The short of it

It's raining short films in a students' film festival at the Alliance Francaise de Bangalore from today

Making way for the new breed of young filmmakers is the city's Alliance Francaise that is bringing 25 short films, documentary and animation from eight Indian film and media institutes from across the country.
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This shorts selection titled L'indiscr te: Festival de Films D' ufffdcoles (students' film festival) represents India as seen through the eyes of these young filmmakers.

Here's the film calendar
Cities and Lives
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Raah
A differently abled boy sits and contemplates life at a railway station in this animated short.u00a0
Animation, Hindi, 7 mins, 19 sec

Stations
Three Mumbai couples from different parts and social stratas of the city cross paths with each other over a day.u00a0
Hindi, 20 mins

Plain Sita
Ram and Sita elopeu00a0 and get married. Ram goes off to Singapore to set up a business while Sita lives alone in Chennai. Suddenly her life falls apart one fine day and help comes from unexpected quarters.u00a0
Tamil, 23 minsu00a0
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Deluge
Two school boys get caught in the 2005 Mumbai deluge and are rescued by a magical ship sailing through the city.u00a0
Animation, English, 7 min, 36 sec
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Germ
A boy, who suffers from cancer, collects black and white passport sized photos. His brother, a filmmaker gets inspired by this habit.u00a0
Hindi, 23 mins

Calling Julia
The world of BPOs is explored through the lives of some youngsters in this short film.u00a0
English and Hindi, 40 mins

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A young man from Delhi takes a walk around the city's monuments and gardens only to find graffiti. Question is, is this art?u00a0
Hindi, 15 mins
On May 27

Family Portraits
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Mai
This short looks at Siddhant and his relationship with his Mai.u00a0
English and Hindi 20 mins

Narmeen
A Muslim mother who loses her daughter during the partition showers all her affection on her Sikh neighbour's son. The child's father disapproves.u00a0u00a0
Urdu, 20 mins
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Ninaivaanjali or The Obituary
Generation conflict and the serious consequences associated with it are explored in this short film.
Tamil, 17 minsu00a0
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Roorkie By Pass
This short film traces the relationship between a middle-aged man Manoj and his aunt (Maasi) who raised him.u00a0
English and Hindi, 21 mins, 40 sec
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Pdingpdoong
Naughty schoolboys take you for a fun ride in this film.u00a0
Animation, 3 min 25 sec

Indika
A little boy, while delivering newspapers on his bicycle, has some adventurous encounters.u00a0u00a0
Hindi, 10 mins
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Phaj Daud
This animation looks at the Chaddha family and their obsession with their new treadmill.u00a0u00a0u00a0
Animation, Hindi & Punjabi, 5mins 7 sec

Sky
Krishna has a very rigid philosophy of life. Suddenly the entire meaning of his life and beliefs change.
English, 11mins
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Flying Inside my Body
This documentary traces photographer Sunil Gupta and the South Asian queer experience.u00a0
English, 35 mins
On May 28

Tales from Past and Present
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X Y Z
The film is structured as a riddle and the answer to the riddle is another riddle or a story.u00a0u00a0
Hindi 22mins
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Chai Break
This animation uses sand as a medium.
Animation 3 mins, 56 sec
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The Riddle of Auto Shankar
A documentary combined with fiction, Auto Shankar takes you on a joyride.u00a0
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Laal Juto
Bengali boy Nitish is obsessed with a pair of red baby shoes.
Bengali, 22mins
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Thread
The world of circus is explored through the lives of two contortionists.u00a0
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Karna Motcham
The film looks at the declining world of traditional art.
Tamil, 14 mins

Swayambhu Sen Forsees His End
Three narrators narrate three different tales.
English and Hindi, 20 mins

Aasai Mugham Marandhu Poche ufffd
A reluctant 19 year old has to take care of his aunt's beach house only to discover that there is a mystery abound there.
Tamil, 20 mins

When This Man Dies
A hard on luck clerk starts receiving mysterious messages promising him huge amounts of money.
Hindi, 20 mins

At Alliance Francaise De Bangalore, Vasanthnagar
On from May 27 to May 29, 6.30 pm onwards
Call 4123 1340