the mute call (2015)

 

Kos | The Mute Call | Short Fiction Film | India | 10 minutes

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'The Mute Call' is a film, which follows the daily and monotonous routine in the life of an Indian working class boy. It attempts to capture the absurdity of life in a rapidly industrializing/globalizing/corporatized society. We can’t do what we really want to as we are bound by societal pressure, and factors beyond our control. It attempts to show how ‘power' functions in our society.

 

The film has no dialogues and is a pure juxtaposition of images and sound to convey the ideas and emotions. It is a metaphorical exploration of the same concept with the use of an asynchronous soundscape and formalist film design. The film shows how the system destroys the vitality of life.

 

The word ‘Kos’ (original title) means distance in Hindi. The film is about distance and isolation. The title of the film stems from the origin of the word.

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CREW

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Writer/Director/Editor Akash Sharma | Producer Great Indian Noise Pictures | Cast Soumendra Bhattacharya

Cinematographer Abhimanyu Sengupta | Sound Designer & Mixing Mayank Susgni | Set Designer Abhyam Shukla 

Colorist Sourav Burman | Music The Virtual Brothers

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FESTIVALS & AWARDS

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South African International Film Festival (Rapid Lion) - Official Selection in Competition in BRICS Section
Sanford International Film Festival USA - Official Selection in Competition
InShorts Film Festival United Kingdom - Official Selection in Competition
Goa Short Film Festival India - Official Selection in Competition
International Film Festival of South Asia Canada - Official Selection in Competition
Kolkata Short Film Festival India - Best Film