Chamm
Chamm is a Punjabi film directed and produced by Tejinder Pal Surender.[1] The film focuses on the Dalit community of Punjab and is based on a short story written by .[2] The 35-minute movie got selected to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival's 2017 Short Film Corner.[1] The film will also be screened at the International Film Festival of South Asia at Toronto.[3]
The film revolves around the story of a Dalit man who works at a slaughter house.[2]
Plot[]
The film is a story of two brothers from a lower caste, who go through every evil of society from bankruptcy to unemployment through the clutches of politicians, local dealers and medical services. Sarpanch Haakam is the antagonist who wishes to destroy Keepa and his nuclear family but, one Veterinary doctor comes in between to save them and their family.
Cast[]
- Mehereen
- Hardeep Gill
- Surender
- Baljinder
Production and distribution[]
The film has been independently produced and it is now being screened for free at towns and villages in and around Punjab.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Punjabi parallel cinema flick's journey from villages to Cannes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ a b "'Chamm' brings Dalit community's struggle alive on silver screen". The Tribune. Feb 14, 2017.
- ^ "Roundabout | It's time Punjabi films rise above nostalgia". Hindustan Times. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ Admin (2017-02-16). "Punjabi film CHAMM on Dalit struggle enters Cannes Film Festival - SinghStation". SinghStation. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- Punjabi films
- Films about the caste system in India
- 2017 films