PRITHIBILOK (EARTHMAN)

A man who lies in a hospital bed at the last moment of his life realizes his childhood, youth. He remembers his mother and playmate in his childhood. He remembers meeting his lover and dear friend in his youth. Man's cruelty towards nature as he grows up is revealed allegorically in this story.

And this film based on Jibanananda Das poem Prithibilok.

  • Anik Bhattacharya
    Writer
  • Sayan Saphui
    Director
  • Turiya
    Producer
  • Ranit Modak
    Key Cast
    "Earthman (Young)"
  • Shayak Naiya
    Key Cast
    "Earthman (childhood)"
  • Sachindranath Saha
    Key Cast
    "Earthman (old)"
  • Shreyan Purkait
    Key Cast
    "Hawa (Wind)"
  • Sandipa Bhandari
    Key Cast
    "Bristi (Rain)"
  • Papri Debnath
    Key Cast
    "Mother of Earthman"
  • Budhaditya Halder
    Key Cast
    "Hijal (A plant in Bengal)"
  • Soumyadip Naskar
    Director of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    পৃথিবীলোক
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    860 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony a7iii
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Harbour Jam
    Diamond Harbour
    India
    December 24, 2022
  • The Calcutta Elegy
    Kolkata
    India
    January 15, 2023
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    Waldwick
    United States
    June 18, 2023
    World Premiere
    Semi-Finalist
  • The 15th Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival
    Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    September 13, 2023
    Asian
Distribution Information
  • MUBI
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
  • IMDb
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Sayan Saphui

Self dot Painter, loves to sketch, dreams to become a creative Film Maker, already made few short films and never fails to share horrible memes.

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