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I AM
Project Overview
I AM is an initiative taken by film director Onir (click or details for his filmography) and actor Sanjay Suri (click or details for his filmography) to make films addressing certain issues in our society. A vision to use the medium of mainstream commercial films to spread awareness and develop a culture of watching content oriented cinema.
Five short films are to be directed by Onir. Each about 20 minutes long with an unique never before told stories with five different music director’s. The five short films have the common theme of Fear and have characters moving in and out of one short into another thus linking them in terms of content and structure. The short films collectively will be called I AM.
With this project we hope to bring in another dimension to independent cinema in India. The project offers the scope to different co-producers to partly co-produce any short film with the producers. We believe that independent cinema exists to give a voice to those working against the tide and outside the system. We vision is to release each film for educational/awareness/festival purposes and eventually compile all five short films into one full length film which shall be released for the general audiences.
Each short will feature one known actor/actress and one or more new comers. All films will be stylized and slick providing not only a good buzz by its content but also because of its ensemble talent.
FIVE STORIES… ONE FILM… “I AM”
a film defining Identity.
The five shorts under the umbrella of I AM are:
AFIA
RUDRA
OMAR
MEGHA
ABHIMANYU
ABHIMANYU
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India, Prayas and UNICEF, 2007 reported that out of 12,447 children (hailing from all strata of society), 53% reported sexual abuse. Out of 12,447 children, 21% reported severe sexual abuse. Sadly, most of these incidents are never reported and innocent victims are forced to suffer in silence. The brave few that do come forward are woefully underserved by a society that prefers to look away and a legal system that doesn’t care.
ABHIMANYU is one of five short films addressing an important issue ignored by mainstream Indian cinema. It is the story of a child abuse survivor inspired by the true story of Harish Iyer and his struggle to reclaim his own shattered identity after 11 long years of abuse.
Confirmed Cast:
Sanjay Suri
Mona Singh
Shernaz Patel
Anurag Kashyap
Music: Rajiv Bhalla
Singer: KK
Lyrics: Amitabh Varma
Location: To be shot in Bangalore
OMAR
OMAR is a film that reveals the nexus between the police and Male sex workers to blackmail and abuse gay men. In India because of the archaic law created by the British which has been long discarded in UK homosexuality is criminalized by law under article 377, whereas any man caught in a homosexual act can be imprisoned for life. This law is very often used by the police to harass and extort money from gay men.
OMAR tells the story of how because of fear of society and law Gay men are very often get blackmailed and are scared to do anything about it. This film is based on real life stories and incidences. It questions the law and a society where the concern should be addressing the deep and growing violence in society but decides to all up in arms against an expression of adult consensual love.
Confirmed cast:
Rahul Bose
Saheel Saigal
Abhimanyu Singh (from GULAL)
Music: Vivek Philip
Lyrics: Amitabh Varma
Location : To be shot in Mumbai
AFIA
AFIA returns from her training in Switzerland in the NGO sector to start work in Delhi. Slowly she realizes that everything was not as transparent and innocent as it seemed at the first sight. Huge amount of money was being misappropriation. To her indignation and horror she discovers that everyone around her is involved. Her entire life changes she discovers herself in the middle of international corruption involving a lot of money hence power.
This story is inspired by the experience of Rima Kohli. Corruption in The NGO sector is widely prevalent and not too many people are aware of the extent of it. The style of the story is that of a thriller. Fast paced and gritty.
Proposed cast
MAHI GILL
MUSIC: MITHOON
Location: Delhi
MEGHA
A Kashmiri Pandit woman has to go back to Kashmir after 20 years and confront her past. A past of losing trust and faith in humanity. A past that saw 300,000/- Kashmiri Hindus leave Kashmir. Since the mid eighties Kashim has witness the final exodus of the Hindu population. MEGHA belongs to those forgotten minorities who have become refugees in their own country. This film questions the definition of freedom and “Kashmir for Kashmiri”. While the film does not deny or overlook the enormity of the atrocities committed by the military and govt over decades, it questions a concept of freedom that eliminates the minority community from its home land.
Confirmed Cast
JUHI CHAWLA
MUSIC: Amit Trivedi
Location: Srinagar (Kashmir)
RUDRA
Set in Kolkatta. Rudra explores the Maoist conflict of ideology between a father who is a former CMP follower and loyalist and his son who is disillusioned and supports the Maoists.
Confirmed Cast
Purab Kohli
Music: PRITAM
Location: Kolkatta
Some topics are too important to let slide into the shadows. We at Anticlock Films call upon individuals, corporate houses, NGOs, professionals and those who share in our indignation to join our cause in shedding light upon such daily tragedies. We want this project to be a completely independent, a community endeavor, free from studio criteria’s of star-power and box office sales. This is a movement towards cinema that has content- entertains by way of enriching oneself.
Be a Part of “I AM”.
MORE THAN 300 PRODUCERS FROM MORE THAN ELEVEN COUNTRIES AND THIRTY FIVE VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER FOR A FILM TO BE SHOT ACROSS FIVE CITIES.
YOU CAN BE A CO OWNER OF “I AM” BY CO PRODUCING IT.
PROJECT STATUS:
SHOOTING TO COMMENCE ON JULY 20TH IN BANGALORE
ALL STORIES TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT 2009
For details contact:
iamthefilms@gmail.com
http://www.iamabhimanyu.blogspot.com
http://www.iamthefilms.com (soon to be online)
I AM is an initiative taken by film director Onir (click or details for his filmography) and actor Sanjay Suri (click or details for his filmography) to make films addressing certain issues in our society. A vision to use the medium of mainstream commercial films to spread awareness and develop a culture of watching content oriented cinema.
