Existence (2020)
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General Information
Completed On: 29 Aug, 2020
Duration: 14 min 42 sec
Genres: Experimental, Fiction, Other, Short, Televisi...
Language: Bengali
Country: United States
Submitted By: Kallol Nandi
Festival Rating
Time gives and time takes away. Existence is a story of loneliness, a story of remembrance, a story of love, of life and loss. It takes us into the world of man encompassed by grief and clutching on to memories that torment him and imprison him in a world away from reality. Shabin is seen to be battling with his wife’s ailment, her loss of reason brought on by the tragic death of their child. But as the story unfolds, the darkness and reality of Sabin’s own demons take over.
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DirectorKallol Nandi
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ProducerAabaha, Inc
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WriterKallol NandiDipu Mahamud (Original Short Story)
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CastsChaitali De
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CastsKaushik Bardhan
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CastsDebarati Mitra
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CastsDebatirtha Basu
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Playback SingerBanhi Nandi
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Art DirectorRina Datta Chakravorty
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Set DesignerKaushik Bardhan
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Film TypeExperimental, Fiction, Other, Short, Television, Web / New Media
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GenresDrama,Theater
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Runtime14 minutes 42 seconds
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Completion Date29 Aug, 2020
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Production Budget100 USD
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Country of OriginUnited States
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Country of FilmingUnited States
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Film LanguageBengali
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Shooting Format35mm
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Aspect Ratio16:9
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerYes
6th South Asian Theater Festival 2020
United States
Columbus, OH
08/29/2020
6th South Asian Theater Festival 2020
Selected for Public Screening
Director's Biography
Kallol Nandi is the founder and director of Aabaha, Inc, a non-profit organization registered in Georgia, USA. He is also the secretary of Atlanta Theater Workshop, Inc. He regularly acts on stages and makes films and directs theaters.
He earned a formal degree in playing guitar; at his leisure he writes stories and novels, and paints. Many of his writings and paintings have been published in several reputed printed and digital media. Some of his creative works can be found at https://kallolnandi.com/ website.
He has a Master degree in Software Engineering and a Bachelor degree in Science with Physics Major. By profession, he is a software engineer. He founded Initechs, LLC where he works as a Chief Architect.
Director's Statement
As I am in continuous search of good stories, scripts, for theaters and films, in that process I read a short story written by Dipu Mahmud. It immediately struck in my mind for a theater and/or a film. After getting the necessary permission from the writer, I wrote the screenplay keeping the purity of the original story.
But by then activities like stage play, theater, making movies etc became almost impossible due to the COVID-19 crisis. Maintaining all restrictions and safety measures we came up with an innovative and experimental technique to make this presentation. It is something between a theater and a film; or in other words a theatrical presentation on the digital format and it meant to be distributed on-line. I strongly believe that this format will be a new trend under the new norm.
