This pass allows you to view all 55 films on ALT EFF's 2022 program for free.
Select a film to view the synopsis and details below
“Villagers have a saying that the dead come back to visit the living. Now those of us who remain have only these ghosts for company.”
Semla, is a ghost village in the Himalayan foothills.The 50 families that once lived in the village, have migrated to the city, leaving behind 7 people. With this migration, livelihood connected to the terrain and seasons have slowly faded.
Like her village, Leela is old, resilient and forgotten. Despite loneliness and struggles with an aging body, Leela doesn’t want to leave for the city. Golu is the only young person in the village. She is desperate to escape to the city but doesn’t have the means. Dreaming for a different life, Golu roams around the abandoned village.
As the film progresses, the two women face the invisible but palpable forces of migration. Their emotional journey changes their relationship with the place they call “Home”. As time crawls by, a way of life struggles to stay relevant. In this fragile existence, ‘Ek Tha Gaon’ explores life in a dying village where a haunting absence lingers.
- DirectorSrishti Lakhera
- ScreenwriterSrishti Lakhera, Bhamati Sivapalan
- ProducerSrishti Lakhera, Bhamati Sivapalan
- Executive ProducerRajat Sothi
- Co-ProducerNone
- FilmmakerNone
- CastLeela devi, Golu
- CinematographerAmith Surendran, Kai Tillman
- EditorJayesh Shikarkhane, Vasudevan Kothandath
- AnimatorPooja Gupta
- Production Designnone
- ComposerKabeer Kathpalia, Savera Mehta
- Sound DesignDharmesh Vora, Rajesh Joshi
- MusicKabeer Kathpalia, Savera Mehta
This pass allows you to view all 55 films on ALT EFF's 2022 program for free.
Select a film to view the synopsis and details below
“Villagers have a saying that the dead come back to visit the living. Now those of us who remain have only these ghosts for company.”
Semla, is a ghost village in the Himalayan foothills.The 50 families that once lived in the village, have migrated to the city, leaving behind 7 people. With this migration, livelihood connected to the terrain and seasons have slowly faded.
Like her village, Leela is old, resilient and forgotten. Despite loneliness and struggles with an aging body, Leela doesn’t want to leave for the city. Golu is the only young person in the village. She is desperate to escape to the city but doesn’t have the means. Dreaming for a different life, Golu roams around the abandoned village.
As the film progresses, the two women face the invisible but palpable forces of migration. Their emotional journey changes their relationship with the place they call “Home”. As time crawls by, a way of life struggles to stay relevant. In this fragile existence, ‘Ek Tha Gaon’ explores life in a dying village where a haunting absence lingers.
- DirectorSrishti Lakhera
- ScreenwriterSrishti Lakhera, Bhamati Sivapalan
- ProducerSrishti Lakhera, Bhamati Sivapalan
- Executive ProducerRajat Sothi
- Co-ProducerNone
- FilmmakerNone
- CastLeela devi, Golu
- CinematographerAmith Surendran, Kai Tillman
- EditorJayesh Shikarkhane, Vasudevan Kothandath
- AnimatorPooja Gupta
- Production Designnone
- ComposerKabeer Kathpalia, Savera Mehta
- Sound DesignDharmesh Vora, Rajesh Joshi
- MusicKabeer Kathpalia, Savera Mehta