Completed - MARATHI - Female director, Drama - 25 minutes
(Set in India) An elderly widow grieves her son's untimely death in a road accident, and starts serving lunch boxes to the local villagers with her daughter-in-law to make ends meet. Their monotonous life is rocked one day by the entry of a new customer.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Phulawa KHAMKAR Cast : Amruta SUBHASH, Jyoti SUBHASH, Sandesh KULKARNI, Vajra PAWAR, Nayan JADHAV Producer(s) : Pradnya DUGAL (JHUMKA FILMS), Tej DUGAL (JHUMKA FILMS)
An elderly widow Rakhmabai, is a tough independent woman who lives with her daughter-in-law, Ketaki, and her grandson, Aniket. After her son's untimely death in a road accident, she starts serving lunch boxes to the local villagers with her daughter-in-law to make ends meet. Both women have buried their grief in work over the years but it hovers around them like a ghost. Their life's monotony is rocked by the entry of a new customer, who takes a liking to Ketaki and Aniket. (Set in India, Marathi language)
Country(ies) : AUSTRALIA
Mumbai International Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection)Hollyood International Diversity Film Festival 2022 (Cultural Perspective Award)Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival 2022 (Best International Short Film)Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival 2022 (Jury Award Best Film)Marathi International Film Festival 2022 (Best Director Short Film)Marathi International Short Film Festival 2022 (Best Female Actor Short Film)Newport Beach Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection)Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022 (Official Selection)International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2022 (Official Selection)Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection)Smita Patil International Film Festival 2022 (Official Selection)