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School Bell

Importance of education is conveyed through a Child Laborer's Point of View.

  • B. Suresh Kumar
    Director
    GOURD TO CHORD
  • B. Suresh Kumar
    Writer
  • Films Division
    Producer
  • N Aathithya
    Key Cast
  • Kumar Tapas Ranjan
    Cinematographer
  • Atish nandy
    Editor
  • B. Suresh Kumar
    Sound
  • S. Akshitha
    Singer
  • Ayan Bhattacharya
    Sound Re-recording
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 7, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,723 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Varsity Film Expo 2023
    Africa
    South Africa
    December 23, 2023
    BEST LIVE ACTION FILM
  • 10th PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    JAIPUR
    India
    September 15, 2023
    BEST SHORT FILM
  • Lantern & Light International Children's Film Festival 2022
    Melbourne
    Australia
    September 16, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Kursaal Film Festival San Sebastián 2022
    Gipuzkoa
    Spain
    September 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Kolkata international Micro film festival 2022
    Kolkata
    India
    BEST MICRO SHORT FILM 2022
  • Imagination Lunchbox International Children's Film Festival 2022
    Baltimore
    United States
    October 8, 2022
    Official Selection
  • BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL MONTHLY INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2022
    Rio de janeiro
    Brazil
    January 15, 2022
    BEST SOUND DESIGN OF SHORT FILM
  • Norgs International Independent Festival (NIFF) 2021
    Isfahahan
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    June 5, 2021
    BEST SHORT FILM
  • SHISHUSREE AWARD 2021 on Best Reporting in Television Media from West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
    Kolkata
    India
    November 20, 2021
    SHISHUSREE AWARD 2021
  • Diritti a Baschi, Human Rights International Film Festival
    Baschi, Terni
    Italy
    August 7, 2022
    FINALIST
  • independent Video Film Festival of Youtube Art Club 2022
    Pavlos Paraschakis
    Greece
    FINALIST
  • ROFİFE Rotary Kısa Film Festival 2022
    Turkey
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • Black Cat Award International Film Festival Art for Humanity, Children and Cinema.2022
    La Paz
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    Official Selection
  • Festival RNAB 2022
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • CLAPPERBOARD GOLDEN FESTIVAL 2022
    SAO PAULO
    Brazil
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Big Syn International Film Festival 2021
    Ludgate Hill
    United Kingdom
    HONORABLE MENTION
  • Indic Film Utsav 2021
    Hyderabad
    India
    November 14, 2021
    Audience Choice award
  • Cineaste International Film Festival of India, 2021
    Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Austral 2021
    Cordoba
    Argentina
    SPECIAL MENTION HAMANATARIAN
  • Shortfundly Annual Film Festival 2021
    CHENNAI
    India
    NOMINEE
  • THE FOURTH MEIHODO INTERNATIONAL YOUTH VISUAL MEDIA FESTIVAL
    New York
    United States
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CORTI FESTIVAL CINE ESCOLAR 2021
    Alicante
    Spain
    SEMI FINALIST
  • Umano International Shorts Film Festival 2021
    Torrance
    United States
    December 5, 2021
    FINALIST
  • Catharsis International Film & Video Festival, 2021
    St.Petersberg
    Russian Federation
    Official Selection
  • International Short Film Festival of Detmold 2021
    DETMOLD
    Germany
    FINALIST
  • Cactus International Children's and Youth Film Festival 2021
    Aosta
    Italy
    FINALIST
  • International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh 2021
    DHAKA
    Bangladesh
    February 4, 2021
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • International Kolkata Short Film Festival 2021
    KOLKATA
    India
    January 18, 2021
    Official Selection
  • JORDAN international Film Festival 2021
    Jordan
    Jordan
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • True View Film Festival 2021

