Smaran

“Best screenplay (Student Documentary) ”

— 9th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2020

20 min | Non-fiction | India | 2019

Smaran(Impressions) is a tale of recollections from three generations of women in India, each looking to learn something from the other. A rebellious woman from the early 20th century who defied oppressive traditions and left behind a diary with her memoirs, her daughter-in-law who preserved this diary and a young girl, who wants to document the lives of these women as women are still absent from the dominant historical narrative.

Previous Awards and Screenings:
• Awarded Best Screenplay at Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2020
• Selected for Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival 2020
• Selected for Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival 2020
• Selected for Cineaste International Film Festival of India 2020
• Selected for Liftoff First Time Filmmaker Sessions 2020