Naked Wheels
The film is about the journey undertaken by a diverse group of people comprising males, females and transgenders across South India in a truck. The film seeks to explore many compelling thoughts on life, love, and gender. The film hopes for a society where none have to crush their desires because the majority does not understand it...
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Rajesh JamesDirectorZeebra Lines
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Rajesh JamesWriter
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Rajesh JamesProducer
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Living Smile Vidya, Gee Semlar, AshokanKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental
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Runtime:30 minutes
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Completion Date:October 1, 2016
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Malayalam
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Shooting Format:Digital
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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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Peleponisos International Documentary Film Festival Greece 2017,Kalamata
Greece
January 27, 2017 -
SIGNS Film Festival, Kerala, IndiaKochi
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International Film Festival of Shimla 2016, IndiaShimla
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The Bangalore Queer Film Festival,2017.Bangalore
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International Short and Documentary Festival Of Kerala, 2016Thiruvanathapuram
India -
International Feminist Film Festival Of Kerala,2016Thiruvanthapuram
India
P.K.Rossy Award for Best Documentray -
SATRANGJawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
India
Indian Premiere -
'Dialogues': Kolkata International LGBT Film & Video Festival,2016.Kolkata
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8th KASHISH International Queer Film Festival 2017Mumbai
India
May 26, 2017
Mumbai
K.F.Patil Unity In Diversity Award For Best Documentary Short and Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Indian Filmmaker -
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
United States
April 24, 2018
North American Preimiere
Official selection -
New York Indian Film FestivalNew York
United States
May 12, 2018
New York Primiere
Nominated for Best Documentary -
Queen City Cinephiles eventsNorth Carolina
United States
May 20, 2018
Nominated for Best Documentary
Rajesh James is an award-winning documentary film maker and film researcher from Kochi, India. He was awarded the prestigious Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker, India in 2017. His documentary Naked Wheels won K.F.Patil Unity in Diversity Award for Best Documentary Short at Kashish International Queer Film Festival Mumbai in 2017. He was also awarded PK Rossy Puraskaram for Best Documentary 2016 by Kerala Sthree Padana Kendram, Government of Kerala at International Feminist Film Festival of Kerala 2016.He has directed documentary films like In Thunder, Lightning and Rain (2018) Naked Wheels (2017) and Zebra Lines (2014).