AALO – The Light
Auto-ethnographic | 22 min | Auroville Film Institute | 2021
MOTHER and DAUGHTER are left alone in the house to navigate the grief of SON’s unnatural disappearance. They slowly start descending into delirium. DAUGHTER tries to emulate behavioural traits SON where as MOTHER starts talking to the LIGHT. It becomes DAUGHTER’s responsibility to stop mother from meeting the same fate as SON while dealing with her sorrows.
Notable Festivals : Mumbai International Film Festival, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival, Bengal International Short Film Festival, Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Awards : Outstanding Film on Women at Tagore IFF, Best International Film at Port Blair IFF
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‘11 films from Auroville institute selected for Mumbai festival‘ : The Hindu
‘Four short films of Auroville Film Institute wins accolades at film festivals‘ : The New Indian Express
Cast & Crew
Cast – Shampa Kundu, Dithsa Kundu
Writer and Director – Soham Kundu
Producer – Soham Kundu
Executive Producers – Kamal Swaroop, Richa Hushing, Rrivu Laha
Original Music – Rohit Mukherjee
Lighting Assistants – Annesha Bannerjee, Iti Pathak
Cinematography & Editing – Soham Kundu
Outro Writer and Narrator – Kavita Malviya
Poster Artwork – Mahalaxmi Maahi
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