INDIA | ODIA, HINDI, MARATHI | 2024 | 61' | HYBRID | CINEMASCOPE
CYCLEMAHESH
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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
JURY PRIZE, ASIAN VISION COMPETITION
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL (TIDF), TAIPEI (2026)
BEST FIRST FEATURE
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMFESTIVAL OF AMSTERDAM (IDFA), NETHERLANDS (2024)
ENVISION COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILMFESTIVAL OF AMSTERDAM (IDFA), NETHERLANDS (2024)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILMS 2025, MOMA + FILM AT LINCOLN, NEW YORK (2025)
NEW ASIAN CURRENTS
YAMAGATA INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL, JAPAN (2025)
FOCUS
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, CANADA 2025
PANAROMA
MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2025
SPECIAL JURY MENTION FOR SOUND
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2025
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
DHARAMSHALA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2025)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
JEONJU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, JEONJU (2025)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
INDIA DOC PROJECT, NEW DELHI (2025)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
GUANAJUATO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MEXICO
CONTROVERSIALDOX
ZAGREBDOX, ZAGREB (2025)
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWS
CREDITS
EDITING
SUHEL BANERJEE
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
DIRECTOR
SUHEL BANERJEE
PRODUCER
TEESTA SETALVAD
CINEMATOGRAPHER
PRATEEK PAMECHA
WRITERS
GURLEEN JUDGE & SUHEL BANERJEE
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