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AMIR

Located in the Muslim community of downtown in Kolkata, Amir and other men work at an outdated diner, finds himself nothing special to any others. Until he meets a new friend and lifestyle, Amir falls in love with them.

  • Tami Xu
    Producer
  • Niranjan Kumar Kujur
    Producer
  • Arsno Lin
    Producer
  • Tami Xu
    Writer
  • Tami Xu
    Director
  • Somnath Mondal
    Key Cast
    "Amir"
  • Gina Hsu
    Key Cast
    "Gina"
  • Antoine Mocquet
    Cinematographer
  • Manoj Karmakar
    Cinematographer
  • Tami Xu
    Production Design
  • Tami Xu
    Costume Design
  • Gina Hsu
    Costume Design
  • Antoine Mocquet
    Gaffer
  • Manoj Karmakar
    Gaffer
  • Jean-Marie Lengellé
    Editor
  • Tami Xu
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 10, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, English, Urdu
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Taiwan University of Arts
  • Three Acts of Goodness International Microfilm Contest
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    February 3, 2021
    Taiwan Premiere
    Special Honorable Award
  • Busan International Short Film Festvial
    Busan
    Korea, Republic of
    April 29, 2022
    International Premiere
    Hub of Asia - AFiS Special
  • Formosa Festival of International Film Award
    Taichung
    Taiwan
    January 16, 2022
    Award of Excellent Short Film
Director Biography - Tami Xu

Tami is a filmmaker and producer who has established her creative works’ styles in Paris & Beijing. Tami has various experiences on indie productions, participated in some notable Chinese speaking film productions such as “A Shadow Play” (directed by Lou Ye), “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountain” (directed by Gu Xiao-Gang), “Wild Sparrow” (directed by Shih Li), “When Night Falls” (directed by Ying Liang). She was also selected to Berlinale Talents, Tokyo Talents 2013, Produire au Sud Taipei in 2018, and Kaohsiung VR Film Lab - Project Market in 2020 to pursue a career worldwide. Her projects focus on humanities and social issues. Tami is devoted to international co-productions with young filmmakers to promote independent film projects, and founded a film production — Haftix Films.

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Director Statement

I once passed by a mosque when I resided in India. There I saw a Muslim man walking out from it, which I realized that I’ve never paid attention to Islamic culture. My imagination of what sort of life this man might have begun to be pictured. After some time, I found Amir has already walked into my life.