Rohan Parashuram Kanawade | India | 2025 | 116 mins. | Marathi | Filmmaker attending
Fri, Oct 31 | 3:30 PM | Hermann Gmeiner Hall
Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried. As the mourning ends, forcing his return, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress.
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade is a self-made filmmaker raised in a Mumbai slum by a chauffeur father and homemaker mother. Transitioning from interior design to filmmaking, Rohan’s short films have screened globally. His debut feature, Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears), was developed at the Venice Biennale College Cinema 2022-2023 and participated in platforms such as Film Bazaar, Venice Gap Financing Market, and Goes to Cannes. His short films include, U Ushacha (U for Usha), Khidkee (Window), Sundar (Beautiful), and Ektya Bhinti (Lonely Walls).
Producer: Neeraj Churi, Kaushik Ray, Mohamed Khaki, Sidharth Meer, Naren Chandavarkar, Rohan Kanawade, Hareesh Reddypalli
Writer: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade
Cinematographer: Vikas Urs
Editor: Anadi Athaley
Sound: Mandar Kamalapurkar, Anirban Borthakur, Naren Chandavarkar, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe
Cast: Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap
Sundance Film Festival 2025 – Grand Jury Prize: World Cinema Dramatic
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2025 – Audience Choice Award for Best Feature
SXSW London 2025 – Grand Jury Prize for Best Film
International Film Festival Guadalajara 2025 – Maguey Award for Best Feature Film
Nashville Film Festival 2025 – Narrative Feature Competition Winner
