Private Project

A Fish

Matsya Shah a 17 year old failed his grade 11 due to his commitment to theatre and as a result is repeating grade 11. The film is about his first day in school, his classmates have moved on and he is still behind.

  • Dhruv Satija
    Director
  • Dhruv Satija
    Writer
  • National Institute of Design
    Producer
  • Poojan Trivedi
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Matsya
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    435 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Gujarati, Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Dhruv Satija

Dhruv Satija is a film direction student at the National Institute of Design. He has worked as an Art Director on the feature film Moh Maya Money. He has also assisted on feature film Time Out, produced by Viacom 18. He has also done production management on three Discovery Channel TV shows.

Dhruv has directed two fiction films and a documentary. His films deal with insecurities of protagonists. They can be ignorant or confused, but are often the reasons for their own misery. His documentary is about a man and his love for the India Railways. Dhruv has also directed a TVC and a PSA.

Dhruv aspires to create meaningful content for the evolving content industry. He wishes to work on both documentary and fiction films. He is keen on experimenting with Video Art.

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