RANGSWAR, 4th Floor,
Yashwantrao Chavan Centre (for Blu Ray & DVD formats)
Tuesday, 22nd January 2019
10:30 AM
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS
The Last Day
How would you feel if you knew your exact date of death? A time comes when every person in the world can find it out. One Family comes to know that today is the day when fourteen-year-old Igoris must die. All family members know that and in their own way are trying to deal with this burdensome waiting. Night Call
When, on a routine patrol, a black female cop living in and patrolling Inglewood gets called to a disturbance where she is forced to make an unprecedented life altering decision. Vitha
Based on a true story of the dancer Vithabai Narayangaonkar, who performs in a live show while her pregnancy is due only to return to the stage after delivering the baby midway. Facing Mecca
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced. with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds a beautifully simple answer
Don’t Pass Through San Bernardino
Going through Government institutions and social organizations, Ligia- a mourning peasant mother will search for answers to her son's death. Phaandya
Pintya, a teenage boy is annoyed that his uncle's family has come from the city and wants to sell the farms to buy a house in the city. He decides to stay away from the house to avoid facing this family problem but his 10-year-old cousin, Vedant is very fond of Pintya and follows him. This film is a journey of Pintya and Vedant through the village as their relationship develops. An incident between them leads to the inevitable property division at home but there is still hope as they have formed a new bond.
01:00 PM
Short Animation Poles Apart
‘Poles Apart' tells the story of an unlikely meeting between Nanuk, a tough female polar bear, and Aklak, an enthusiastic male grizzly bear, brought together by their changing habitats. The lack of food in a melting Arctic has left the solitary Nanuk desperately hungry. When the hopeful and eager Aklak crashes into Nanuk's world, she has to decide if the naïve grizzly bear is her food or her friend. Monsters Don’t Exist
Tomasso and Giovanni are little trouble makers. Instead of behaving during detention, they provoke each other with unusual drawings of monsters. Their art becomes more and more creative until the competition grows in a fight causing the unexpected.Tomasso and Giovanni are little trouble makers. Instead of behaving during detention, they provoke each other with unusual drawings of monsters. Their art becomes more and more creative until the competition grows in a fight causing the unexpected. The Fruits Of Clouds
On the glades surrounded by dark woods, Furry together with a group of friends, live in the burrows. They feed themselves only by seeds which became glowing fruit after touching the ground. However, these appear only rarely. The animals' fear of the wood does not allow them to leave the glade and head off to look for the food somewhere else. Instead, they resignedly wait until it falls from the sky. Furry does not want only to wait. The wood awakens curiosity in him. He wants to know, what is hiding in there… Humus
The short film revisits the theme of the sorcerer's apprentice: a curious and clumsy kid messing around with the botanical experiments of a lanky Master Deer. One night, the boy, taking advantage of the master's sleep, experiences every possible formula and ingredient eventually causing a disaster. Akam
Kathakali is something Mathu has been hearing since childhood from his grandmother's tales and his father's childhood adventures. He has never been to any performance yet. One fine summer day his mother takes him to a performance but what awaits there is beyond comprehension. Auuuna
Lina is a girl living in the fear of monsters hiding in the dark underneath her bed. One day, the shadows from under the bed eat her up and Lina sinks into the dark forest where she meets a she- wolf. Lina learns that the forest isn't as scary as she imagined it to be and that the she-wolf is rather a friend than a dangerous enemy. Thanks to the she-wolf, Lina learns about the power of all the nature elements and becomes accustomed to being a part of the living “nature and how to listen to it. La Tatuana
During the time of colony, a mysterious woman arrived in Guatemala.This young and beautiful lady became a powerful woman who broke with the religious dogmas and visions of that time. One day she was imprisoned by the Holy Inquisition for the crime of witchcraft.
