“Ghar” an experimental short film


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Creator/Artist: Pratyush Negi

Category: Animation Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2018-2022

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2019-onwards

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Raja Mohanty


Detailed Description

Ghar, a short film, is a film that emerges from a personal loss of my maternal grandmother (Naani), my only grandparent left after the loss of my maternal grandfather (Nana) in 2011, while I was 10 years old. Being too young to process the loss of my Nana, I grew up with the sole grandparent love of my Naani. An incredible person through and through, her heart and soul as pure as the glacial water of the Himalayas. Her unconditional love and warmth brought so much joy in all of our lives. With her unexpected demise in Feb ‘22 due to cancer, it was a grave shock for the entire family. It left a huge hole in everyone’s heart. While I was in Bombay, far away from home through the entirety of this, I was devastated with this news, as I couldn’t see her in her last moments nor could I visit her cremation being so far away from home. This film is an attempt to try and capture the essence of what I went through from the moment I got the news to the time I actually visited her place back home. A short film of 7:45 minutes is my first attempt at filmmaking. Planning, writing, and shooting a short film from scratch is a challenge I undertook in this project. This project is my attempt to understand the art and craft of filmmaking.