Shunyata
Synopsis
The story revolves around a Muslim girl Saeeda whose husband is picked up for questioning by the police and mysteriously disappears. It's been two years but she won't give up until she knows the truth. She forms a special father-daughter relationship with a police inspector who thinks he's helping her in her quest but doesn't realize that he will ultimately destroy her by leading her to the very people who brutally murdered her husband.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 mins
- Format
- S35mm
- Director
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Rohan Sabharwal
- Producer
- Rohan Sabharwa, Tenten Films (India)
- Editor
- Rahul R Zaveri
- Screenwriter
- Rohan Sabharwal, Smriti Mudgal
- Director of Photography
- Charles C Meyer
- Production Designer
- Rohan Sabharwal
- Sound
- Harikumar Pillai
- Composer
- Scott Benzie
- Principal cast
- Neha Idnany, Supratik Sen, Arfie Lamba, Vikram Sahu
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The London Film School
24 Shelton StreetLondon, WC2H 9UB
UK
T +44 (0)20 7836 9642
Sales Company
The London Film School
24 Shelton StreetLondon, WC2H 9UB
UK
T +44 (0)20 7836 9642
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