Scarecrow
A farmer's struggle to grow crop on a cemented land. His once fertile land, now regained from the clutches of industrialization after a decade.
In this testing times of growing agrarian crisis across the globe, thousand acres of fertile land is taken away from farmers, by force. And, then, after a decade long battle, it is returned to them. Meanwhile, a complete factory establishment of a luxury product is built and then grazed down to debris on the said land. Will he get back his land the way it was?
Shot in a docu-fiction manner on the actual space with a guerrilla crew, this film explores the journey of a farmer through these times in a metaphorical and experimental format. A fictional take on a true event that uprooted the almost-four-decade-long Communist party rule and changed the political scenario of the state that this land belongs to. This is the only short fiction film that has been made on this subject and one which has captured actual visuals of the concerned land.
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Moinak GuhoDirector
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Moinak GuhoWriter
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Pinky Brahma ChoudhuryProducer
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Shobhit JainProducer
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Uday Shankar PaulKey Cast
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Durbar MandalCinematography
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Eshan SilEdit
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Arkadeep KarmakarSound Recording and Design
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Project Title (Original Language):Kaaktarua
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:January 8, 2018
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Production Budget:5,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Bengali
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Shooting Format:Digital HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Mumbai International Film FestivalMumbai
India
National / Indian
Moinak Guho, born on 20th November, 1986 in the small town of Burdwan in West Bengal, India, finished his schooling from St. Xavier’s School there & then went on to study Aircraft engineering in New Delhi. He then worked for five years but left his job in 2013 to join Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute in Kolkata, where he’s now a final year post-graduate student, specializing in Direction & Screenplay writing. This film, “Kaaktarua” (Scarecrow) is his fourth short fiction. His student films have also been shown in various international festivals.