    Official Selection
  • 4th Multicultural Film Festival Toronto 2021
    Toronto
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • The Buddha International Film Festival 2020
    PUNE
    India
    BEST SHORT FILM
  • Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival 2020
    Nova Scotia
    Canada
    AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
  • Gbeck Future Film Festival 2021
    Prince Edward Island
    Official Selection
  • Abbey Film Festival 2021
    London
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Fest 2021
    Madhya Pradesh
    India
    Official Selection
  • TATVA 2021
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
  • Ecocine- Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambientale Direitos Humanos 2021
    Brazil
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • New Generation Film Festival 2020
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    HONORABLE MENTION
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2020
    Melbourne
    Australia
    FINALIST
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival 2020
    CENTRAL EUROPE
    Slovakia
    FINALIST
  • Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Cine Mundo Online 2020
    Fernández Oro, Río Negro
    Official Selection
  • kidzCINEMA2020
    MUMBAI
    India
    Official Selection
  • Hidalalgo Filmfest 2020
    Hidalgo
    Mexico
    Official Selection
  • Ahmedabad International Children Film Festival 2020
    Ahmedabad
    India
    Official Selection
  • The Lift Off Sessions 2020

    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Get IT MADE FESTIVAL 2020

    Official Selection
  • Kaaryat International Film Festival of India 2020
    Jaipur
    India
    Official Selection
  • International Cinema Festival 2020

    Official Selection
  • Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema Showcase 2020

    United States
    Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL DE CINE COLECTIVO

    Mexico
    Official Selection
  • ONE EARTH AWARDS
    Bengaluru
    India
    Official Selection
  • Bengal International Short Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    May 17, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki Free Short Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    Official Selection
  • SIFFCY - 'Smile International Film Festival for Children & Youth'
    New Delhi
    India
    Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA DI CEFALU
    CEFALU
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Panama Series Festival
    Panama
    Panama
    Official Selection
  • Golden Femi Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Official Selection
  • International Festival of Audiovisual Production for Children and Adolescence Kolibri
    La Paz
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival -El Cine Suma Paz
    Bogota
    Colombia
    Official selection
  • Culture Cinema C2F2
    Mumbai
    India
    Official Selection
  • 13th International Haiku Amateur Little Film (HALF)Festival
    Palakkad, Kerala
    India
    September 10, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Certamen de Cortometrajes Piñel de Arriba Film Festival
    Piñel de Arriba, Valladolid
    Spain
    August 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Music Art Film Craft Fest KNEW LAB 810 Dominican DR Nashville, TN 37288
    Nashville
    United States
    August 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Kobani International Film Festival
    Bochum
    Germany
    September 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Sussex International Film Festival 2023
    Halisham
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Edo State International Film Festival
    Benin
    Nigeria
    November 30, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ASIAN FEEDBACK FILM FESTIVAL
    ON LINE
    March 13, 2024
    BEST STORY
  • FerFILM Film Festival 12th Edition
    Kosova
    Kosovo
    May 6, 2024
    Official selection
  • Style, Experimental, Fashion Film Festival
    Los Angeles CA
    United States
    BEST SOCEITY FILM
  • Medezfest - Children & Youth Film Festival
    Mġarr
    Malta
    July 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Work&Enterprise FIlm Festival Award
    Treviso
    Italy
    November 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Festival for Trailers Monthly
    online
    October 10, 2024
    WINNER BEST SOCEITY TRAILER
  • CoNeekta Festival
    Metepec
    Mexico
    November 29, 2024
    Official Selection
  • FESTIVAL DE CINE INFANTIL DE CIUDAD GUAYANA FESTIVAL DE CINE INFANTIL DE CIUDAD GUAYANA
    Bolivar
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    November 25, 2024
    Official Selection
  • SmallRig Awards
    California
    United States
    February 15, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Kuala Lumpur International Film Academy Awards 2025
    Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
    April 17, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Ahmedabad International Film Festival
    Ahmedabad
    India
    April 23, 2025
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • FILMS DIVISION - NFDC
    Distributor
    Country: India
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - B. Suresh Kumar

After graduating in Visual Communication, did Diploma in Film Technology & Television Production. Specialised in Sound Recording from Film & Television Institute of Tamil Nadu in Chennai, India. Worked as a Sound Engineer for more than 400 Indian features, Short Films and Documentaries. Joined as a Sound Recordist in Films Division , Government of India, Ministry of information and Broadcasting. Directed documentary films namely GOURD TO CHORD and ECSTASY OF GOURD for Films Division. Latest short film is SCHOOL BELL which bagged lots of National and International awards. Next film is already started travelling around the World namely ARITHARAAM ( Facial Makeover)

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Director Statement

Films play an important role in society.
Nothing can make an impact as the way Films can.
- B. Suresh Kumar