Experiencing Interruptions?

Janlar Opare (Window of the Confinement)

A man, in an attempt to escape the horrors of the wars and conflicts of varying scales and intensities raging around him, desperately tries to keep all the windows and doors of his house shut. Outside his closed windows, the tides of violence flow by—sometimes Manipur, sometimes Bangladesh, sometimes Palestine. Amidst this, a journalist arrives at his home. The journalist's questions and the destruction outside force the man to confront himself once again. They raise the question: Are the closed windows and doors of his house, or of his mind?

  • Jayanta
    Director
  • Jayanta
    Writer
  • Jayanta
    Producer
  • Jayanta
    Key Cast
  • Indra
    Key Cast
  • Sushil
    Cinematography
  • Indra
    Cinematography
  • Sudip
    Editing, Sound and VFX
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    জানলার ওপারে
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 2 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Jayanta

Jayanta is from Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas. He is a software developer by profession. He participated in a basic filmmaking workshop in kolkata on 2020, organised by a renowned Bengali filmmaker Pradipta Bhattacharya. He is trying to learn film making by doing. His previous shorts are 'Bojha Jay Na', 'Ekti Gorur Rachana' (An Essay Of A Cow), 'Geetgauni Katha' (short documentary) and 'Story of a Tour'.

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Director Statement

"Window of the Confinement" is a deeply personal and political exploration of isolation, denial, and the inevitable confrontation with reality. The film tells the story of a man who shuts his windows and doors to shield himself from the wars and conflicts raging outside—be it Manipur, Bangladesh, or Palestine. But when a journalist arrives at his doorstep, the man is forced to confront the question: Are these closed windows and doors of his house, or of his mind?

Primarily this film was born out of the uneasiness created by the news articles and images and clips coming from various war zones of our planet. And, the desire to reflect on how we, as individuals and as a society, often turn away from uncomfortable truths. The protagonist's struggle is not just his own; it mirrors the collective denial we see in the face of global injustices. The film uses the metaphor of closed windows to explore themes of complicity, responsibility, and the courage it takes to face reality.

Visually, the film relies on stark contrasts between light and shadow, symbolizing the tension between ignorance and awareness. The sound design, with its subtle yet persistent echoes of the outside world, serves as a constant reminder of what lies beyond the walls we build around ourselves.

I hope "Window of the Confinement" encourages viewers to reflect on their own roles in addressing global conflicts and to ask themselves: "How long can we keep the windows shut? When will we be ready to open them and face the world outside?"