Saturday, February 12, 2022

10th Chennai Film Festival. : Single Take Student Films - curated by Nilita Vachani

10th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2022 
21-27 February, multiple venues, Chennai 

Single Take Student Films. : Curated by Nilita Vachani 



1) - Seeing Sounds by Varun Sekar (2020)

Sekar follows a day in the life of Thangaraj, a visually impaired part-time school teacher who sells on Chennai's trains to make ends meet.

2) -  Dream Castles by Vishruthi Girish (2021)

In this poignant short, Vishruthi Girish explores the "dream castles" of a little boy who cannot go to school but plays on the construction site where his father is a laborer. 

3)- Lost in Translation by Gautham S (2021)

Gautham S wonders why key texts reflecting capitalist thinking are missing from Tamil translation.

4)- A Full Moon by Shweta Sandilya and Rhea Gupta (2020)

Sandilya and Gupta capture the excitement and dread as Olive Ridley turtle offspring are released to the sea. 

5)- Masked Lives by Sayani Das (2021)

In Masked Lives college youth discuss the disaffection of covid mandates while a nonchalant cat looks on. 

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