Film screened at Cannes takes to crowdfunding for release

Directed by Chandigarhbased filmmaker Prabhjit Dhamija, the production of the multilingual film is complete and the team has now started a crowd funding campaign on Wishberry. com to collect Rs 4 lakh for submissions in other international film festivals as well as organise public screenings. “We call Asmad an inter-dependent film, as the people who have made this film happen, are more of volunteers connecting with the idea of the film rather than the regular staff and crew,” says Dhamija. 

The 30-minute-long film questions the idea of self through the character of a 13-year-old boy in a quaint Himalayan village, who undergoes a ‘guilt-ridden state’ due to an incident for which he holds himself responsible. “This so called subject of inquiring into the idea of oneself is something that we all carry with us in our life journey. I think this is something that inspired me to make Asmad , which means ego sense,” says Dhamija. 

According to the team, the audio-visual effects in the film, make it imperative to be viewed on large screens in theatres and film festivals rather than being watched online on YouTube. “The film has many subtle audio-visual elements which can be best experienced in a theatrical environment. It is ideally not a YouTube film to be watched casually on mobiles,” added Dhamija.