Choke Hold

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A backyard wrestler dreams of going pro. To achieve that dream, he’s
forced to make tough decisions about what’s worth sacrificing to stay in
the ring.

Director: Max McGillivray

Producers: Patrick Nichols, Solomon Chidi Amadiume

Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Color: Light Iron

Grants: Columbia University, Indian Paintbrush, Panavision New Filmmakers Grant

Coral

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Columbia University MFA Thesis Project.

Written & Directed by: Sonia Oleniak

Directors of Photography: Daisy Zhou, Ben Elias

Co-Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Format: 35mm, 16mm, Super 16mm

Official Selection: Palm Springs ShortFest 2023

Official Selection: New York Film Festival 2023

Cow Man

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Based in a rapidly developing town in North India, Cow Man tells the story of a college going Brahmin boy, bullied by local boys in his area. The film explores the intersection between caste with masculinity, and what happens when they don't mutually compliment each other.

Writer & Director: Aditya Khanna

Cinematographer: Arjun Kalra

Editor, Sound Designer & Colorist: Sushant Chaudhary

Composers: Shrawan Banerjee, Sushant Chaudhary

Cast: Delzad Hiwale, Sushant Chaudhary, Utsav Pinto, Aakash Dutt Sharma

Finalist: Shorted India Short Film of the Year 2022

TableTalk: Food For Thought

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Life gets busy. Then, every so often, something epic happens. The microcosm of a board game celebrates the victories, losses, competition and fun of all that life has to offer.

Web Series, Horror, USA, 2017.

Episode 7: Food For Thought

Nom Nom Nom. While avoiding the undead Annie, Steph, and Ken try to sort out their problems. Meanwhile back at the bunker, Jonathan has news for the group.

Creators: Nathan Hong Fisher, Kristy Richman

Director: Chloe Sarbib

Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Distribution: Fullscreen

Let There Be Light

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A portrait of African-American inventor, engineer, poet, artist, and American Civil War veteran, Lewis H. Latimer told through the experiences of his wife, Mary.

Writer & Director: Jon K. Jones

Producer: Jonathan R. Brown

Cinematographer: Gabe Harden

Editor & Colorist: Sushant Chaudhary

Score: Morgan Hollingsworth

Cast: Doron JePaul Mitchell, Naomë Antoinette

Recipient: SFFILM Sloan Science in Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship

Official Selection: 30th Anniversary Pan African Film Festival 2022

Official Selection: Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival 2022

Official Selection: Seattle Film Festival 2022

Official Selection: FAMfest New York 2022

Himangshu Arya ki Degree Film

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A down-on-his-luck student film maker decides to narrate the story of his batch, instead of telling his own.

Genre: Mockumentary

Language: English, Hindi, Bengali

Directed by: Himangshu Arya

Edited & 'Packaged' by: Sushant Chaudhary

Associate Editor: Abhash Singh

A Blue Pencil Entertainment Presentation.

Heart of Rhythm

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Composer and percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger travels to Pune, India to play a special set for his guru, Pandit Suresh Talwalkar.

Director & Cinematographer: Sushant Chaudhary

Producer: Bernhard Schimeplsberger

Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Score: Circle of Life

Special Thanks: Naina Panemanglor, Omkar Khopkar

Distributed by: Darbar

Winner: Best Documentary at FLAME International Film Festival 2016

Official Selection: Zero MM Film Festival, South Asia (Bangalore & Lahore)

European Journey: Rhythm Diaries

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Ten cities. Ten artists. One journey.

Film Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Producer & Presenter: Bernhard Schimpelsberger

Featured Musicians:
M-Pex: fado guitar
Alex Stuart: guitar
Georg Gratzer: woodwinds
Marko Churnchetz: keyboards
Chris Gall: piano
Max Clouth: guitar
Stephan Maass: percussion
TL Mazumdar: voice & keyboards
Kaveri Sageder: kathak dance
Oded Kafri: drums

El Cocinero

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An illegal Latino immigrant works grueling hours in a restaurant kitchen to provide for his pregnant wife.

Director: Gianluca Morganti

Producer: Spencer Clawson

Director of Photography: Shondjo Xia

Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Cast: Justino Solis, Alejandra Luna, Anthony Lombardo, Maurizio-Rosas Domingez

Official Selection: Austin Spotlight Film Festival 2018

Audience Choice Award: New Filmmakers NY 2018

Winner: London Independent Film Awards 2018

Summer House

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Juniper and Lotte are sisters visiting their childhood vacation home on the coast of Oregon for a weekend. All appears well until the memories of their lost sibling clash with where they are in life.

Writer & Director: Sushant Chaudhary

Cinematographer & Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Cast: Serena Killion, Rebecca Killion, Oleg Chanba

Producers: Gianluca Morganti, Serena Killion

Composer: Armando Vergara

Born on 9/11

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The feature-length documentary follows a set of fraternal twins born during the attacks on September 11, 2001 who were eligible to vote in their first presidential election this past year marked by chaos in the United States.

Director: Gianluca Morganti

Co-Director & Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Producers: Gianluca Morganti, Kristen Vanderzant, George Ho

Still

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Mili visits the isolated village where her grandmother recently passed. There, she will meet a man who was once acquainted with her grandmother who will reveal a secret that will bind the trio on this plane and beyond.

Written and Directed by Constanza Majluf

Produced by Mané Garrido

Directors of Photography Liú Marino, Matías Baeza Dominguez

Music by Eric Laufer

Editing by Constanza Majluf, Sushant Chaudhary

Design Ina Olavarria

Color Matías Baeza Dominguez

Sound Design CSFSonido: Sonido Directo-Diseño de Sonido / Field Recording-Sound Design

Official Selection: Lebu International Film Festival 2021

Official Selection: 37th Miami Film Festival

Official Selection: Festival De Cine De Zaragoza 2020

Official Selection: Sanfic International Film Festival 2020

Official Selection: Santiago Festival Internacional De Cine 2020

Official Selection: Latino Film Market 2020

Avenues

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Percussionist and composer Bernhard Schimpelsberger meets the masters of Rumba on his journey through Cuba.

Production Company: Monochrom Propulsion Systems

Director & Editor: Sushant Chaudhary

Composer: Bernhard Schimpelsberger

Producers: Günther Friesinger , Marie-Christin Rissinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner

Line Producer: Carla Franco

Sound Mixers: Christoph Bracher, James Turner

Sound Effects Editor: Bernhard Schimpelsberger

Official Selection: New York Tri-State International Film Festival, February 2022

Best Documentary Short: Madrid International Short Film Festival, January 2022

Official Selection: Le Prince International Film Festival, December 2021

Best Short Documentary: Boden International Film Festival, November 2021

Official Selection: Universal Film Festival, November 2021

Best Documentary: Stockholm Short Film Festival, August 2021

Best Documentary: San Francisco Indie Short Festival, May 2021

Best Short Documentary: Berlin Indie Film Festival 2021

Honorable Mention: Roma Short Film Festival 2021

Honorable Mention: Monza Film Fest 2021

Official Selection: Pune Short Film Festival 2021