INDIA | ODIA, HINDI, MARATHI | 2024 | 61' | HYBRID | CINEMASCOPE
SYNOPSIS
A young migrant worker’s epic bicycle journey home during India’s covid lockdown brings fleeting national fame, but as his story is captured by a filmmaker, he finds himself caught in yet another cycle of disillusionment—navigating the fragile illusions of home, friendship and fame in this film that blurs the lines between cinema and reality. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at IDFA 2024
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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, JEONJU
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NEW DIRECTORS/ NEW FILMS 2025 @ MOMA + FILM AT LINCOLN, NEW YORK
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
BUSTO ARSIZIO FILM FESTIVAL, MILAN
CONTROVERSIALDOX
ZAGREBDOX 2025, ZAGREB
AWARD FOR THE BEST FIRST FEATURE
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMFESTIVAL OF AMSTERDAM (IDFA), NETHERLANDS (2024)
ENVISION COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMFESTIVAL OF AMSTERDAM (IDFA), NETHERLANDS (2024)
INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
SUHEL
PRODUCER
TEESTA SETALVAD
CINEMATOGRAPHER
PRATEEK PAMECHA
WRITERS
GURLEEN JUDGE & SUHEL
EDITING
SUHEL
SOUND
BIGYNA DAHAL
COLOUR
YASH SONI
MUSIC
VISHESH KALIMERO
& RAHUL JIGYASU
FEATURING
MAHESH JENA
MAMTA PARED
MUKTAK KANJILAL
RAJAN VAIDYA
NITIN GUPTA
KAILASH KUMAR
MANDAR GOKHALE
