India. Music and Animation - Films
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A GAZELLE’S WISH, Gul Ramani
2010, 6:07 min.
Animated film with Indian shadow puppets.
“A Gazelle’s Wish” is a story from the old Panchatantra. The poetic film tells the story of a gazelle who is caught for a prince and gathers up the courage to resist its imprisonment. Gul Ramani is an Indian video artist who lives in Düsseldorf.
2.
PARANOIA, Sandeepan Chanda, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Nitesh Mishra
2009, 3:42 min.
A journey through the night in an almost empty car of a regional train from Mumbai.
The visually and atmospherically impressive film which has won many awards is the final study project from the four students of the Thakur-Toonskool Advanced Animation Academy.
3.
RAMATIYA, Pradeep Soni
2010, 5:17 min.
A dramatic love triangle among wind-up dolls.
Pradeep Soni studied at the National Institute of Design in Bangalore and at the ENSAD in Paris and works today as a freelancer for, among others, The Walt Disney Company.
4.
ORANGE, Gitanjali Rao
2006, 4:00 min.
A discussion between two friends about love and loss.
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THE MAILBOX, Nikhita Prabhudesai
2013, 7:08 min.
A postman is suspected of stealing mail. As proof of his innocence, he decides to start his own investigation in order to find the guilty person. The results of his investigation are surprising. The story takes place in the 1960s in Goa – many families were torn apart as a result of the war of independence from the Portuguese colonial power. Nikhita Prabhudesai is a student at the MIT Institute of Design in Pune. “The Mailbox” is her final project.
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ALCHEMY, Ekabhuya (Janmeet Singh, Shivangi Ranawat, Pranay Patwardhan)
2013, 4:36 min.
Music video about India’s independence, produced by Bandish Project.
“India is a colorful nation and our musical portrait of the country is just as colorful and unites progress, change, conflict, and symbiosis.”
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RAAH (WAIT & PATH), Sanjay Jangir
2009, 7:00 min.
Student film which has won many international awards. While he is waiting for the next train, a disabled youth remembers people and events in his village. When the train finally comes and he gets in, he leaves the past behind him and looks forward to a new life with hope.
8.
USE ME, Anindya Basu
2008, 4:06 min.
Be careful where you throw your trash because the trash could start to take over… A small film about a big topic.
9.
PRINTED RAINBOW, Gitanjali Rao
2006, 15:00 min.
This film sympathetically describes the loneliness of an old woman and her cat who flee from reality into the fantasy world of matchbox pictures. In 2006 the film was shown for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival and won 23 international awards.
Gitanjali Rao is a freelance animator, filmmaker, and theater artist. She has realized several animated commercials and assisted in two feature length animated films. Currently, she is working on a new animated short film.
10.
THE BAD EGG, Bala, Vikram Veturi
2007, 4:04 min.
Three eggs, one nest, and a high degree of rivalry.
“The Bad Egg” is an early short film production from the renowned Indian animation studio Big Animation/Reliance Animation which was a guest at the Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart in 2013 with the feature film “Krishna Aur Khans.” The short film was the audience favorite at many international animated film festivals.
11.
KACHHO GADULO
Shivangi Ranawat, Pranay Patwardhan, Saptesh Chaubal
2013, 6:12 min.
The story of “Kaccho Gadulo” is inspired by the diverse and lively culture of India, seen through the fantasy of a child. Cultural influences from Chattisgarh, Kerale, Sikkim, Maharshtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajashtan, and Gujarat can be felt.
