Between Breaths Schedule

Between Breaths 2012

Length:

Permitted Length of the short film (or short) is from 30 seconds to 15 minutes, excluding starting and end credits

Copyright issues:

Any use of copyright must be avoided at all costs. Use of copyrighted material will lead to loss of marks.

Entrance Fee:

Entrance fees is Rs. 0, as Between Breaths is all about inspiring you to make your first short or being the push to make one more short.

Awards:

For best shorts we’ll give away mementoes and a citation of merit. All selected shorts will be uploaded on soon-to-be inaugrated Between Breath’s Youtube Channel with due credits. (Your participation will be considered as your consent)

Jury:

Jury consists of cine-philes who will debate the merit of each movie before reaching on a decision. TRM team will take a call on the Jury.

Submission Date:

Date of submission is tentatively at 26th March, 2012.

Submission method:

You can submit by one of the following ways:

1) Send us the movie as an attachment in the mail to thereelmag.between.breaths@gmail.com . It will be further uploaded on Between Breath’s Youtube Channel.  

2) You can provide us the link if it is already hosted in video sites like vimeo and youtube. It will be further uploaded on Between Breath’s Youtube Channel.

In all of the above methods drop a mail to us in the following format:

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Subject of Email: Entry for Between Breaths 2012

Name / Role : <Your Name>

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We are looking forward to your participation. If you have any clarification, please leave your query in comment section and we’ll answer ASAP.

Regards,

TheReelMag Team

Indian Indie | TGIYB And IAm | Editor's Pen

Anurag Kashyap’s That Girl In Yellow Boots made it to Roger Ebert’s must watch list of 2011. Quite a proud moment of Indian Indie Cinema. Though I didn’t liked it much, I appreciate the quality of work. The way the story reveals itself and the way Mumbai is interpreted... it’s pretty good work. Appreciation by someone like Ebert means a lot for Indian Indie Cinema. It gives a credibility and substance to a good piece of art which is ignored because it’s not very comfortable to accept a piece of crude reality.


Another Indie movie which came and impressed its niche audience was I Am. Made in a small budget with the help of Indie supporters, I Am is a difficult story to show on screen. Different plots and subplots which complete the canvas are beautifully linked in substance and make sense at a higher level, especially when you are walking back to your place still engrossed with what you witnessed on screen. Onir, like always, came up with a brilliant concept and was supported with some strong performances.

Parallel Cinema’s new face which is more closer to World Cinema than classic Indian storytelling, is something which evolve over coming years and will make presence felt. We are watching... are you?

By the way... you are participating in Between Breaths nah??


Love,
Sujoy

Holocaust And The Boy In The Striped Pajamas | Cine Talk

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas is an interesting movie. Like the Diary Of Annie Frank, its speaks about gore of holocaust from a child's perspective. It’s a well-made sensible movie which talks about a system that was glorified by a section of people but in reality was rotten to the core. Maybe some people blindly supported it because they selectively closed their eyes to the darker face of reality in aspiration of a better world, though failed to realized that society cannot stand on corpse of humanity.

There is a kid from a German family who doesn't understand a dime about anti-Semitism. He has a generous opinion about Jews which stem from the Jews present around him. As many kids of that era were made to believe, he also feels that concentration camp are nothing more than special camps for Jews where they live a good life. However, when he meets a kid across the fence, some of his beliefs are shattered. The way story unfolds in due course tells how dangerous individual's perception can be and how differently people react when there dear ones become a victim of such perception... intentionally or incidentally.

The movie affects you as a person. It doesn't try to teach you history. It just tries to tell you about people of that era. Skeptics who found this movie extremely biased should question their ethics. Holocaust is a blot on the face of the earth and nothing can erase it completely. Little efforts trying to make us realize how our prejudices can be dangerous might make this world a better place.

Based on conversation between Sujoy Ghosh and Rashmi Subrahmanya

Annie Hall | Everyone's Movie | The Critique

Rarely we come across a movie which is equally popular among people of different generations, followers of different genres and impatient fans of different stars. Annie Hall is one such movie. Annie Hall is like Jimmy Stewart of movies... it’s about everyone, its loved by everyone. A highly rated rom-com, the movie never settles into a skin and the restlessness shown by the lead character becomes the personality of the movie. Semi-autobiographical with some real characters and self-references, Woody Allen's Annie Hall is a movie of life, though devoid of it, still so full of it.

