Onir in Symbiosis Pune to present Abhimanyu

Guys here's your chance to catch up with Onir and get to see some nice short films. Here's the official announcement

Aarohi Film Society, a non commercial organization for the promotion of cinema and talent, was established in June 2007. A registered organization with a member base of more than 500 filmmakers, it is headed by 7 core founding members.

Aarohi Youth Empowerment Campaign "The Showcase"

Aarohi Film Society aims to empower youth through cinema. To generate awareness on the social issues prevailing in our society, we have designed a screening program called 'The Showcase', where short films based on social issues will be screened in colleges, film clubs and schools across India.Thus, striving to make the youth understand their responsibilities towards the society.

Along with the screening of short fims of Aarohi, we will discuss the series of short films to be directed by renowned and critically acclaimed director, Onir. One such film is 'Abhimanyu'.

"Abhimanyu"

Abhimanyu 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.

In India, one out of every five girls and one out of ten boys face some form of physical or psychological 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.

Aarohi and Onir believe that independent cinema exists to give a voice to those working against the tide and outside the system. ABHIMANYU is one of five short films directed by Onir to tackle important issues ignored by mainstream Indian cinema. The idea is to release each film for educational/awareness/festival purposes and eventually compile all five short films into one release for general audiences.

Students will also get an opportunity to interact with Film Director Onir. At the same time, Onir will also be discussing with students, his new series of short films, the thought behind the entire cause and the opportunity/methodology of becoming a co producer of the film.

Venue: Symbiosis, Pune

1) Viman Nagar Campus

Time : 3:30 pm onwards

2) Knowledge Village, Lavale Campus

Time: 6:30 pm Onwards

Schedule: for both the campus:

• Felicitation of Guests.
• Introduction of the Chief Guest, Onir and a brief on Onir's series of Shorts.
• Brief of Aarohi and ‘The Showcase’- Youth Empowerment Campaign.
• Screening of films and interaction with the film makers, if present.
• Post Aarohi Screenings, Onir and the series of shorts is reintroduced briefly followed by Abhimanyu AV screening, and Onir Speaks - Details about 'Abhimanyu', the complete series, the AV, the opportunity of becoming a co producer and student Interaction on the overall issue.

Films to be screened:

Name Of The Movie	Duration
Ad Films
NACO	39 secs
The Chair	31 secs
Tiger	58 secs
Short Films
Pistuyla	14 mins 57 secs
The Candy Man	10 mins 19 secs
Cheque Of Death	3 mins 15 secs
Kaun Azaad Hua	3 mins 2 secs
Animations
Influenche	4 min, 42 secs
Kya Farkh Padta Hai	5 min, 53 secs
Dolly And Me	50 secs
Fuel And Duel	2 mins, 40 secs

Campus 1 -
Total shorts screenings time - 45 minutes.
Event begins 3:30 pm.
Ends 5:15 pm

We travel to Campus 2 - 5:30pm to 6:15pm

Campus 2 -
Total shorts screenings time - 45 minutes.
Event begins 6:45 pm.
Ends 8:30 pm

Shooting to commence in July

Here's another update for you all.

We are tightening our seat belts and ask you all to do the same as we plan to begin shooting for short films in the first week of July. We are in the process of finalizing the shooting details and charting out the plan of action. While we sort things out at our end to begin shooting you don't wait any further to send in your contributions, as getting the required funds at the earliest will ensure that our schedule goes smoothly and timely as planned.

Thanks once again !!!

Sidharth Meer Volunteers to do "Opening and Closing Titles"

Around the same time that Rajeev volunteered to do "Making of Abhimanyu", Sidharth Meer offered to make the "Opening and Closing Titles" for the film. Here's what Sidharth had to say(as it is) about what made him volunteer

My reasons for working on Abhimanyu are varied.

1. I worked with Onir first on Sorry Bhai. I did the opening and closing titles for that film. It was probably one of the best working relationships I've had with anyone from the indian film industry. Having a chance to work with him again is not something I would want to miss out on.

2. I also happen to be in a transition phase. I recently spent the first 4 months of the year in Los Angeles, working on my motion graphics and visual effects skills with some of the best artists in Hollywood. Currently I am working on a brand new reel and website and this gives me an opportunity to have a good piece to add to it.

3. Not really relevant but my brothers name is Abhimanyu.

Best,

Sid

Thanks a lot Sidharth for lending a helping hand !! You can find more about Sidharth's work here

You too can volunteer for Abhimanyu. To discuss, drop an email to abhimanyu.anticlockfilms@gmail.com

Films and Dreams !!

This post is for you

If you are one of those who like the idea of seeing your name appear in credits of a sensible bollywood film ?

or

If you are one of those who love the idea of co-owning a film about something people care about?

or

If you are one of those who is excited about the idea of investing in a film about a social issue and making profits from the same ?

Whichever the case be, if you've reached this line it means you can relate to what we are doing. Through its latest and one of it's kind offering, AntiClock Films invites you to co-own our upcoming film. This film will be a regular feature made out for 5 short stories of socailly relevant(and often kept hidden) topics. If you find the idea of co-owning a sensible film exciting, we invite you to join us by investing money in our venture. These are the three slabs for investment

Rs 1,000 - Rs 5,000 - Gets your name on the Abhimanyu website as a token of appreciation from us for believing in us and being a part our film.

Rs 5,000 - Rs 25,000 - Gets your name in the end credits of the film as a token of appreciation from us for believing in us and being a part our film.

Rs 25,000 - Rs 1,00,000 - Gets your money returned on the release of the film and your name appears in the end credits of the film

Rs 1,00,000 - Rs 15,00,000 Gets your name acknowledged in the beginning titles of the film and proportionate share in the profits

Cheques to be made for Anticlock films pvt.ltd

and sent to ONIR / 404 C Mandar Off seven Bungalows/ Mumbai _4000 61

For any questions/suggestions drop an email to abhimanyu.anticlockfilms@gmail.com
or call Amar at +91 98337 48111