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Nikhilesh Mishra
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Nikhilesh Mishra has written and directed five short films. He is also the author of three poetry collections and one non-fiction title, alongside three titles as a translator. His films have screened at several film festivals across India and abroad, including IFFI Goa, Mumbai International Film Festival, Chennai International Documentary & Short Film Festival and UK Asian Film Festival. His directorial short 'Autumn Flowers', made in an underrepresented dialect of West Bengal called 'Khotta', won the 'Best Film' award at three film festivals, including those at IIT-Delhi and IIM-Rohtak. He has received a NETPAC Special Mention for his curatorial project 'All is Not Lost' at ArCuREA 2024. H…
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NROn a summer afternoon in rural Odisha, a seven year old boy realizes that human beings are mortal and has a conversation with his ageing grandfather about this.
One Day in the Afternoon
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NRWhen an aging, reclusive Daskathia performer breaks decades of silence to honour a dying patron's wish, he confronts the question that has haunted his entire life— if the last audience walks away, is it still a performance?
As the Curtain Rises
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A toxic relationship that's on the verge of breakdown mirrors the worsening relations between human beings and nature. But is there a way out?
Birwa
2023
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NROn a summer afternoon in rural Odisha, a seven year old boy realizes that human beings are mortal and has a conversation with his ageing grandfather about this.
One Day in the Afternoon
—
NROn a summer afternoon in rural Odisha, a seven year old boy realizes that human beings are mortal and has a conversation with his ageing grandfather about this.
One Day in the Afternoon
—
NRWhen an aging, reclusive Daskathia performer breaks decades of silence to honour a dying patron's wish, he confronts the question that has haunted his entire life— if the last audience walks away, is it still a performance?
As the Curtain Rises
—
NRWhen an aging, reclusive Daskathia performer breaks decades of silence to honour a dying patron's wish, he confronts the question that has haunted his entire life— if the last audience walks away, is it still a performance?
As the Curtain Rises
—
A toxic relationship that's on the verge of breakdown mirrors the worsening relations between human beings and nature. But is there a way out?
Birwa
2023