Initially titled Anhedonia, Annie Hall was re-titled to adjust to the marketing aspect. I wonder who would have seen a movie with such a weird title. Anyways, A/H is about Alvy who is a Jew. Since childhood, he is kind of neurotic- a Jewish stereotype. The movie shows Alvy's sinusoidal relationship with Annie Hall who wants a career in showbiz. The two characters Annie and Alvy complements each other in more than one ways. They understand each other and are comfortable with each other. However, they don't mind crossing lines and are very confused about themselves. The story is not great in itself but the treatment is mind-blowing.

Director, actor and co-writer Woody Allen is the heart and soul of the story. He brings out a very honest imprint on screen. One can easily connect with his character and that is something that needs to click with these kind of movies. Diane Keaton gives a fine performance as Annie. Her demeanors gives subtle hints how open and comfortable her real life relationship with Woody was. The scenes are longer than usual and they add a distinctive value to the narrative. They way scenes take place, though long, they do not bore the viewer. Anyone who knows a little about editing would understand the importance. Annie Hall is an awesome movie. If you are in a relationship or not, watch it. It’s fun.

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh

Why Aakrosh Doesn't Burn Like Mississippi Burning | Cine Talk

As a standalone movie Aakrosh is a decent effort that should have come around 2000. In 2010, the Bollywood cinema has gone a few more miles ahead. However, it can't be denied that Aakrosh come out as nice movie which sticks to the topic most of the times but fails to retain the sting throughout. A rip off Mississipi Burning, Aakrosh is almost a quarter good, which, I must add, is impressive. Let’s have a look what were the problems with Aakrosh:


Not-so-convincing Story Line: MB's biggest asset was the element of reality in the fiction. Based on a true incident, MB had a strong backing of reality. Aakrosh took a realistic background and laced it with fiction which was so alien to the backdrop. Given the incidents which laid the foundation, the way Officers handle situation when some politics is involved is too spicy to digest.

Interpretation Of Characters: Bollywood has to understand the between heroism and super heroism of characters. The enthusiasm shown by Akshaye's character was understandable but the anger in eyes of Ajay had flames of prejudice. Ajay should have underplayed the role. His character's anger should have settled down over the time.

Romantic Angle: The love story of Ajay Devgn and Bipasha was absolutely not required. Why does she help help Ajay? She hates her husband, she still love Ajay and she has empathy for the weak. But while MB subtly put ethics over anything else, Aakrosh prefer to keep it hazy. In MB, though there is a little romance between respective characters, absence of back story and very subtle portrayal makes it more convincing.

Racism Vs Casteism: Both practices are very similar in nature. However unlike upper castes, whites never considered blacks as a part of society. They were considered unwanted and their removal had no impact on the social structure. Upper castes have defined rules for lower castes and they turn violent only when the rules are breached. This is the core difference between caste and race based discrimination, however, both are equally condemnable.

Based on conversation between Sujoy Ghosh and Arun Purushothaman

Akela Kramer Akeli Kramer | Kramer Vs Kramer And Akele Hum Akele Tum | Under Lens

Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep share 5 Oscars between them and two of those came in Kramer Vs. Kramer where they were paired against each other. Based on plot of estranged couple fighting for child’s custody, Kramer Vs. Kramer was, surprisingly, unbiased and ended on a positive note. It spoke about motherhood, fatherhood, choices in career and priorities of an individual. After about sixteen years, in India Akele Hum Akele Tum was released with Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala doing a Hoffman and Streep.

Keeping in mind Bollywood ethos, Akele Hum Akele Tum was a decent watch. Music was hit and movie did fair business. Lead couple’s performance was appreciated. Just like the acclaimed original, the lady of the house leave son with father and pursues a career. Not quite adept at household chores, father tries to strike a balance between career and fatherhood. He fails miserably on career front but at no point gives up on his child. Successful, lady returns in their life and claim her right on child. They decide to fight it out in court. Mother is successful, father is trying to catch up on his career without much success. Decision is easy for court but that decision is the most difficult thing for the parents. Lot of love is still there, how can they let the child suffer?

While KVK is very subtle movie and not much histrionics are on display. Being a musical to some extent, AHAT is loud and extremely dramatic. Some typical Bollywood of ‘90s flavor is also there. It can be a little turn-off if you have seen the original. Having said that AHAT was well made. Though definitely not in league of its esteemed original, it’s still a benchmark for remakes.

Written By: Sujoy