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Preparing for the school show, a sibling dispute, upheaving familial norms, and a close-knit cricket team. This collection of films looks at how cultural expectations shape communities and the individuals within them.
Paratoi ar gyfer sioe'r ysgol, anghydfod rhwng brodyr a chwiorydd, normau teuluol sy'n chwyldroi, a thîm criced agos. Mae'r casgliad hwn o ffilmiau yn edrych ar sut mae disgwyliadau diwylliannol yn siapio cymunedau a'r unigolion ynddynt.
At a school in the Himalayas,15-year-old Sachin is bullied for cross-dressing in a folk-dance performance. Anju, the middle-aged vice principal of the school, steps in, but it unravels more than she anticipated. As both quietly navigate their secret struggles, their lives begin to intertwine, forming a bond that neither can name but both need.
Director’s bio
Shubham Negi is a filmmaker from Himachal Pradesh. His film Hills Don’t Dance Alone premiered at BFI Flare and several Oscar-qualifying Film Festivals. His short documentary How much space does a firefly take? won the Nagari Film Production Grant. His debut feature project Soma Helang is currently in Torino Film Lab’s Green Narratives program. It was previously selected for the NFDC Co-Production Market 2024, developed at the Writer’s Ink Lab, and won mentorship from Vikramaditya Motwane.
Mewn ysgol yn yr Himalayas, mae Sachin, 15 oed, yn dioddef bwlio am wisgo dillad gwerin mewn perfformiad dawns werin. Mae Anju, is-bennaeth canol oed yr ysgol, yn camu i mewn, ond mae'n datod yn fwy nag yr oedd hi'n ei ragweld. Wrth i'r ddau lywio eu brwydrau cyfrinachol yn dawel, mae eu bywydau'n dechrau cydblethu, gan ffurfio cwlwm na all y naill na'r llall ei enwi ond sydd ei angen ar y ddau.
Bywgraffiad y cyfarwyddwr
Mae Shubham Negi yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau o Himachal Pradesh. Cafodd ei ffilm Hills Don’t Dance Alone ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn BFI Flare a sawl Gŵyl Ffilm a oedd yn gymwys ar gyfer Oscar. Enillodd ei ffilm ddogfen fer How much space does a firefly take? Grant Cynhyrchu Ffilm Nagari. Mae ei brosiect nodwedd cyntaf Soma Helang ar hyn o bryd yn rhaglen Green Film Lab Torino. Fe'i dewiswyd yn flaenorol ar gyfer Marchnad Gyd-gynhyrchu NFDC 2024, fe'i datblygwyd yn Writer's Ink Lab, ac enillodd fentoraeth gan Vikramaditya Motwane.
- Year2025
- Runtime24 minutes
- LanguageHindi
- CountryIndia
- DirectorShubham Negi, Shubham Negi
- ScreenwriterShubham Negi, Shubham Negi
- ProducerUdit Raj Somani, Neeraj Churi, Anupama Chopra, Shubham Negi
Preparing for the school show, a sibling dispute, upheaving familial norms, and a close-knit cricket team. This collection of films looks at how cultural expectations shape communities and the individuals within them.
Paratoi ar gyfer sioe'r ysgol, anghydfod rhwng brodyr a chwiorydd, normau teuluol sy'n chwyldroi, a thîm criced agos. Mae'r casgliad hwn o ffilmiau yn edrych ar sut mae disgwyliadau diwylliannol yn siapio cymunedau a'r unigolion ynddynt.
At a school in the Himalayas,15-year-old Sachin is bullied for cross-dressing in a folk-dance performance. Anju, the middle-aged vice principal of the school, steps in, but it unravels more than she anticipated. As both quietly navigate their secret struggles, their lives begin to intertwine, forming a bond that neither can name but both need.
Director’s bio
Shubham Negi is a filmmaker from Himachal Pradesh. His film Hills Don’t Dance Alone premiered at BFI Flare and several Oscar-qualifying Film Festivals. His short documentary How much space does a firefly take? won the Nagari Film Production Grant. His debut feature project Soma Helang is currently in Torino Film Lab’s Green Narratives program. It was previously selected for the NFDC Co-Production Market 2024, developed at the Writer’s Ink Lab, and won mentorship from Vikramaditya Motwane.
Mewn ysgol yn yr Himalayas, mae Sachin, 15 oed, yn dioddef bwlio am wisgo dillad gwerin mewn perfformiad dawns werin. Mae Anju, is-bennaeth canol oed yr ysgol, yn camu i mewn, ond mae'n datod yn fwy nag yr oedd hi'n ei ragweld. Wrth i'r ddau lywio eu brwydrau cyfrinachol yn dawel, mae eu bywydau'n dechrau cydblethu, gan ffurfio cwlwm na all y naill na'r llall ei enwi ond sydd ei angen ar y ddau.
Bywgraffiad y cyfarwyddwr
Mae Shubham Negi yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau o Himachal Pradesh. Cafodd ei ffilm Hills Don’t Dance Alone ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn BFI Flare a sawl Gŵyl Ffilm a oedd yn gymwys ar gyfer Oscar. Enillodd ei ffilm ddogfen fer How much space does a firefly take? Grant Cynhyrchu Ffilm Nagari. Mae ei brosiect nodwedd cyntaf Soma Helang ar hyn o bryd yn rhaglen Green Film Lab Torino. Fe'i dewiswyd yn flaenorol ar gyfer Marchnad Gyd-gynhyrchu NFDC 2024, fe'i datblygwyd yn Writer's Ink Lab, ac enillodd fentoraeth gan Vikramaditya Motwane.
- Year2025
- Runtime24 minutes
- LanguageHindi
- CountryIndia
- DirectorShubham Negi, Shubham Negi
- ScreenwriterShubham Negi, Shubham Negi
- ProducerUdit Raj Somani, Neeraj Churi, Anupama Chopra, Shubham Negi