Project Detail

White Ant

Synopsis

A man is summoned from Mumbai to his village to deal with a termite infestation, threatening to destroy his childhood home.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Programme - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
16mm
Director
Shalini Adnani
Producer
Sara Bonakdar, Michael Graf, Mrunalini Havaldar, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam
Co-Producer
Carl Grinter, Kalraman, S Somasegar, Kalyan Subramanian
Executive Producer
David Kimbangi, Ben Coren, Ashok Narayanan
Editor
Anna Meller
Screenwriter
Shalini Adnani
Director of Photography
Adric Watson
Production Designer
Binay Sarkar
Sound
Maiken Hansen
Composer
Hollie Buhagiar
Principal cast
Denzil Smith, Harish Kesariya, Pushpa Madam Singh Chauhan, Sushannt Sapare

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Film4

Makadam Films

27 Old Gloucester Street
WC1N 3AX
London

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