The Withdrawal

A woman is experiencing withdrawal symptoms because she is staying apart from her constant companion. It's her way of expressing how much she is missing it and what is life without it.

  • Chandni Srivastava
    Director
  • Chandni Srivastava
    Writer
  • Mini Cooker Films
    Producer
  • Lilas Broué
    Voice Over Artist
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 6, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FESTIVAL DEL CINEMA DI CASTEL VOLTURNO
    NAPLES
    Italy
    October 24, 2021
    SPECIAL MENTION FOR ORIGINALITY
Director Biography - Chandni Srivastava

Chandni Srivastava is an independent filmmaker from Delhi, India. She is a post-graduate in film and TV production from St. Xavier's, Mumbai. She has an experience of 10 years in the film making field. Her documentary "Ravanayana" (2015) bagged two awards and got recognition in many national and international film festivals.

Her short experimental film "Here" (2019) was screened in 13 film festivals. It won Best Experimental Short Film Award in Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival 2019 Pune, Falcon International Film Festival 2020, London and Switzerland International Film Festival 2020. Also, it was one of the finalists in Jeju Drone Film Festival 2019, South Korea and Cefalu Film Festival 2019, Italy. It was a part of SAPA TANZKINO 2022 and was shown in 9 cities across Switzerland.

The sketch comedy film "Procrastinators Unite!!!...Tomorrow" won Best Cinematography Award at Toronto Comedy Film Festival 2021, and was given Honorable Mention at Screen Power Film Festival, London 2021 and Battle of The Sketches, Austin US 2021. It was also screened at Here Kyiv Short Fest Ukraine 2021, All the Laughs Comedy Awards Atlanta 2021 and The Great Canadian Comedy Film Festival 2020.

Her recent experimental animation film “The Withdrawal” won “Special Mention for Originality” award at Festival Del Cinema Di Castel Volturno, Naples Italy in 2021. And it was officially screened at many international festivals including Earl’s court Film Festival, London 2021, Filmfest Bremen, Germany 2022 and Smita Patil International Film Festival, Pune 2021.

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