Dreams Awaken (Jaagte Khwaab)
If dreams had eyes of their own, would they see reality for what it is? A queer desire transcends from a night's dream to the day's reality when the filmmaker starts filming her everyday. The camera becomes the 'I' and travels through spaces to seek an understanding of its puzzled sense of being. The film is a jumbled self-expression.
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Aprajita GuptaDirector
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Student
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Runtime:18 minutes 54 seconds
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Completion Date:October 31, 2022
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:English, Hindi
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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:Yes - Creative Documentary Course, Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, New Delhi
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Dharamshala International Film Festival 2023Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
India
November 7, 2023
Official Selection -
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2024Dhaka
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Premiere
Official Selection -
K. R. Mohanan Memorial International Documentary Film FestivalPalakkad, Kerela
India
K.R. Mohanan Memorial Award -
Lift-Off First-time Filmmaker's Session May 2023
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Bangalore Queer Film Festival, 2023Bangalore
India
August 4, 2023 -
QIFF Playa del Carmen 2023Playa del Carmen
Mexico
November 6, 2023
Official Selection -
Beyond Borders Feminist Film Festival 2023Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
India
November 30, 2023
Delhi Premiere
Official Selection -
10th India Week Hamburg, Lichtmess TheatreHamburg
Germany
November 24, 2023
Germany Premiere
Curated Selection
Aprajita Gupta is an independent documentary filmmaker who recently graduated from the Creative Documentary Course at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, New Delhi. Her diploma documentary, "Jaagte Khwaab" (Dreams Awaken), explores the themes of identity and sexuality. It won the K. R. Mohanan Memorial Award at the 2023 K. R. Mohanan Memorial International Documentary Festival, Kerala. She is working on her next documentary short film, tentatively titled, "Women and Their Fields", under the reFrame Fellowship Grant 2023 and "Wanderers, no more?" under Uncode Fellowship 2023.
With a particular interest in the lives of women, she closely examines the notions of home and belonging and observes family dynamics. Her interests include home and belonging, family dynamics, sexuality and gender, urban and rural migration, and discovering new artistic processes.