Next Station
Next Station is a movie about dolls seeking love. It's about Moa's search for a partner via a dating app and the fantasies and misunderstandings that arise in a short chat. Unsketched
Beatriz, an architect who lives around "The Big Worm" in São Paulo, is trying to work on a sunny weekend. With an unhappy coincidence, her drawings start to become reality in a magical way, so Beatriz decides to change her future. Maa Tuki
A 25 year old takes care of her mother in a hospital. They delve in a nostalgic memory. There is an encounter of an undesirable change and how they accept the change is what the story is about. Basics
In this futuristic school, Billy and Suzy would never cross paths but everything changes when Suzy loses her supreme membership status. Supernova
When a little boy's late-night viewing of his favourite space adventure videotape is cut short by a scolding from his mom, he channels the heroism of his sci-fi fantasy hero and makes it his mission to get the tape back. After The Rain
In a valley, a dog lives happily with his master, an uncommon shepherd. This shepherd doesn't only shear his sheep's wool, he creates clouds out of it, to make rain, thus preserving the cycle of life. But if the shepherd wasn't everlasting, what would happen to the valley ? The young dog would have to be creative and persistent to avoid the worst. Tailored
This short film tells the story of a human living in a world full of animals. It is his first day of work as a simple dressmaker in a famous Haute Couture workroom. Instead of doing his work, he sews a disguise that looks like parts of different animals to imitate his colleagues and hide his difference. The Smile Shop
In a world without mouths, smiles are bought as separate products. A little girl obsessed with obtaining one goes through a lot of trouble to get it only to realize the true meaning of happiness. The Beard
This film is about a man who loved and adored his beard and lived with her in perfect harmony, until suddenly he meets a woman. The man turns his attention to the woman, thereby causing a love triangle. The Beard jealous man, and in every way prevents him and the girl closer
03:45 PM 10 Days before the wedding | 10 Days before the weddingt
Dir.:AmrGamal | Yemen | 2018 | 120Dir.:AmrGamal | Yemen | 2018 | 120
As life slowly returns to normal in the recently freed city of Aden, A number of obstacles stands in the way of a young couple as only 10 days are left for their wedding, each obstacle is in one way or another caused by the aftermath of the 2015 war in Aden; today's temporary capital of Yemen.
06:00 PM Poison – The Land Of Fires | Veleno
Dir.: Diego Olivares | Italy | 2017 | 103'
In a small centre of Caserta, a humble family of farmers lives the drama of a territory violated, contaminated by poisons that unscrupulous criminals have scattered throughout most of that province. Cosimo, the head of the family, and his wife Rosaria obstinately refuse to let their land become a dump for toxic waste: the threats and repercussions by some members of the Camorra (mafia syndicate), including the young lawyer Rino, do not bend them. The two spouses do not want to break away from their roots and their land entirely dominated by a mafia power that corrupts and destroys. Ezio, Cosimo's brother, and his wife, however, accept, attracted by easy money, to be accomplices of the devastation of their territories. To complicate matters further is the serious illness of Cosimo caused by the poison that contaminates water, crops, livestock.In a small centre of Caserta, a humble family of farmers lives the drama of a territory violated, contaminated by poisons that unscrupulous criminals have scattered throughout most of that province. Cosimo, the head of the family, and his wife Rosaria obstinately refuse to let their land become a dump for toxic waste: the threats and repercussions by some members of the Camorra (mafia syndicate), including the young lawyer Rino, do not bend them. The two spouses do not want to break away from their roots and their land entirely dominated by a mafia power that corrupts and destroys. Ezio, Cosimo's brother, and his wife, however, accept, attracted by easy money, to be accomplices of the devastation of their territories. To complicate matters further is the serious illness of Cosimo caused by the poison that contaminates water, crops, livestock.A fight between David and Goliath, the common man versus corrupt power shows the struggle that resonates to everyone around the globe.
07:45 PM Black Cop|Black Cop
Dir.: Cory Bowles | Canada | 2017 | 91'
It's not easy being a black cop. Your community doesn't trust you, your colleagues are wary of you, and everyone assumes you hate NWA. And when the world is on edge waiting for a grand jury verdict on a high profile police case involving unarmed youth, you can bet all eyes are on you. For one black cop already struggling between duty and moral obligation, it only gets worse when he is profiled by his colleagues off- duty, nearly getting himself killed in the process – pushing him over the edge. Armed with the power of his badge, an antagonizing radio show for company, and some good old fashioned rage - the stage is set for a whirlwind day filled with vendetta and just desserts – as black cop targets the very community that justifies his colleagues –on a collision course with his own identity. Racial tension, law enforcement, and social media are the focus in this hyper active satire.