The Asian Selections at this month's Monthly Indie Shorts has been announced and it includes films from Pakistan, India, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Russian Federation and India. Here are all the titles and their descriptions.
“Roop Aroop” by Akif Farooqui
Country: Pakistan
Synopsis
A drama film, adopted from the work of infamous Urdu Fiction writer Qudratullah Shahab, which depicts a young boy who discovers his infatuation with his teacher's wife amidst a time of severe crisis and suffering as the whole village is affected by plague. This film would unravel upon the audience, difference in mindsets of a 35-year-old devout engulfed by the fear of disease, and a 12-year-old lover. A drama short film about affection, loss and emotional adventure of 12 year old boy.
“The visit” by Evgeny Vedrov
Country: Russian Federation
Synopsis
An unexpected guest came to the elderly woman on the usual evening.
“BHOG” by Jitendra Yadav
Country: India
Synopsis
BHOG is a short film. It has little arguments between Priest and a boy named Golu ,who lives with priest to help him on ghat daily. One day Priest gives Golu some sweats to offer to the God in the temple. Golu returns from temple,but he has nothing in his hand. Priest asks him where is all sweats .Golu tells him(priest) that God was very hungry today so he ate all sweats. When Priest hear this sentence,he is in thinking that how can god ate all sweats. This is the beautiful and suspicious moment of “Bhog” that where is all sweats. In the last Golu is eating sweats with children who are in the God's face “shankar” and “parwati”. Priest is watching them from a distance. Which makes a smile on Priest's face. Perhaps he has found his God in those children.
“Hobo” by Alexander Ivanov
Country: Russian Federation
Synopsis
Hobo founds tooth in the fish. Tooth leads him to troubles with paranormal.
“Dawn of Spectral Darkness” by Leonidas Stanescu
Country: Singapore
Synopsis
After finding the virility formula Prof Gustav decides to find the cure for Covid. But an entity from a parallel dimension warns him not to. Otherwise…
“Attention” by Mikhail Podolin
Country: Kazakhstan
Synopsis
The little girl tries to persuade her parents to go for a walk with her, but they have no time, they are immersed in the phone and computer. The girl puts on her own clothes, takes her favorite toy and goes for a walk out of the house alone to the big city ….
“Liminal” by Gökhan Kum
Country: Turkey
Synopsis
A woman who's in her 30s wants to kill herself comes to the village home.
“Mom” by Irina Mandrykina (Documentary)
Country Russian Federation
Synopsis
The story of a lonely elderly woman who survived her two children. The film becomes a story about a woman's interaction and death. A mother ready to face death at any moment
