General Information
Completed On: 10 May, 2020
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Genres: Experimental, Short
Language: English
Country: India
Submitted By: Mitesh Take
Festival Rating 7.8
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a married middle class Indian couple is in a lockdown situation. The wife stands against domestic violence and becomes a DURGA - the goddess of war.
DURGA (Sanskrit: दुर्गा, IAST: Durgā) :: identified as Adi Parashakti, is a principal and popular form of the Hindu Goddess. She is a goddess of war, the warrior form of Parvati, whose mythology centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity and Dharma the power of good over evil.
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DirectorsMitesh Take
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Film TypeExperimental, Short
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Genressilent, drama, experimental
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Runtime1 minutes 52 seconds
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Completion Date10 May, 2020
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Production Budget0 USD
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Country of OriginIndia
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Country of FilmingIndia
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Film LanguageEnglish
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Shooting Formatsmartphone
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerYes
HBZ Lockdown Short Film Contest 2020
India
WINNER - 1st BEST SHORT FILM
Lockdown Mobile Film Challenge 2020
India
WINNER - TOP 5
Surchaya Online Film Festival 2020
India
WINNER - BEST EDITING
IFA ISTANBUL FILM AWARDS May 2020
Turkey
WINNER - Honorable Mention Mobile Film
Tagore International Film Festival 2020
India
WINNER - Outstanding Achievement Award
MYFP Quarantine Film Challenge 2020
India
WINNER - Special Festival Mention
FLICKFAIR June 2020
United States
FINALIST
Kernel Film Production's Short Film Competition 2020
India
FINALIST
Director's Biography
Mitesh Take is 48 years old farmer from India. He is also actor, designer, blogger, poet and social worker.
Director's Statement
I love experiments and lock down was good opportunity to do it. This film is shot on simple smartphone with full of metaphors. I have handled subject of domestic violence in this film.
