Wim Wenders in Kolkata

Film Heritage Foundation, in association with the Wim Wenders Stiftung (Wim Wenders Foundation) and in collaboration with Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata present Wim Wenders – King of the Road – The India Tour, the Kolkata Chapter, a first-of-its-kind retrospective dedicated to one of the greatest masters of world cinema. The retrospective will take place in the presence of Wim Wenders, who will visit India for the first time.

The extensive India retrospective will showcase the auteur’s astonishing range of films spanning a career of more than half a century. A total of 18 of his films – features, short films and documentaries will be screened in five cities - Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata (16 films in Kolkata), New Delhi and Pune from February 5 to February 23, 2025. The screenings are open to the general public on a first come, first served basis.

This unique retrospective will see Wim Wenders, who is famous for his road movies, travel across India presenting his films in the different cities in public events as well as in engagements with film students and the film community.