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The Great (2017)

Set in a small town of Eastern India, 'Al Kabirah' deals with the politics of seclusion and its moral complicacies. It does so from the perspective of an ethically conflicted criminal, reflecting upon a story from his childhood, over the course of 24 hours in his life.

  • Abhishek Parija
    Director
  • Abhishek Parija
    Writer
  • Prayas Mohanty, Abhishek Parija
    Producer
  • Vishal Nayak
    Key Cast
    "Imtiaz"
  • Dipanwit Dashmohapatra
    Key Cast
    "Dadhi Satpathy"
  • Sakar Khanu
    Key Cast
    "Dadi (Imtiaz's Grandmother)"
  • Anubhav Agarwal
    Key Cast
    "Imtiaz (kid)"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Al Kabirah
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 5, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    370 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi, Urdu
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
  • 9th Indian Film Festival of Bhubaneswar, 2018
    Bhubaneswar, Odisha
    India
  • 1st Inshort Film Festival, 2018
    Lagos
    Nigeria
  • 1st South Asian Short Film Festival, 2018
    Kolkata
    India
Director Biography - Abhishek Parija

Abhishek Parija (born December 31, 1995, Cuttack, Orissa, India) is a budding Indian filmmaker presently based in Cuttack, Odisha(now). He recently graduated in English Literature from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack and completed a short term 'Film Appreciation' Course from FTII, Pune in 2017. He is also an active member and contributor to the Film Society of Bhubaneswar. He aspires to continue making films in his own state after completing his Masters' in Filmmaking. 'Al Kabirah / (The Great)' is his debut independent short film.

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Director Statement

Amongst all that Cinema borrows from, it owes a debt of the highest order to Magicians, for there lied the spirit of Cinema, in the flimsy framework of wonder and imagination. Movies are magic, hence, no matter what they deal with, they should always somewhere transcend the precise possibilities of the real world.