DAUD | Short Film 🇮🇳 | Directed by Nihar Palwe | Anud Singh Dhaka | Prit Kamani | Adith Anande

His mother died when she gave birth to him. His earliest memory is of his father rising in the waking hours of every day, to scale the heights of an impossible mountain. Every day, he would run – and his son would run with him. The first day he decided not to go, was the last day he ever saw him.

With the memory of his hero - putting his running shoes on - still vivid in his mind, the boy sets out to finish what his father started. Every day is an exploit as he tries to conquer his fear, in this experimental live-action/animation hybrid short.

CREW✨:
🎬 Written, Produced & Directed by: Nihar Palwe   / niharpalwe  

Creative Producers: Shubham Sanap   / sanap_that   & Karan Nagwekar   / karannagwekar  

Starring: Anud Singh Dhaka   / anudsinghdhaka  
Narration: Prit Kamani   / pritkamani  

Director of Photography: Santosh Detake   / santosh.detake  
Original Score: Adith Anande   / xadithx  
Editor: Lokesh Mahajan   / luckyar3  
Animation: Arindam Kishore Dutta   / arindam.kd  
Sound Design: Pranav Shukla (Filmfare Award Winner 🏆, not on Instagram :p)

Line Producer: Prad Shinde   / pradshinde25  
VFX Creative Head: Amit Malviya   / amitmalviya.09  
VFX Studio: Visual Birds Studio   / visualbirdsstudio  

Sound Editor: Swapnil Shivang   / swapnilshivang  
Music Production: Rishal Shetty
Additional Vocals: Anway Gangwane   / anwaygangawane  

Animation Team: Addayta Biswas   / toto_bisbas   & Kratika Sunkar   / wicked_padosan  

SPECIAL THANKS:
Yatharth Awasthi, Jyoti Palwe, Rajendra Palwe, Roshni Shah 💔, Ajinkya Khatal, Akshay Khatal, Sumit Lunawat, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Sunny Bhau Patil, Priyo, Mantra Watsa, Amit Mehra & Mukesh Kumaravel from Paris! 💥

A Desi Cut Production
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Rate this short on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15579640/

Review of Daud:
- https://www.thetalentedindian.com/dau...
- https://shorted.in/short-films/daud-r...

Film Festivals:
- ​Sensoria Film & Music Festival, Sheffield, UK
- JioMAMI Mumbai Film Festival, Mumbai
- SHORTED Online Film Festival
- International Short Film Festival of India (ISFFI)
- Critics Choice Award
- KidzCINEMA Film Festival
- Golden Sparrow International Film Festival
- Alibag Short Film Festival
- Lift-Off Global Networks Sessions

Screenings of Daud across the globe-
- British Council, United Kingdom: https://www.sensoria.org.uk/events/th...
- Sensoria Festival, United Kingdom:   / 1445513291778846730  
- NCPA, Mumbai: https://www.ncpamumbai.com/event/shor...
- Creative Adda, Versova: https://insider.in/movie-night-with-c...
- Movie night with Cinemumble: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvbjdvyyH...

JioMAMI Mumbai Film Festival Official Selection: https://www.highonfilms.com/jio-mami-...
Note: During the pandemic, with time seemingly boundless, we engaged in extensive experimentation with animation, exploring its impact on human emotions. This exploration led us to extend the overall length of our project to its current duration.

Film Bazaar (Viewing Room): https://filmbazaarindia.com/media/270...

In the News: https://www.passionateinmarketing.com...

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