Kharosrota | LGBTQ Short Film | Piyali Shome | Hook Films

Short film based on the situation after the judgment of Indian Supreme Court on IPC Section 377 to re-criminalize the homosexuality on December 2013. KHAROSROTA goes with the name Torsha, a hilly river of West Bengal; which is both speedy and wild in nature. But her story is not reachable to everyone as so many barriers and dangers are there at source of the river. Even then she flows beyond all the hurdles to reach her destiny. In this story Rumi introduced Torsha to Apu and suddenly their life get completely transformed. Overwhelmed hearts touching love story, which will make you feel something different beyond the usual Indian society thinking.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
23rd Kolkata International Film Festival, 2017
1st South Asian Short Film Festival, 2018
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, 2018
Satyajit Ray Memorial Short Film Festival, 2018
Hyderabad Bengali Film Festival, 2018

CREDITS:
Story, Screenplay & Direction: Piyali Shome
Production House: IPC Media Works
Cast: Sanchari Agnes Mukherjee (Apu), Dipmala Baidya (Torsha), Pratiksha Shome (Rumi), Sourav Chakraborty (Soumyo) and Jaba Adhikary (Tea Sellor).
Producer: Piyali Shome
Cinematography: Utsomukh
Edit: Santanu Ganguly
Graphic Artist: Supriyo Baidya
Singer of RABINDRANATH TAGORE’s Song: Sanchari Agnes Mukherjee
Dubbing & Sound Mixing Engineer: KOUSHIK MALLIK
Sound & Music Editor: Santanu Ganguly
Light: Koushik Mallik
Music: Parple-Planet and Bensound
Edit Studio: Cine FX and King’s Entertainment
Distributor: Hook Films
Special Thanks: Yaatrik Academy, Ishita Munshi and Dolon Mallik

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