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The Asian Selections for the September Edition of the Monthly Indie Shorts Film Festival

LIVING ON THE EDGE-DEGLAMOURING BOLLYWOOD

Director :OPENDER CHANANA

Documentary, India

My documentary is a startling revelation about the abysmal working conditions in Bollywood which is now laying claim to be a global giant and churning out thousands of hours of content. The technicians and workers are deprived of social security and long punishing working hours take their toll on their health. The basic and fundamental safety measures are absent leading to accidents with unfailing regularity. Basic facilities such as clean toilets and hygienically prepared food are not accessible. In a nutshell, human rights are violated on sets and locations with impunity

Burden

Director Piran AslandoÄŸan

Student Short movie, Turkey

Çetin can’t give the gift he prepared because of his shyness and not coinciding with Özlem. He is emotionally involved with gift pack day by day. Nothing will end for Çetin until he gives it to owner. But Özlem doesn’t share same feelings with Çetin so he should face it and grow now.

BORODINO

Director Dmitri Frolov

Short Movie, Russian Federation

An experimental sitcom, shot in the style of silent films of the early twentieth century. A parody of military-patriotic films. The plot of the film is the battle of the Russian army with Napoleon in 1812.

About the author

Rouven Linnarz

Ever since I watched Takeshi Kitano's "Hana-Bi" for the first time (and many times after that) I have been a cinephile. While much can be said about the technical aspects of film, coming from a small town in Germany, I cherish the notion of art showing its audience something which one does normally avoid, neglect or is unable to see for many different reasons. Often the stories told in films have helped me understand, discover and connect to something new which is a concept I would like to convey in the way I talk and write about films. Thus, I try to include some info on the background of each film as well as a short analysis (without spoilers, of course), an approach which should reflect the context of a work of art no matter what genre, director or cast. In the end, I hope to pass on my joy of watching film and talking about it.

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