"Tarav...To Return"
wins the 2nd Prize at the Amity Engineering Short Film Festival
Made by participants of the Intensive Summer Workshop 2007, Tarav is a testimonial of a Kashmiri Pandit woman living in Delhi with her family, which had fled their village in the Kashmir valley when she was just a child. Tarav is an expression of her longing and of her dream to return to a home that now exists only in her memories.
[11 minutes / 2007 / DV]
The film has been researched, shot and directed by
Astik Sinha * Bhaskar Pant * Sudarshan Aravamudhan * Abhishek Chaudhry
as their final film in the workshop 2007
Other films made in the programmes include:
RANG (2004)
Shot at the dargah of hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Rang is a portrait of faith at a shrine that has long stood for India's syncretic traditions.
TASAVVUR (2004)
Steeped in memory and nostalgia, Tasavvur captures a woman's longing to return to the past of her childhood days.
A DAY IN GADODIA MARKET (2005)
A day in Delhi's busy "mirchi bazaar" - labourers... the rhythms of morning, noon, dusk and night... observations - in a busy spice market.
BASANTI (2006)
A cleaning-woman makes her own choices and lives her life as she sees fit; in the process questioning notions of status, class, education and gender.
EXILE (2006)
A poetic, very personal portait of the Tibetan community living in exile at Majnoon ka Tila, Delhi
UMANGEIN (2007)
At Kutumb, exposure, education and the 'space' to explore helps under-previleged children carve out a better future for themselves.
6 AM (2008)
A man wakes up and goes for a morning walk. Or does he? and is he still alive? A short fiction film.
ASHA (2008)
A little girl loves to dance - as many little girls do. A film on childhood.
GHEVRA (2008)
Somewhere on the margins of the big city, a man who leads a cushy life makes a momentary contact with a man who lives on the street. But are their lives "connected"? A film on urban living and "India Shining".
IN COMPANY OF FRIENDS (2008)
Friendicoes runs a popular animal shelter in Delhi. So how do they do it? A "must-watch" for all animal lovers.
MILLION MUTINIES(2008-09)
How does democracy work in a country of a billion? And what does "protest" involve? Slogans, dharnas, marches, fights... or an endless, difficult, demoralising wait on dusty footpaths, seeking justice that may never come?
THE VOID (2009)
A boy on the cusp of childhood and teenage copes with a troubled home life, frustrated parents, and the cold silences of a loveless home.
CHOCOLATE (2009)
What happens when a little boy is rewarded a chocolate for his honesty? A comic look at the tragic state of relations between parents and children.
RASIYA (2009)
Rasiya looks at 3 minutes from the life of a sex worker, her relationship with her "lovers", and her relationship with money.
THE FACTORY (2009)
A little girl learns to draw. Or does she? A critical look at our "education" system.
ART FART (2009)
How does an artist work when faced with the incomprehension of philistines. A comic look a the nature of relationship between art and money.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (2009)
A little boy makes a greeting card... his simple act raises an important question - what happens to old people in our society?
wins the 2nd Prize at the Amity Engineering Short Film Festival
Made by participants of the Intensive Summer Workshop 2007, Tarav is a testimonial of a Kashmiri Pandit woman living in Delhi with her family, which had fled their village in the Kashmir valley when she was just a child. Tarav is an expression of her longing and of her dream to return to a home that now exists only in her memories.
[11 minutes / 2007 / DV]
The film has been researched, shot and directed by
Astik Sinha * Bhaskar Pant * Sudarshan Aravamudhan * Abhishek Chaudhry
as their final film in the workshop 2007
Other films made in the programmes include:
RANG (2004)
Shot at the dargah of hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, Rang is a portrait of faith at a shrine that has long stood for India's syncretic traditions.
TASAVVUR (2004)
Steeped in memory and nostalgia, Tasavvur captures a woman's longing to return to the past of her childhood days.
A DAY IN GADODIA MARKET (2005)
A day in Delhi's busy "mirchi bazaar" - labourers... the rhythms of morning, noon, dusk and night... observations - in a busy spice market.
BASANTI (2006)
A cleaning-woman makes her own choices and lives her life as she sees fit; in the process questioning notions of status, class, education and gender.
EXILE (2006)
A poetic, very personal portait of the Tibetan community living in exile at Majnoon ka Tila, Delhi
UMANGEIN (2007)
At Kutumb, exposure, education and the 'space' to explore helps under-previleged children carve out a better future for themselves.
6 AM (2008)
A man wakes up and goes for a morning walk. Or does he? and is he still alive? A short fiction film.
ASHA (2008)
A little girl loves to dance - as many little girls do. A film on childhood.
GHEVRA (2008)
Somewhere on the margins of the big city, a man who leads a cushy life makes a momentary contact with a man who lives on the street. But are their lives "connected"? A film on urban living and "India Shining".
IN COMPANY OF FRIENDS (2008)
Friendicoes runs a popular animal shelter in Delhi. So how do they do it? A "must-watch" for all animal lovers.
MILLION MUTINIES(2008-09)
How does democracy work in a country of a billion? And what does "protest" involve? Slogans, dharnas, marches, fights... or an endless, difficult, demoralising wait on dusty footpaths, seeking justice that may never come?
THE VOID (2009)
A boy on the cusp of childhood and teenage copes with a troubled home life, frustrated parents, and the cold silences of a loveless home.
CHOCOLATE (2009)
What happens when a little boy is rewarded a chocolate for his honesty? A comic look at the tragic state of relations between parents and children.
RASIYA (2009)
Rasiya looks at 3 minutes from the life of a sex worker, her relationship with her "lovers", and her relationship with money.
THE FACTORY (2009)
A little girl learns to draw. Or does she? A critical look at our "education" system.
ART FART (2009)
How does an artist work when faced with the incomprehension of philistines. A comic look a the nature of relationship between art and money.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (2009)
A little boy makes a greeting card... his simple act raises an important question - what happens to old people in our society?
