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They met, only to part- they parted, but did they meet again? A rendition of Sana and Samar's story as they negotiate their lives and loves in a quest to find the true love of their lives.

  • SWAGATA NAIK
    Director
  • SWAGATA NAIK
    Writer
  • SWAGATA NAIK
    Producer
  • KASHYAP SHANGARI
    Key Cast
    "Samar"
  • SWAGATA NAIK
    Key Cast
    "Sana"
  • PRIYANKA LULLA
    Key Cast
  • VARUN TEWARI
    Key Cast
  • REED GARBER
    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
  • PARTH R
    EDITOR
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    ROMANCE, DRAMA
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 16, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • IMDB Independent Short Film Awards

    United States
    Honourable Mention, Best Short Film (Women))
  • IMDB Independent Short Film Awards

    United States
    Honourable Mention, Best Editing
  • South East Asia Short Film Festival

    Honourable Mention
  • Miami Independent Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Berlin Flash Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Alternative Film Festival

    Best Romantic Film
  • Los Angeles Cine Fest

    Semi Finalist, Best Film
  • Critics Choice Short Film Awards

    Nominee, Best Score
  • Five Continents International Film Festival

    AUDIENCE RESPONSE, 1st Place
  • Five Continents International Film Festival

    BEST DRAMA SHORT FILM
  • Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Lake View International Film Festival

    Official Selection
Director Biography - SWAGATA NAIK

Swagata Naik, born to parents in the military, is a qualified lawyer, who gave up her litigation job to pursue films.

She trained in Method Acting, Screenwriting and Direction from the Jeff Goldberg Studio. She opened her own production in 2018 January, Thrice as Nice Entertainment.
She has written and directed short films, advertisements, student films and the classic play, Barefoot in the Park. She recently did a successful production of her self written play, Charades.
She has assisted on and produced 5 plays including classics like The Importance of Being Earnest, The Odd Couple, Misanthrope.
She has been acting in plays, films and short films. She has been nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the International Filmmaker Festival, London & the Madrid International Film Festival. She has won the Best Debut award at The Digital Hash monthlies.

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Director Statement

I am an actor, writer, director- a storyteller.

While I come from a non film background, I believe that the world is changing. All of us are born with different advantages. Some have godfathers - some have talent - some have both- some may have something else. What is important is to identify those advantages and work to your strengths. Put your work out there - the smart phone and social media are to all of our advantages.

Which is exactly what I am trying to do by putting my films out there for the world to see. These films have a lot of heart and have been made with belief that while we may not have a big production, we have skill and a lot of love to put into our stories.