Five Pebbles
Like every day, 7-year-old Miri sets on a journey across the desert of Salt Pyramids to deliver lunch to her father. Socially outcast Suba follows Miri because friends don't draw lines between them, they form a circle.
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Ankit KothariDirector
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Ankit KothariWriter
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Shreya KapadiaProducer
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Kuldeep MamaniaCinematographer
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Manan BhattEditorAn Insignificant Man
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Ankit KothariEditor
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Project Title (Original Language):Paanchika
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:14 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:October 10, 2019
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Production Budget:17,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Gujarati
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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:Yes
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Student Project:No
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New York Indian Film FestivalNew York
United States
July 20, 2020
Official Selection -
International Film Festival of IndiaGoa
India
January 17, 2021
India Premiere
Opening Film -
International Short Film Festival OberhausenOberhausen
Germany
May 8, 2021
German Premiere
Competition
Ankit Kothari is a mumbai based film maker and graphic designer. After completing his undergrad in Fine Arts he worked as an art director in the advertising agencies like Ogilvy. He was the graphic designer and assistant director to Indian films like Oye Lucky Lucky Oye(2007), Love Sex aur Dhokha(2009) and Shanghai(2011). He recently completed his stint as the First Assistant Director For "Tumbbad". It was the opening film of Venice International Film Critics' Week (2018)
Even today, India judges with a lens of caste and religion. "Paanchika" (Five Pebbles) portrays how friendship survives all these social norms.