Patna Filmmaker Azad Alam Secures Place In NYIFF With A Pandemic Story We All Can Relate To

New Delhi: Among the many 36 brief movies to be premiered within the annual New York Indian Movie Festivals, Patna filmmaker Azad Alam’s newest women-centric, pandemic-based brief movie, ‘Collectively’, has secured its place. Thought of one in all North America’s oldest and most prestigious pageant, the New York Indian Movie Pageant (NYIFF) will happen from Might 7 to 14 and can showcase movies from India and the Indian Diaspora.

‘Collectively’ is ready within the time of Covid second wave and explores the battle of households, class divide, and the indomitable human spirit.  

Advised from the angle of two ladies, ‘Collectively’ is about an upper-middle-class girl, Rekha performed by Natasha Rastogi of Made in Heaven, Gehraaiyan, and Paglait fame, and her migrant home assist, Munmun of Sherni and Sonchiriya fame. The ladies, who have been initially on the loggerheads, discover themselves caught below the identical roof throughout Covid lockdown. 

The placing reality about ‘Collectively’ is that it’s helmed by ladies not solely on display screen however behind the scenes too. Priyanka Singh, a recognized Bollywood filmmaker is the co-writer together with Alam, cinematographer, and co-producer of the movie. A member of the Indian Ladies Cinematographers’ Collective, Priyanka Singh’s directorial movie, ‘Maunn’ had bagged India the Greatest Movie award at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Movie Pageant and was voted the movie of the yr by Shorted India in 2020. 

The Ghazi Assault fame Azad Alam usually explores themes associated to ladies. Collectively, in response to him, is a particular movie, as a result of it displays the reality all of us have lived. 
The brief movie has bagged a spot within the NYIFF among the many likes of ”Taangh/Longing”, directed by Bani Singh, and  ”The Beatles and India: An Enduring Love Affair”, a documentary directed by Ajoy Bose and Peter Compton. 

The fest will showcase documentaries and brief movies on burning and thought-provoking points. Faraz Ali’s ”Shoebox” (Hindi) explores a younger girl’s complicated relationship along with her father because the world round them modifications drastically. It’ll additionally display screen a group of shorts exploring LGBTQ tales set in India with ”Dal Bhat”, ”Maintain Punching”, ”Kiss, Man & Spouse”, ”My Mom’s Girlfriend”, ”Pariah” and ”The Approach We Are.

(With further inputs from PTI)