DIRECTOR: ROHIT PANDEY
Cast: NAWAZUDDIN
SIDDIQUI, ADITII KHANNA
SYNOPSIS:
In an ambiguous
space and time. The city has turned mad, as violence has taken its toll. But,
far away in the sounds of silence at the border of the town, a man takes care
of all the death around. He drags away this usual routine with every passing
night. Also notices a strange woman wandering on those empty streets. As her
behavior changes, so does his journey.
ACCOLADES:
- WINNER SECOND PRIZE IN 8th DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- OFFICIAL SELECTION
at SAIFF
- OFFICIAL SELECTION
at IFFLA
- OFFICIAL SELECTION
at Stuttgart
FILM:
THE EPILOGUE
Director:
Siddharth Gupt
Cast:
Richa Chadda, Arjun Shrivastav
SYNOPSIS:
The Epilogue- A depiction of an empty space,
a motionless movement, an insipid, an unpalatable flavor, a piercing
silence...a colossal vacuum, a discordant cacophonic world of a hollow
existence craving to be set free....A Salvation...emancipation from a
dilapidated structure of life.
FILM: AUDACITY
(Aashpordha)
Director: Anirban Roy
Cast:
Preeti Singh, Sankar
Debnath.
Synopsis:
It starts out over a song and ends up
where no one could have expected. A thirteen- year-old Indian girl has her
first real confrontation with authority when her father forbids her to play the
American dance music she loves. When she decides to get back at him, the
situation quickly escalates to become a neighborhood scandal. Shot in the style
of early Bengali Neo-Realism films, Aashpordha
is a dark comedy about the eternal conflict between the powerful and
the powerless.
ACCOLADES:
- Winner of the Audience Choice
Award for Short Film at IFFLA
- Winner of the Committee Award at Miami
Short Film Festival
- Best Short Film Nomination at NYIFF
- Award of Merit at Lucerne International
Film Festival
- AFI Fest, Official Selection
- Vancouver International Film Festival,
Official Selection
- Dallas International Film Festival, Official
Selection
- Boston International Film Festival, Official
Selection
FILM:
SHOR
Director: Neeraj Ghaywan
Cast:
Vineet Singh, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee and Amardeep Jha
Synopsis:
Lallan and
Meena, a couple from Banaras (North India), are consumed by their pursuit to
survive in the city of Mumbai. Lallan
has lost his job at the factory and he now ambles hopelessly. Meena is becoming
emotionless, almost turning into a machine herself. She takes up a job in a
sewing factory. One day over a phone call, they find each other while embracing
death, divorce and redemption. It takes the darkest hour of our life, the fear
of death, to regain our consciousness back in to life. To find the beauty that is lost in our
relentless angst towards an unyielding life.
ACCOLADES:
- Shor was selected in
the Short Film Competition section at Abu Dhabi Film Festival: It
had a World Premiere there.
- Shor was selected in
Narrative Shorts Section of South Asian International Film Festival
(SAIFF) in New York. It had it's North American Premiere there.
- At SAIFF, it won the Best
Narrative Short: Grand Jury award. (The link for the award
announcement is not out yet. Will let you know shortly)
- Shor was officially
selected Won Best Short Film Grand
Jury award at IFFLA
FILM:
SUJATA 
Sujata
is a riveting tale of a young girl (Sujata) who is struggling to come out of
the clutches of her tormenting cousin brother.
At a very young age, Sujata is
forced to live with her cousin and his family. Herein begins her life of
incessant harassment by her cousin brother. Even as an adult she lives in the
shadow of fear.
For years, she has been changing addresses and identities in
the hope of finding freedom from her brother; though each time he hunts her
down. Neither police, nor NGO's bring her relief. All hope has failed. Pushed
to a corner, she decides to take the extreme step.
Today, she is hopeful
again.