Five short films are to be directed by Onir. Each about 20 minutes long with an unique never before told stories with five different music director’s. The five short films have the common theme of Fear and have characters moving in and out of one short into another thus linking them in terms of content and structure. The short films collectively will be called I AM.
With this project we hope to bring in another dimension to independent cinema in India. The project offers the scope to different co-producers to partly co-produce any short film with the producers. We believe that independent cinema exists to give a voice to those working against the tide and outside the system. We vision is to release each film for educational/awareness/festival purposes and eventually compile all five short films into one full length film which shall be released for the general audiences.
Each short will feature one known actor/actress and one or more new comers. All films will be stylized and slick providing not only a good buzz by its content but also because of its ensemble talent.
FIVE STORIES… ONE FILM… “I AM”
a film defining Identity.
The five shorts under the umbrella of I AM are:
AFIA
RUDRA
OMAR
MEGHA
ABHIMANYU
ABHIMANYU
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India, Prayas and UNICEF, 2007 reported that out of 12,447 children (hailing from all strata of society), 53% reported sexual abuse. Out of 12,447 children, 21% reported severe sexual abuse. Sadly, most of these incidents are never reported and innocent victims are forced to suffer in silence. The brave few that do come forward are woefully underserved by a society that prefers to look away and a legal system that doesn’t care.ABHIMANYU is one of five short films addressing an important issue ignored by mainstream Indian cinema. It is the story of a child abuse survivor inspired by the true story of Harish Iyer and his struggle to reclaim his own shattered identity after 11 long years of abuse.
Confirmed Cast:
Sanjay Suri
Mona Singh
Shernaz Patel
Anurag Kashyap
Music: Rajiv Bhalla
Singer: KK
Lyrics: Amitabh Varma
Location: To be shot in Bangalore
OMAR
OMAR is a film that reveals the nexus between the police and Male sex workers to blackmail and abuse gay men. In India because of the archaic law created by the British which has been long discarded in UK homosexuality is criminalized by law under article 377, whereas any man caught in a homosexual act can be imprisoned for life. This law is very often used by the police to harass and extort money from gay men.OMAR tells the story of how because of fear of society and law Gay men are very often get blackmailed and are scared to do anything about it. This film is based on real life stories and incidences. It questions the law and a society where the concern should be addressing the deep and growing violence in society but decides to all up in arms against an expression of adult consensual love.
Confirmed cast:
Rahul Bose
Saheel Saigal
Abhimanyu Singh (from GULAL)
Music: Vivek Philip
Lyrics: Amitabh Varma
Location : To be shot in Mumbai
AFIA
AFIA returns from her training in Switzerland in the NGO sector to start work in Delhi. Slowly she realizes that everything was not as transparent and innocent as it seemed at the first sight. Huge amount of money was being misappropriation. To her indignation and horror she discovers that everyone around her is involved. Her entire life changes she discovers herself in the middle of international corruption involving a lot of money hence power.This story is inspired by the experience of Rima Kohli. Corruption in The NGO sector is widely prevalent and not too many people are aware of the extent of it. The style of the story is that of a thriller. Fast paced and gritty.
Proposed cast
MAHI GILL
MUSIC: MITHOON
Location: Delhi
MEGHA
A Kashmiri Pandit woman has to go back to Kashmir after 20 years and confront her past. A past of losing trust and faith in humanity. A past that saw 300,000/- Kashmiri Hindus leave Kashmir. Since the mid eighties Kashim has witness the final exodus of the Hindu population. MEGHA belongs to those forgotten minorities who have become refugees in their own country. This film questions the definition of freedom and “Kashmir for Kashmiri”. While the film does not deny or overlook the enormity of the atrocities committed by the military and govt over decades, it questions a concept of freedom that eliminates the minority community from its home land.
Confirmed Cast
JUHI CHAWLA
MUSIC: Amit Trivedi
Location: Srinagar (Kashmir)
RUDRA
Set in Kolkatta. Rudra explores the Maoist conflict of ideology between a father who is a former CMP follower and loyalist and his son who is disillusioned and supports the Maoists.
Confirmed Cast
Purab Kohli
Music: PRITAM
Location: Kolkatta
Some topics are too important to let slide into the shadows. We at Anticlock Films call upon individuals, corporate houses, NGOs, professionals and those who share in our indignation to join our cause in shedding light upon such daily tragedies. We want this project to be a completely independent, a community endeavor, free from studio criteria’s of star-power and box office sales. This is a movement towards cinema that has content- entertains by way of enriching oneself.
Be a Part of “I AM”.
MORE THAN 300 PRODUCERS FROM MORE THAN ELEVEN COUNTRIES AND THIRTY FIVE VOLUNTEERS COME TOGETHER FOR A FILM TO BE SHOT ACROSS FIVE CITIES.
YOU CAN BE A CO OWNER OF “I AM” BY CO PRODUCING IT.
- Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000 – Acknowledgements in the end credits( Treated as contribution/pledge)
- Rs 25,000 to Rs 100,000 – Return of your contribution at the time of the final film release and acknowledgement in the end credits
- Rs 100,000 to Rs 1,500,000 – Acknowledgements in the beginning titles as co producers of the film and proportionate share in the profits.
- Rs 1000 to Rs 5000- Students category. Acknowledgement on website/ blogs/ and DVD booklet.
PROJECT STATUS:
SHOOTING TO COMMENCE ON JULY 20TH IN BANGALORE
ALL STORIES TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT 2009
For details contact:
iamthefilms@gmail.com
http://www.iamabhimanyu.blogspot.com
http://www.iamthefilms.com (soon to be online)