Project Detail

Cha

Synopsis

Bibi is plagued by memories of the past, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha, they are pulled into the past, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi, 1984.

Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 min
Director: Gagandeep Kalirai
Producer: James Bowsher
Editor: Constance Brannick
Screenwriter: Shyam Popat
Director of Photography: Graham Boonzaaier
Production Designer: Anna Woloszczuk
Sound: Joao Fonte
Composer: Saul Bragman
Principal cast: Neelam Bakshi, Manpreet Bambra, Jitendra Shah

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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National Film and Television School (NFTS)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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