Killa

Director: Avinash Arun
India | Marathi
2014 | 105min | Colour
Subtitles: English

Friday, Oct 31
TIPA, 1:00 PM

Coping with the recent death of his father, Chinu, 11- year old boy moves to a small Konkan town from a big city because of his mother’s job transfer. He finds it difficult to adjust to the new place and finds himself alienated and reluctant to open up to its people. Both Chinu and his mother grapple with their own individual struggles and  anxieties in the new town. In the process, they emerge with newer experiences and as newer people, both healed and enriched.

Avinash Arun

Avinash Arun is a Director – Cinematographer from Maharashtra, India. Born in the textile town Solapur in 1985 in a middle class Maharashtrian family, he started assisting in FTII Diploma films at the age of 16. He eventually graduated in Cinematography from FTII in 2011. In 2010, his school project “The Light and Her Shadows” won him the cinematography award in the Kodak film school Competition. His diploma film “Allah Is Great” was the official entry from India for the Student Oscars. It also won several awards including the National Award in 2012. Avinash has worked on “Kai Po Che!” (Berlinale Panorama section 2012), “Deool” (National Award winner 2011). Killa is his first feature film as director. He is also the cinematographer on this film.

Credits

Director: Avinash Arun
Cinematographer: Avinash Arun
Writer: Tushar Paranjpe
Editor: Charu Shree Roy
Producers: Alan McAlex & Ajay G. Rai
Music: Naren Chandavarkar & Benedict Taylor
Production Company: Jar Pictures
Cast: Amruta Subhash, Archit Devadhar

Appearances & Awards

Berlinale, 2014 – Crystal Bear (Generation Kplus) & Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury
Tel Aviv International Children’s & Youth Film Festival, 2014 – Special Jury Award
Kinder Film Fest Kyoto,2014
Melbourne International Film Festival,2014
Busan International Children’s Film Festival,2014
Canberra International Film Festival,2014