KURMAGHAR -a film Written & Directed By Avinash Shejwal
synopsis:-
The story of the film is based on a fourteen year old girl, this teenage girl has no idea about menstruation and kurmaghar.
What is a Kurmaghar:- Women & girls have to live in hut during their menstruation period.which is made outside of village this hut is called Kurmaghar.A hut made up of grass,bamboo,branches etc with no essential physical things around.In rainy season,water leaks through the grass ceiling and flooring made up of mixing clay and cow dung create mud inside the hut. A bathroom made up of old sarees or wooden plank. The women are prohibited from entering to the village even for life essential commodities. If someone break the rule then this have to face the punishment given by villagers and caste-assembly.
In the movie you will see how the girl has to stay in the hut day and night during menstruation and what other problems she has to face.
Problems in a kurmaghar !
*The nights are especially very scary in the kurmaghar. It is not uncommon for wild animals to make an appearance like snake and there have been reports of women dying from "snakebites" while staying in Kurmaghar.
*“During the rainy season, it is all the more difficult to stay in a Kurmaghar because water comes inside and sometimes the roof leaks,
*There have no light (a light used in the film just for cinematic look ),
* no bed , Women usually sleep on the floor with just a thick sheet for a mattress, which is folded and used as a cushion during the day.
•Produced by :-Vaibhav Vishnu Kadam
Written & Directed by
Avinash Shejwal
avinashshejwal90@gmail.com
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AVINASH SHEJWALDirector
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Avinash shejwalWriterDispel the white collar dream
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Vaibhav Vishnu kadamProducer
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pranjal suradkarKey Cast"Bali"
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Pooja gaikwadKey Cast"mother"
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Kranti sunita mohanmusic
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Abhijeet patilcinematographer
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Avinash ShejwalEDITOR
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Avinash shejwalSCREENPLAY
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Deepak SathePRODUCTION HEAD
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Gautam ShejwalCREATIVE HEAD
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Vinod ShejwalCREATIVE HEAD
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Santosh GautamLIGHT
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Rohit RaokarHELICAM
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Abhijeet Milind GawaliAssistant director
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Asmita Milind GawaliArt Director
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Ruchita Gautam ShejwalCostume Designer
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Ujwala Shailendra SuradkarHair & Make-up
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Shailendra SuradkarTechnician Supervisor
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Atul Deepak ShejwalTechnician Supervisor
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Shayam KishorSound Mixing
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:18 minutes 17 seconds
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Completion Date:January 26, 2020
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Production Budget:4,500 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Country of Filming:India
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Language:Hindi
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2:35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - deogiri college Aurangabad
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4th INSFF 2020INDAPUR
India
March 3, 2020
Official Selection & Nomination for Best film, Best Screen play & Best Art Direction -
2nd SNFF 2020Sindhudurg
India
March 7, 2020
Official Selection -
5th MANWTFFF 2020Los Angeles, California 90023
United States
September 17, 2020
Official selection & 3-NOMINATION Teaser video, Feature Film & Poster -
10th Pune Short Film Festival 2020Pune
India
Official Selection -
HEcare Film Festival (Human-Environment care film festival HECFF) CANADA 2020)CANADA
Canada
November 5, 2020
Official Selection -
7th Goa short film festival 2020Goa
India
Official Selection -
The 3rd Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival 2020Fukuoka
Japan
December 23, 2020
Official Selection -
14th international children’s film festival Bangladesh 2021Dhaka
Bangladesh
January 30, 2021
Bangladesh
Official Selection -
FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA DI CEFALU Italy 2021Cefalu
Italy
May 1, 2021
Official Selection -
International Film Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement themes DetectiveFESTSmolensky boulevard,Moscow
July 4, 2021
Nominee -
FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA DI CEFALU Italy 2021 CefaluCEFALU
Italy
July 3, 2021
Semi Finalist -
First-time filmmaker sessions by lift-off global network 2021Pinewood
United Kingdom
April 14, 2022
Official selection -
International Film Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement themes DetectiveFEST International Film Festival of Detective Films and Television programs on Law-Enforcement themes DetectiveFESTMoscow
Russian Federation
July 4, 2021
Nominee -
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù Festival del Cinema di CefalùCefalù, Palermo
May 1, 2021
Semi-Finalist -
One Earth AwardsBangalore, Karnataka
India
March 31, 2022
Award Winner -
Queer Asia Film Festival London
United Kingdom
June 16, 2022
Official selection -
Lift-off filmmaker session’s LondonLondon
United Kingdom
January 5, 2023
Official selection
Name : Avinash Shejwal
Dob : 3 April
Education : 1) Master of Business Administration .
2) Deogiri college Aurangabad.
3) Shiamak Davar's Institute for Performing Arts.
Ex. Member of a Bosco Martis team.
Work at an Indian Cinema
New film:- 1) The writer it has Begun (2022) (written & Directed
2) Dispel the white collar dream (2021) (Written & Directed )
As a Bollywood Choreographer
Projects:
Movie:
1 Zindagi tumse
Music videos:
1 Yehan tera hain jahan (Rituraj )
2 Mere bin (Sachin Gupta)
3 Din saare(Darshan Raval upcoming)
4 River Anthem (Sachin Gupta)
5 Mere humdam
6 Dard kaam nahi hota
Directed music video:-
1 Hai hum yahan (2018)
KURMAGHAR (2020)
A FILM WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
AVINASH SHEJWAL
Mumbai
Email- avinashshejwal90@gmail.com
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