Three Of Us

Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
India | Hindi<
2008 | 15min | Colour

An unsentimental observation of an ordinary family. The mother cooks, the father delivers newspapers and the son reads newspapers with the aid of magnifying glass he holds with his feet.

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni studied film-making in the film and television institute of  India where he specialised in direction. His diploma film Girni (The Grinding Machine) won the presidents gold medal for best short film and best direction in the year 2005. His short documentary ‘Three of Us’ premiered in Berlinale 2008. His first feature film ‘Valu’ (The Wild Bull) along with the other two films, Vihir (The Well) and Deool (A Temple) were premiered in Rotterdam 2008, 2010 and 2012 respectively. These films were extremely successful with critics as well as audiences.

Credits

Director: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Producer: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

Festival Appearances & Awards

Berlin International Film Festival, 2008
Signe de nuit, France – Grand Jury Prize
Norwegian Short Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize,
Kalpanirzar Short Film Fest, Kolkata – Best Documentary
Curta Vila De Conde – Best documentary
Thai Short film fest – Best Film