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Cuppa Chai

A blue coloured bowl is filled with a brown coloured savoury item and a spoon on top of it, kept on a table. There is a white ceramic cup and saucer behind it.

Lara Dunn

Synopsis

After the death of her Naani Ji, Mira arrives back in her hometown and is confronted by the fact that she knows very little about the woman who passed away. She must learn more about her grandmother's life and the only way she knows is through a cup of tea.

Official Selection International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2024 - Children's and Youth Film Competition

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Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 min
Format: Digital
Director: Amit Kaur
Producer: Radha Bhandari, Kelly Wong
Executive Producer: Thomas Wightman (BFI), Ameenah Allen
Editor: Tanupriya Sharma
Screenwriter: Radha Bhandari
Director of Photography: Beatriz Delgado Mena
Production Designer: Ciara O'Rourke
Sound: Annu Poojari
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar
Principal cast: Raya Dasgupta, Meera Ganatra, Ruchika Gupta, Bhawna Bhawsar, Omar Khan

Genre

Asian Children’s Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Alta Ambit Productions Ltd.

Radha Bhandari

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