Mizaru

India, 17m, Digital

In a suburb of Mumbai, India, a young couple tries to get some private time in a public park, when they’re paid a visit by the moral police.

Writer/Director: Sudarshan Suresh
Producer: Ankur Singh
Director of Photography: Nikhil Arolkar
Editor: Sudarshan Suresh

Cast: Sandesh Kulkarni, Trimala Adhikari, Sumeet Thakur

Contact:  Sudarshan Suresh, ss4576@columbia.edu     

Katharina Otto-Bernstein Production Grant

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About the Writer/Director

Sudarshan Suresh is an Indian screenwriter and director. His previous films, Absent, Memories of the Sea, and The Rabbit, have screened and won awards at numerous international film festivals, including Aspen, Palm Springs, Atlanta, and New Orleans. He was the recipient of the Directors Guild of America Student Filmmaker Award. His thesis film Mizaru received the Katharina Otto-Bernstein Production Grant.