Private Project

The Treachery of Movies

This film is inspired by René Magritte's The Treachery of Images. It challenges the stereotypes about movies and represents an illustration of minimalism in the film medium. It questions whether a film is more than just the sound and images running together in time, depicting an event or story.

  • Ankit Kadam
    Director
    Roaches, Go Grow
  • Ankit Kadam
    Writer
    Roaches, Go Grow
  • Ankit Kadam
    Producer
    Roaches, Go Grow
  • Kabir Virk
    Editor
  • Kabir Virk
    Sepcial Effects Coordinator
  • Rachit Verma
    Music
  • Nirmay Jangade
    Mix and Master
  • Kanishk Kadam
    Assistant Director
  • Lovin Ahmed
    Technical Advisor
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    September 14, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 38th season of Cult Critic Movie Awards.
    Kolkata
    India
    January 11, 2021
    Outstanding Achievement Award.
  • 46th season of Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    January 9, 2021
    Outstanding Achievement Award.
  • ART FILM AWARDS
    Skopje
    Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
    February 2, 2021
    Official Selection January Edition
  • GOLDEN FOX AWARDS 2021
    Kolkata
    India
    January 31, 2021
    Nominee
  • 1st Monthly Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    February 1, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    March 1, 2021
    Semi-Finalist
  • Cult Critic Movie Awards
    Kolkata
    India
    October 21, 2022
    Jean-Luc Godard Award 2021
Director Biography - Ankit Kadam

Ankit is an independent short-filmmaker and writer.

He acts as the producer, director & writer of his short films. His debut short film "Roaches (2016)" won awards at several film festivals. He produced another short film, "Go Grow" in 2016, and self-published a novel titled Tussle in 2017. His upcoming short film is "The Treachery of Movies," inspired by René Magritte's The Treachery of Images.

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Director Statement

Cinema holds the world and beyond in conscious reality.