Filmbooth First Cut- Short Films Premiers & Screenings at Habitat World, IHC, Lodhi Road > 7pm on 15th December 2012

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : Call  91-11-43663333 (Habitat World) to re-confirm any last minute change or cancellation of the event.

Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
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Event Description : Filmbooth First Cut- Short Films Premiers & Screenings.
'First Cut' - a monthly screening series to premier short films; to screen shorts made by independent as well as mainstream film makers from all over the country. Indian short films have established their presence in the international film festival circuits all over the world; however we rarely get to see those shorts being screened back home! First Cut is a platform for not just this, but also for creating a community of filmmakers who come together to watch and discuss their films - those they have made most recently and those which they are working on. This interaction, though through the pretext of a short film premier, is where we believe, the birth of a quality short film lies

Films to be screened are as follows :
Boot Joota
19 mins
Farha Alam, Anuj Adlakha
Munaf, a young man in his early twenties from a small town in Meerut has been working in Delhi for the past four months. He works as a darzi (tailor) at a textile workshop. He has been living with his cousin, Zubair in a two-bedroom flat. Munaf belongs to traditional Muslim family but holds a notion that his belief in God is beyond reading daily prayers and ritual worship. He frequently talks to his mother while living in Delhi from a phone booth. Munaf has a fascination for shoes, and given his financial background he cannot afford to buy new ones. One fine day he happens to see a pair of boots ( which he refers to as boot-joota) and is extremely fascinated by them. He mentions this desire to his mother who is unable to help him out, and forbids him to borrow money. His fascination leads him to the decision of saving enough money to buy a pair. He opens a makeshift ‘ darzi ki dukaan’ at night and also begins to save money on his food etcetera. This journey takes a toll on him physically, mentally and emotionally.
Satisfied
9 Mins
Aliakbar Campwala 
Short film about a lonely girl living in Mumbai, India. Is she really lonely or there is something else in her lonely life to keep her entertained 
Mumbai
15 Mins
Shadaab Mirza
MUMBAI – Inspired by True Events.
A place which is home to diverse palette of castes & Religions.
Rashid Ali hailing from Punjab comes to Mumbai for some work, & is looking for a place to stay as PG for couple of days, its tough job to find shelter in Mumbai, but he’s lucky & finds a place when he arrives thru an agent.
There is a blast in the city, & the boy is the suspect.
What happens next is the crux of the story.                         
Juliet & the Nurse
12 mins
Soham Mehta
Grieving her alcoholic mother's death, Annabel returns home to revisit happier days. Created as collaboration under the guidelines of Dogme 95.
The Lesson
12mins
Punam Kumar Gill
THE LESSON is the true story of one immigrant's contribution, one student at a time. (Docu-Drama, 12 mins., Punjabi with English subtitles, 2007).
THE LESSON is portraiture of a simple man and his monk-like lifestyle. The film also reveals how Ramesh started a driving school in Mill Woods, a South Asian neighborhood in Edmonton, and helped build his community by teaching new immigrants how to drive. Over the 25 years that he owned the driving school, he taught over 5000 students. Throughout 2007 and 2008, THE LESSON received many recognitions and festival invitations.  Ramesh Kumar passed away one year later.
Inbox
 9mins
Naalaya Iyakunar
'Inbox' is a Fantasy / Love story made for Naalaya Iyakunar Season 3, winning the Best short film of the week and Best actor awards in the Fantasy round. Sometimes silence speaks more than words. 'Inbox' is a short film with no dialogues at all.
Shadows
15 mins
Nakama Creations
A suspense filled short movie where an anonymous phone call leads a brash young man towards uncertainty...

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