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A FLY ON THE WALL


Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose | India, United States | 2024 | 82 Mins | English

Fri, Nov 8 | 10:00 AM | Hermann Gmeiner Hall

Poster - A FLY ON THE WALL

A friendship walks the distance between life and death in Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar’s A Fly on the Wall. Loved ones pour in from different parts of the world to raise one last toast with Chika Kapadia. In the coming week he has an appointment at Dignitas in Switzerland for physician-assisted suicide; he chose not to be tied to tubes and wires in his last moments.

A filmmaker friend, Shonali Bose, tasked by Chika to shoot his countdown to death, records her own complicated feelings in taking on this responsibility, and weaves a tale of dignity in death through the lens of friendship.

Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose

Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose

Shonali Bose’s debut feature, Amu, won two National Awards and was at Berlinale and TIFF amongst many other festivals. She is best known for directing Margarita with a Straw and The Sky is Pink. Her short film, Raat Rani, opened Modern Love Mumbai (2022) for Amazon Prime. Her forthcoming series, Ziddi Girls, will also premiere on Amazon Prime.

Nilesh Maniyar co-wrote, co-directed and co-produced Margarita with a Straw with Shonali Bose, which had its World Premiere at TIFF where it won the NETPAC Jury Award. This was followed by The Sky is Pink, which was also co-written by the duo. He has directed a documentary called Black Sunshine Baby and is currently developing a series and a feature as a director.

Producer : Shonali Bose
Cinematographer : Shonali Bose
Editor : Tushar Ghogale
Sound : Resul Pookutty
Music : Tuomas Kantelinen
Cast : Chika Kapadia and Shonali Bose

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