(and then they came for me)
Producer : Terribly Tiny Talkies
Writer | Director : Devashish Makhija
Cast : Rasika Dugal, Trimala Adhikari, Abhishek Banerjee, Tushar Pandey
synopsis
Today, the slumdwellers have managed to stall the illegal demolition of their shanties. Tomorrow, they must take their non-violent fight for justice to the high court. Tonight, someone is making sure that never happens, one deathly scream at a time.
awards & recognition
- Best Film, International Competition, Mumbai International Film Festival 2016.
- Jury Grand Prize, SIGNS Kerala 2016.
- Best Film, Indian leg, Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart 2016.
- Best Film Runner-up, Manhattan Shorts India 2016.
- StudentFilmer’s Best Indian Short Film of 2015.
reviews
- “Extraordinary… best i have seen in a long time.”
~ Anurag Kashyap (dir. Black Friday, Gangs Of Wasseypur) - “It’s a short, powerful film and it hits you right in the solar plexus.”
~ The Wire - “The suspense is unbelievable.”
~ ReShareIt - “Just 3 shots but capable enough to talk about the many grassroots issues that we as a society face everyday.”
~ StudentFilmer - “Superb… chilling.”
~ Hansal Mehta (dir. Shahid, Omerta) - “Scary… brilliant.”
~ Basharat Peer (author) - “Brilliant! Very disturbing and supremely cinematic!”
~ Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (dir. Ant story, Doob) - “What a fantastic film!”
~ Manoj Bajpayee (actor, Satya, Gangs Of Wasseypur) - “Chills your marrow… tells a terrible truth”
~ Tillotama Shome (actor, Monsoon Wedding, Qissa)