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The Silent Echo I Short I 2021

Against the stark landscapes of Mustang, four teenagers turn an abandoned bus into a rehearsal room, chasing a distant band competition and the first tremor of freedom.

Written & Directed by: Suman Sen

Country of Production: India,Bangladesh,Nepal, France

Producers: Arifur Rahman, Bijon, Ram Krishna Pokharel, Dominique Welinski, Suman Sen, and Vivek Modi.

Language: Nepali

Subtitle: English

Duration: 16 mins

Festivals and win:

Raindance Film Festival (Winner 'Best short of the festival'), UK

Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (Winner 'Asian New Wave Award')

Critic's Choice Film Award (Winner: Best Film, Best Cinematography)

Visioni Urbane Film Festival - Bologna, Winner

Cortomontagna - Premio Leggimontagna, Italy (Winner)

MiWorld Young FF, Italy 2023 (Winner: Tina Barbieri Award)

Cactus International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Italy, 2023 ( 11+ EDU BEST SHORT FILM - Jury Award)

Civitanova Film Festival, Italy 2023 (Best Short and Best Direction)

Officine Social Movie Film Festival, Italy, 2023 (Best Soundtrack Award)

Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, India (Second Runner-Up)

New York International Children’s Film Festival (Nominated 'Best live action short'), US

Cinekid Film Festival, Holland (Nominated 'Best live action short')

Sharjah International Film Festival For Children & Youth (SIFF), UAE (Nominated 'Best live action short')

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland

Hollyshorts Film Festival, US

Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Japan

Regard Festival International Du court metrage au Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

Tampere International Film Festival, Finland (Competition)

New York Indian Film Festival, US

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, Japan (Competition)

Sneakers Film Festival, Poland

Busan International Kids and Youth, S Korea

IFFSA, Torronto, Canada

Postira Seaside Film Festival, Croatia

Festival Tous Courts, France

Svaneti International Film Festival, Georgia

Aegean Film Festival, Greece

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Australia

Rhode Island International Film Festival, US

Gandhara Independent Film Festival, Pakistan

Festival Cinéma Jeune Public, Switzerland

14º LOBO FEST - Festival Internacional de Filmes, Brazil

Sedicicorto International Film Festival - Forlì

Capri Movie International Film Festival - Capri

Tertio Millennio Film Festival - Roma

Punto di Vista Film Festival - Cagliari

Dingle Distillery Film Festival, Ireland

SeeYouSuond IFF, Italy

Dhaka IFF, Bangladesh

Los Angeles International Children's Festival,US

UnFair, Milan, Italy 2023

Premio Miglior cortometraggio, Italy,

Åsen, BlackBox in Levanger, Norway

Nepal International Film Festival

IFF-Integrazione Film Festival International competition

Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland

Habitat Film Festival, Delhi, India

Prato Film Festival, Italy

Ora! Fest, Italy

Adriatic Film Festival, Italy

Cast:

Kunsang GURUNG

Tashi WANGDUE GURUNG

Pema WANGYAL GURUNG

Tsering DHUNDUP GURUNG

Crew:

Cinematography: Xohaer Musavvir

Edit: Olivier Jahan

Music: Mayukh Moinak

Lyrics: Saurav Rai

Color: Yov Moor

Production Designer: Kala Sangruala

Sound: Rana Eid

(Available on HBO Europe in Eastern Europe, Distributed by Fubon Taiwan in Taiwan, by Pacific Voice in Japan, and by Associak Distribuzione in Italy)

Sales: Network Ireland Television

Publicity: London Flair

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