Death of a Father
When Babu's father passes away, he is caught in a web of age-old rituals and social formalities. As he looks for opportunities to cope with the loss of his father, death ends up being just another mundane routine for Babu.
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Somnath PalDirectorCourt (Production Designer), Sons of Ram (Assistant Director)
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Somnath PalWriterCourt (Production Designer), Sons of Ram (Assistant Director)
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Chaitanya TamhaneProducerCourt (Writer, Director) , Six Strands (Writer, Director)
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Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short FilmsProducer
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Ratnabali BhattacharjeeKey CastBombay Talkies (Actress), The Epiphany (Actress), Sold (Actress)
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Paromita ChatterjeeKey Cast
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Deeganto JoardarVisual Artists
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Rohan BaikarVisual Artists
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Pracheta BanerjeeVisual Artists
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Anisha SirurVisual Artists
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Somnath PalVisual Artists
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Naveen BoktapaCompositor
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Somnath PalAnimation
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Saurabh VashishthaAnimation
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Swati AddankiAnimation
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Project Type:Animation, Short
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Runtime:10 minutes 16 seconds
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Completion Date:October 10, 2017
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Country of Origin:India
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Language:Bengali, English, Hindi
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Festival d'AnnecyAnnecy
France
June 11, 2018
Official Selection -
TBS Digicon6 Asia AwardsTokyo
Japan
November 17, 2018
Grand Gold Prize -
Animation ChicoChico, CA
United States
December 8, 2018
Winner, Best Animated Short -
New Chitose Airport International Animation Film FestivalChitose, Hokkaido
Japan
November 5, 2018
Japan Premiere
New Chitose Airport Award -
Paris International Animation Film FestivalParis
France
September 21, 2018
Grand Prix Ex-Aequo, Prix Cinémas du Monde -
Athens International Film and Video FestivalAthens, Ohio
United States
April 9, 2018
Official Selection -
Trickfilm Festival, StuttgartStuttgart
Germany
April 25, 2018 -
Anima MundiRio de Janerio
Brazil
August 23, 2018 -
Cardiff Animation FestivalCardiff, Wales
United Kingdom
April 20, 2018
UK Premiere
Official Selection -
DC Independent Film FestivalWashington DC
United States
Official Selection -
Athens AnimfestAthens
Greece
March 15, 2018
Official Selection -
24FPS 2017 International Animation AwardsMumbai
India
Best Animated Short Film (Studio/Professional) -
1st Chania Cartoon and Animation FestivalChania
Greece
December 19, 2017
Official Selection -
19th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film FestivalMumbai
October 13, 2017
World Premiere -
South Asia Short Film CompetitionOoty
India
December 8, 2017 -
Dharmashala International Film FestivalDharmashala
India
November 4, 2017 -
Animatricks Animation FestivalHelsinski
Finland
April 28, 2018
Official Selection -
Northwest Animation FestivalPortland & Eugene
United States
May 23, 2018
Official Selection -
Indie-AnifestSeoul
Korea, Republic of
September 14, 2018
Asian Premiere
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short FilmsCountry: IndiaRights: All Rights
Somnath Pal graduated with a degree in animation from IDC, IIT Bombay. He later served as an Assistant Director on Amar Chitra Katha's theatrical animation feature 'Sons of Ram', and as a Production Designer on the multi award winning feature film 'Court'. 'Death of a Father' marks his debut as an animation filmmaker.
Through a restrained but nuanced narrative, I wanted to highlight the empty experience surrounding the loss of a dear one in 'Death of a Father'.
Been brought up as a Bengali in Lucknow and having experienced a dilution of cultural traditions, I wanted to have it as the undertone in the film. Babu, my protagonist becomes the essential tool to observe the banality that surrounds death in such a cultural context.