Author: Surbhi Dewan

Fiction | Hindi | 5 mins A naive film school student goes to brothel to convince a sex-worker to act in his film.

2002 | Fiction | Marathi | 21 mins The story of a proud woman, her poetic vindication of unfair social insult, and her inevitable sad destiny. A very culture-specific film dipped in a local festival of rural women. Based on Read more

2022 | Experimental | English | 5 mins An old man lives alone in the depths of a Washington forest, unknowingly experiencing his last day on earth. He embarks through an enchanted forest, only to find he’s not alone. In Read more

2007 | Documentary | English | 27 mins In 1995, the Indian Government charged Bollywood superstar Milind Soman with ‘obscenity’ for appearing nude in a shoe advertisement. Under the rhetoric of preserving nation’s morality, these charges were carried-out using old Read more

1994 | Fiction | Korean | 18 mins The story of one man’s unusual reaction to discovering a severed index finger while on his way to work. The film is followed by notes from the director, Bong Joon-ho, who later Read more

1951 | Documentary | English | 9 mins Two days in the life of Reverend Fred Stadtmueller, a Catholic missionary whose New Mexico parish covers 400 square miles. For six years, he has been piloting his Piper Cub, called ‘The Read more

1998 | Fiction | English | 14 mins A clique of school girls devise a secret plan that they code-name “Lick the Star”.

2003 | Fiction | French | 18 mins With two fabulous tickets to tonight’s ball in his hands, the solitary Mr Phelps needs to find the perfect head to please his charming date. Will he risk it all for love?

1959 | Fiction | French | 20 mins Two French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence than they think

2021 | Documentary | English | 29 mins Film, being an immersive experience, depends heavily on dialogue, music, and sound effects. The seven-time Oscar-winning sound designer Gary Rydstorm, often repeats his most quotable quote, “You do a great job in Read more