Short Films

TOPI

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: Hindi with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Arjun Rihan

DURATION: 6

The Indian Empire was partitioned into India and Pakistan in 1947 by the fading British Raj. The division was based on religious majorities and triggered one of the largest population migrations in history, displacing ten million people. Fearing persecution, Hindus and Sikhs fled to India, and Muslims to Pakistan. Communal

clashes at the border resulted in the deaths of one million people. Inspired by a true story, 'Topi' depicts an encounter between two strangers during this turbulent time. Bir, a Hindu boy, is waiting to board a train from Pakistan to India with his mother, when a violent turn of events separates them. Lost in the middle of a communal riot, he must find her before it is too late…

 

AIDING THE FORGOTTEN

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English & Hindi with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Blake Hodges

DURATION: 12

On the outskirts of Mumbai, India, a community of Indians have lived in the Turbhe Hills for hundreds of years. In the wake of India's frenzied development, the local government ignored these people's residence and sold off their land to create a large industrial complex.

A local, PK Nayak, noticed the terrible effects the industry has on the people, and decided to make a difference. He formed a local aid-organization called ARPHEN, to empower the communities and provide health care, education, and documentation. ARPHEN continues their fight to this day.

SOY MILK

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English

DIRECTOR: Veeran Naran

DURATION: 7

Fifteen year-old Jateen lives in two different worlds. Jateen’s master plan to combine the two results in a romantic clash of cultures.

 

MEMOIRS

GENRE: Experimental

LANGUAGE: English & Bengali with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Sudipta Chakraborty

DURATION: 12

An old man sits in a small coffee bar and thinks about his past life. The life, where he had very little money but had a small and happy family. Now time has changed and it hurts him a lot. He has all the time and money in his life now, but he is alone. All he has is just his MEMOIRS. A salute to all the elderly people in this world who sacrificed so many big things in life so that their children grow up to be successful and well settled in life. But when the time comes for the children to look after their parents, all they do is, send money to the lonely old people from a far away land. But the question is: Considering that at their child is happy and settled in life, do the elderly people complain or just live with it?

THE TRAVELLER

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English

DIRECTOR: Vijay Bhoothalingam

DURATION: 11

A film set in suburban Sydney about the spiritual and emotional journey of an Indian couple who provide refuge to a stranded traveller one night.

KOSU

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English & Tamil with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Saro Varjabedian

DURATION: 25

When Chris arrives to Tamil Nadu, he thinks he's signed up to volunteer at an orphanage run by Saravanan and Magil, as they implement drama therapy to heal emotionally scarred children. A string of misunderstandings will force Chris to confront his concept of aid work and provoke Saravanan and Magil to deepen their relationship.

 

TUBELIGHT KA CHAND

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English & Bengali with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Anurag Kashyap

DURATION: 10

Once upon a time in KOLKATA there lived a lonely little boy called Tubelight. His daily routine includes washing yellow taxis and making them sparkle like pure gold. But where is the twinkle in his lonely life? Love comes to his rescue... the boy falls in love with queen of the night sky-the Moon. With a single minded determination he tries to get hold of this miracle straight from the sky but in vain. He realizes it is impossible.

ASHA/HOPE

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English

DIRECTOR: Neilesh Varma

DURATION: 13

A short film about the crisis my family endured two years ago after my father fell gravely ill and went into a coma, a story about the moral dilemmas and family conflicts that ensued thereafter.

LETTERS HOME

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: English

DIRECTOR: Neilesh Varma

DURATION: 12

Attack on an Indian student studying in Sydney, his parents concern about his well being and his conflict of telling them the truth.

JOY OF GIVING

GENRE: Drama

LANGUAGE: Hindi

DIRECTOR: Shlok Charma

DURATION: 10

Kindness is always rewarded, sometimes in the most unexpected way… The film deals with the sceptic side of human nature and how ones judgment of another person can often be wrong. As human beings what we tend to forget is how a little gesture can bring about a huge change in our life. And that is the main theme of this film.