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Vidal D'costa presents.... Mocking the Mundane

A mockumentary that follows an incompetent scientist's attempts at studying nature (both human and otherwise) while slowly losing funding and possibly her sanity.

  • Vidal D'costa
    Director
    Airbrushed Beyond Recognition, Spurned
  • Vidal D'costa
    Writer
    Airbrushed Beyond Recognition, Spurned
  • Vidal D'costa
    Key Cast
    "Head researcher/deranged ex lab employee"
  • Vidal D'costa
    Key Cast
    "Ludwig the musician/twin brother of deranged ex lab employee"
  • A host of poultry
    Key Cast
    "Themselves"
  • El Gato
    Key Cast
    "Sleeping cat"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Mockumentary
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The New School, New York
  • Lift-Off First-time Filmmakers Sessions 2023
    Pinewood Studios
    United States
    January 5, 2023
    Official selection
  • Cine Sepia Reels Carnival Film Festival
    West Bengal
    India
    April 23, 2024
    Indian premier
    Winner (Best comedy film)
Director Biography - Vidal D'costa

Vidal D'costa is a film critic, film journalist, content writer and media studies graduate who lives and loves to write and occasionally dabbles in comedy sketches for the digital platform and filmmaking. Her documentary Airbrushed Beyond Recognition has been screened at various film festivals.

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