Shivika Rishi shines with her splendid performance in Ave Maria- wins best child actor award at IIFB, Boston

Ave Maria- wins best child actor award at IIFB, Boston

The 24-minute-long short film aims to address the vital issue of child abuse in India. The issue has not been spoken about much. The film focuses on creating awareness about child abuse and highlighting the importance of communication.

The audience besides entire cast and crew are in complete awe of the little lad's performance in the film. ‘All credit to child artist Shivika Rishi who manages to perfectly portray a victim who is unable to seek help' shared the director. Talking about the performances, Shivika Rishi was a perfect choice for her role. The leading child actress, Shivika Rishi does her best as the victim. While she has almost no dialogues to speak, she does the best with a depressed face that seems like a cry for help from the start

The film will not only be restricted to India but also will be showcased across film festivals internationally like the Manchester Film Festival and Liverpool Film Festival amongst others.

The cinematography, dialogues, sound design and the visual effects also blend in seamlessly in this short film. The film is shot is Goa and it has perfectly used the location in terms of story also the background score which is dark as the subject is but it will definitely bright up your mind in the end.