani @asiaargento @sokothecat @khannibalism @denzilsmithofficial @karanjohar @shekharkapur @anuragkashyap10 @officialpiyushmishra @sineoliviapilipinas @snekhanwalkar @dissidenz_intl @rapid.eye.movies
@civicstudios @cofinova @new.europe.film.sales @le_cnc @ifiofficiel @franceinindia @epicgames
@region_nouvelle_aquitaine @filmedienrw @samsarkar @nfdcindia @filmbazaarindia by @schirkoa

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Do not miss the screening of

SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST by Ishan Shukla

at @heroesfilmfest in Rome
on December 13 at 17:00 at @casadelcinema

"HEROES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is the first Italian festival dedicated to the relationship between Visual Arts and Cinema, with a particular focus on the role of craftspeople and visual and musical artists in the creation of cinematic and audiovisual works for TV and online broadcasting, centered on "genre" storytelling (fantasy, science fiction, horror, thriller, action, and transmedia, both live-action and animated).

HEROES has become known as the "festival of the craftspeople" and is an essential Italian reference event for industry associations, film and art students, professionals, and artists working in the film and television industry.

HEROES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL è il primo festival italiano dedicato al rapporto tra Arti Visive e Cinema, con particolare riferimento al ruolo delle maestranze e degli artisti visivi e musicali nella creazione dell’opera cinematografica e audiovisiva per la tv e l’online broadcasting, incentrato sul racconto «di genere».
Horror, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller e action sono i protagonisti di 3 giorni imperdibili, con: 𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝟰 𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗶 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝟮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗶 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶, 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝟱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗲 𝟮 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Dall'11 al 13 dicembre 2024 a Casa del Cinema."

#schirkoainlieswetrust #schirkoamovie #schirkoafilm #film #animation #ishanshukla #golshiftehfarahani #asiaargento #soko #kingkhan #denzilsmith #johnsutton #tibufortes #shahbazsarwar #lavdiaz #karanjohar #shekharkapur #anuragkashyap #piyushmishra #gasparnoe #snehakhanwalkar #antoniogrimaldi #unrealengine #heroesinternationalfilmfestival #heroesiff24 #iffr

www.schirkoamovie.com by @schirkoa

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