Alpavirama
‘Alpavirama’ is comma in Sanskrit - a
precious pause - a brief stretch of time reclaimed for reflection and repose.
At the Film & Video Communication
department in the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India we have been
promoting short filmmaking for over quarter of a century. Short films are like
life itself, with multiple colours and nuances, each transient yet forever. But
a lot of short films never reach the audience as their authors neither having
the will nor the wherewithal to proceed further. Through these years our
students and faculty have created numerous short fiction and documentary films,
and the artistic quality and social relevance of these films have been
recognized the world over. Thus it’s natural that we play an active role in
establishing a credible exhibition platform for short films – especially those
given life by the under-30 youth, in these disparate yet uniquely alike lands
of Asia. The previous three editions (2011, 2014, 2016) of Alpavirama were
significant steps in that direction.
In Alpavirama 2016 we celebrated the
vibrant Asian spirit; the diverse yet converging flavours of Asian Cinema in
all its short form glory. This package is a selection of eight films from
Alpavirama 2016. It is curated by Prof.
Arun Gupta (Principal
Faculty and Discipline Lead, Film & Video Communication, National Institute
of Design, Ahmedabad.)
The
films present in the package are :
1) A
Political Life (Docu/Award
Winner/Myanmar) 20 min
2) Aina
(Fiction/Award
Winner/Bangladesh) 19 min
3) Anjaan
Raastey (Docu/Pakistan) 24 min
4) Bilori
(Fiction/NID)
21 min
5) Pottu
(Fiction/Award
Winner/KRNNIVSA) 06 min
6) Sagar
Manav (Docu/NID)
21 min
7) Sarus
(Fiction/Award
Winner/FTII)
20 min
8) Unusual
Summer (Docu/China) 29 min
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