Private Project

KYNIKOI

Four teenage boys try to take a shortcut from adolescence to adulthood when one of them goes through an identity crisis. Will they succeed or will life hit them with reality?

  • Greeshma S
    Director
  • Greeshma S
    Writer
  • National Institute of Design Ahmedabad
    Producer
  • Dev B Raj
    Cinematographer
  • Sohaib Ahmer
    Production Design
  • Pranathy Pushkar
    Production Sound
  • Greeshma S
    Editing and Sound design
  • Hariom Dabhi
    Key Cast
    "Harsh"
  • Dev Mehta
    Key Cast
    "Vishal"
  • Dhruv Sejal
    Key Cast
    "Anand"
  • Taapas Trivedi
    Key Cast
    "Aadil"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 7, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - National Institute of Design
  • Pune Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    June 3, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Greeshma S

I am a film student pursuing Master’s Degree in Film & Video Communication from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.

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Director Statement

This film was inspired from an incident that took place in my school. In a retrospection what felt like something silly was worth pondering and raises several questions about the systems children grow up in.