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Zeal

SYNOPSIS:
ZEAL is a short film done and submitted for the purpose of a 2 min short film School Project "Bosco Showtime", based on the given subject "Life in Quarantine during Lockdown". The film describes the obsession of Saumit for joining school where he badly misses his school days during the Lockdown period. He expresses his feeling of eagerness to his friend over phone and fears if this lockdown continues what will be the fate of students. Saumit is also seen washing hands and sanitizing to convey Covid-19 precautionary message to the audience.

CONCLUSION:
The story and script is written by my son Master Saumit Majumdar along with the screenplay. Being his father, I helped him to give a cinematic shape for the project by Editing. The film is shot on a Mobile phone during the 2020 Lockdown Period and jointly Directed by myself Saugat & my Son Saumit.

  • Saugat Majumdar
    Director
  • Saumit Majumdar
    Director
  • Saumit Majumdar
    Writer
  • Saumit Majumdar
    Key Cast
    "Saumit"
  • Bidit Ghosh
    Key Cast
    "Bidit - Saumit's Friend"
  • Susmita Majumdar
    Key Cast
    "Susmita - Saumit's Mother"
  • Saugat Majumdar
    Cinematography and Editing
  • Project Type:
    Student
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 3, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Mobile Phone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Don Bosco Liluah
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Sprouting Seed International Short Film Festival, 2020
    Maharashtra
    India
    Official Selection for Mobile Short Film
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Shantiniketan
    India
    Winner in Student Films Category Apr 21
Director Biography - Saugat Majumdar, Saumit Majumdar

Saugat Majumdar is a filmmaker out of love for the art of Cinema. During his school days in Don Bosco Liluah, he took part in occasional school plays and mostly loved outdoor games. Portraits & Figurative Art in Black & White is his passion and has taken part in several exhibitions. He likes to watch Cinema to get entertained and keep himself refreshed. He also appeared in a couple of Bengali Feature films for a few seconds. These experiences probably drive him to making films, if not as a career option, then as a passion.

Saumit Majumdar son of Saugat Majumdar is a student of Don Bosco Liluah. Reading Books, Writing and watching Marvel movies are among his passion. Saumit takes active interest in drawing and in creation of Arts & Crafts.

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Director Statement

Art, be it Still ( Fine art ) or Video ( Film ) is an unique creativity of the power of thinking beyond.