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IFF Message to Man > 2023 > International Competition: Documentary films > Dentures

Dentures

Information about the film

Genres: Documentary, Short-length

Director: Siddharth Potade, Nikhil Lama

Operator: Jigmet Wangchuk

Screenwriter: Siddharth Potade, Nikhil Lama

Producer: Prabhav Sharma, Siddharth Potade

Year: 2023

Country: India

Duration: 15 min.

Languages: Hindi

Description

Synopsis:
Today is a day of celebration for Ajju: his father is turning 90 However, the old man no longer recognises his loved ones and embarks on a singleminded quest to find his lost dentures in the halls and corridors of a hotel, hewer the celebration is taking place. For him, the hotel is a strangely familiar non-place, completely devoid of memories, which he wanders through in a disconcerting hallucinatory quest for his missing prosthesis.

About the director:
Siddharth Potade. Director, screenwriter. He was born in Ratlam city of Central India. After graduating in mechanical engineering he shifted to the Mumbai-based Hindi film industry. He has been working since 2015 as an assistant and associate director in film and commercials. «Dentures» is his debut short film.

Nikhil Lama. Director, screenwriter. He was born in Ratlam city of Central India. He works in the Mumbai-based film industry as a professional assistant writer for Films and Television. He have worked in development of web shows and TV series. «Dentures» is his debut short film.

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