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India | 2021 | Color | Drama | 93 min
SYNOPSIS
India, 1962. Shankar is the indispensable servant on the estate of the parents of little Anjana and her brother. The little girl loves his fantastical stories and follows him around. Newly independent India is still class-bound and exploitative. The mother handles the servants with a tough hand and the father commands his force with authority. Meanwhile, in the village, Shankar’s daughter gets sick, and he would like to go home…
FESTIVALS
- Locarno IFF 2021
Cineasti del Presente
In competition
- TIFF 2021
Industry Selects
- Busan IFF 2021
A Window on Asian Cinema
- Chicago IFF 2021
New Directors Competition
- HKAFF 2021
New Talent Competition
- Nantes 3 Continents 2021
International Competition
- Göteborg IFF 2022
Ingmar Bergman Competition
- New Horizon 2022
The Third Eye section
- Andrey Tarkovsky International Film Festival "Zerkalo" 2022
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CAST & CREDITS
Cast
Director
Associate director
Director of photography
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Screenplay
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Costume Design
Production Design
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Jaihind KUMAR as Shankar
Shreeja MISHRA as Anjana
Adwik MATHUR as Bhaiya
Ghulam Pir MUHAMMAD as Piru
Arvind as Ramchandra
Santosh as Ramlakhan
AMIT SINHA as Constable 1
Animesh PANDEY as Sub-inspector
Heena as Rafia Begum
Irfana MAJUMDAR as Sudha
Gaurav SAINI as Ramesh
Irfana MAJUMDAR
Gaurav SAINI
Sunny BANERJEE
Tanushree DAS
Nita KUMAR
Vivek SACHIDANAND
Arti PANDIT
Nita KUMAR
Gaurav SAINI
Nita KUMAR
Irfana MAJUMDAR
Gaurav SAINI
Nita KUMAR Production
ASIAN SHADOWS
AWARDS
- Nantes 3 Continents 2021
Montgolfière d’Argent Award
- Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2022
Grand Jury Honorable Mention
- Dallas Fort Worth South Asian FF 2022
Best Feature Award
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PRESS REVIEWS
"SHANKAR'S FAIRIES is an absolutely stunning piece of filmmaking, a detailed and beautiful ode to the art of telling stories and the value of learning about the world through these small but significant encounters."
-- International Cinephile Society