Private Project

Adrift

The story is about an individual stuck in the contours of morality and pragmatism. Avro returns to his estranged father’s home to perform the last rites of his deceased father. The thick wall between Avro and his past starts collapsing as things locked away, deep within him, find their way to the surface on the days following the funeral.

  • Saptarshi Bhattacharya
    Director
  • Saptarshi Bhattacharya
    Writer
  • Saptarshi Bhattacharya
    Producer
  • Kenneth Cyrus
    Producer
  • Ritaban Basu
    Sound Design, Mix and Music
  • Kenneth Cyrus
    Cinematography and Editing
  • Krishnendu Adhikari
    Key Cast
  • Pankaj Munshi
    Key Cast
  • Shyam Banerjee
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    নিরুদ্দেশ
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 30, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Avenir - Bioscope Film Festival 2018
    Kolkata
    India
    April 15, 2018
    Indian Premiere
    Winner - Best Story, 2nd Runner Up - Best Film
  • 9th Jagran Film Festival
    New Delhi and Mumbai
    India
    June 30, 2018
    Official Selection - India Shorts Section
  • Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival
    Hyderabad
    India
    June 23, 2018
  • Raddur National Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    May 27, 2018
    Official Selection - Competition Section
Director Biography - Saptarshi Bhattacharya

Saptarshi Bhattacharya is sensitive to his own wandering Bengali soul. He spent his childhood in the 90’s Calcutta, India learning how to paint and reading stories. His passion for storytelling through film has endured over the years. He is self-taught and produces his own films. He is also keen on expressing his stories through other mediums like theatre, computer games and graphic novels. Currently, he is pursuing higher education in computer science, in order to pursue his interest in understanding intelligence and life in general.
Saptarshi’s films are often autobiographical and cathartic – for him. It’s his art for his own sake. To his audience, his films are a chance to live out their own wanderlust of the soul.

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Director Statement

The film Niruddesh (Adrift) is an expression of the emotional turmoil of young men who leave their homes for a career and are left with the choice of never returning.