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Birds without Wings

Two adults who grew up in the slums of Delhi strive to give new wings to the kids bounded by the shackles of poverty, drugs, and society.

  • Rishabh Thakkar
    Director
  • Rishabh Thakkar
    Writer
  • Rishabh Thakkar
    Producer
  • Apoorva Shankar
    Editor
  • Aditya Akash
    Cinematographer
  • Ayush Mathur
    Asst. Cinematographer
  • Karthik Vijaymohan
    Sound Designer
  • Vijey Adithya Mohan Raj
    Colorist
  • Vivian Lawrence
    Sound Composer
  • Rohan Joshi
    Production Sound
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 27, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    4,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Finalist Student Academy
  • Silver Award Spotlight Film Awards
  • Best Documentary 9th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival-20
  • Chain NYC Film Festival
  • 13th Jaipur International Film Festival-JIFF 2021
  • SHORT to the Point
  • 10th Pune Short Film Festival
  • 7th Goa Short Film Festival
Director Biography - Rishabh Thakkar

A Student Academy Finalist, Rishabh graduated from Chapman University with an MFA in Documentary Film. When he got bored of Engineering, he and his few friends started making films eight years ago. Since then, Rishabh has produced and directed Documentary projects in India, France, and the USA. He is drawn towards stories of triumph and artists. From his first documentary about scarp, art, and a city; he has been exploring individuals who inspire or make you dig deeper into yourself. He is inspired by people around him and tries to find stories in the ordinary everyday man. Slowly, he is also trying his feet into narrative non-fiction while currently co-directing an animated series for children.

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Director Statement

The movie started as an idea to highlight the work of an NGO who was educating kids. But soon we learned that what they were doing was not educating the kids but planting dreams in their minds. Dream to leave the life of poverty behind and shine in a world of possibilities where you didn't have to worry about where the next meal is going to come from. This was possible because Dev and Chandni themselves had come from the world they are trying to change, and so the film became much more than an NGO's work and about the dreams of these kids.