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Still Voices (2010 Short Film) Still Voices is an award winning police procedural drama short made in India in 2010. The film was made by students graduating from the prestigious Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute. The film, financed by the Information & Broadcast Ministry of India went on to be nominated and shown in numerous film festivals worldwide, garnering multiple nominations and awards, including a director's special prize at the 58th Columbus International Film + Video Festival - run by the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the oldest film festival in the United States of America. The film is about an 'encounter killing' - an increasingly common phenomenon in India.

Plot Synopsis
In the never ending battle for political power, the first casualty is always the truth. When CBI Internal Investigator Jaidev Mishra is assigned a new case, he will be forced to face his own apathy & preconceived notions. The job is simple, verify the reports submitted of an official police encounter of a suspected Naxalite activist and close the case. The report leaves no room for doubt - the officers had to shoot in self defense. But primary witness Arunima Sen is convinced that the incident requires further investigation.

His superior feels he should look at the bigger picture and not focus on the apparent minor details. As he  uncovers more and more facts about the case, he will have to choose between saving his career and doing what is right. Will Jaidev choose the path of expedience or will he stand up for what he feels is right?

Cast and Crew Credit Details
Gaurav Dwivedi - Jaidev Mishra Paru Gambhir - Arunima Sen Kaushik Ghosh - Aman Mathur Prasenjit Ghosh - Officer 1 Md. Shahidur Rahaman - Nemo Sudipto Shankar Roy - Officer 2

Direction, Screenplay & Story Tamal Kumar Sen

Cinematography Manas Bhattacharya Film Editing Sudipto Shankar Roy Sound Sudipto Mukopadhyay

Original Music Dishari Chakraborty

Full Cast and Crew List available via IMDB

Festival Selections and Awards
Winner- Special Prize for Director Tamal Sen at the 58th Columbus International Film + Video Festival USA (The Columbus film festival is the oldest film festival in the United States)

Winner Honorable Mention 2010 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, Student Category

Nomination & Official Selection ^

Best Live Action Short Film Flint Film Festival USA 2010

Nominations & Official Selection

Best Student Film

Best Editing Nominee Sudipto Shankar Roy

Best Production Design

Best Actor Nominee Gaurav Dwivedi

Best Actress Nominee Paru Gambhir

Los Angeles Reel Film Festival USA 2010

Official Selection ^ The Stepping Stone International Film Festival India 2010

Official Selection ^ 41st International Film Festival of India Goa 2010 Nominee Golden Lamptree Award

Official Selection ^India International Film Festival, Tampa Bay USA 2011

Official Selection^ 9th Pune International Film Festival, India 2011

Official Selection^ 2nd Edgemar Short Film Festival, Santa Monica USA 2011

Official Selection 10th Imagine India Film Festival 2011, Madrid, Spain

Official Selection 8th Bollywood & Beyond Film Festival 2011, Stuttgart, Germany

Awards-2 Nominations-7 Official Selections-9

Reviews & Reception
The India Together Magazine wrote a detailed Still Voices Film Review recently- "Still Voices throws up a microcosm of the reality that exists in the country today where voices are stilled, rebels are shot down without a trial, entire families are killed through terrible errors of confusion by the very people who are paid to protect lives."