Original Title: Azobancha Ghar Spanish Title: English Title: My Grandfather's House Year and month of production: 2023 Length: 28 minutes Production country: India Genre: Documentary Language: Marathi Subtitles: English Trailer (link): Web: Facebook:
Alvina visits her late Grandfather's House, on the 5th anniversary of his demise. She and her grandmother bond over their memories and affection towards him. As they spend slow afternoons together, talking about him, his patriarchal tendencies begin to surface. Alvina speaks to her father, and a childhood of fear and tyranny surface in her father's recollections. Her grandmother's experiences as a woman and a wife are colored by the same tyranny. These well kept secrets only had the tree outside the balcony and the walls of the house as witness, and their burden brings the house to life, and makes the tree restless.
ALVINA JOSHI
Alvina Joshi studied film editing in Whistling Woods International (2018-2020). She works as an editor and has begun directing creative documentaries. Her first documentary was selected in PSBT's Doc_Commune - a mentorship and funding program. It was a grant winner, and went on to be screened at the 32nd International festival of Ethnological Film, Belgrade; JIO MAMI Mumbai; longlisted for the Golden Kepok Award at GZ Docs; Out of the Can Film Festival; Shortlisted for the Toto Funds the Art Awards and more.
Her second film was one of 6 projects from all over the world selected in Doc-in-progress, Interaction (Serbia). She is currently a Sundance Ignite Fellow.
Her diploma film was screened at IFFSA Toronto, and a short film that she co-wrote and was associate director on, was selected and screened by the UNHCR in Dhaka.
Selections
32nd International Festival of Ethnological FilmBelgrade
Serbia
September 30, 2023
World Premiere
Jio MAMI - Mumbai Film FestivalMumbai
India
October 28, 2023
Asian Premiere
GZDOC
Longlisted for Semi-Final Golden Kapok Competition
Toto Funds the Arts
Shortlisted for Best Short Film Award
Red FM Marathi Film FestivalPune
India
March 10, 2024
Official Selection
Cinevesture International Film FestivalChandigarh
India
Official Selection
17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film FestivalDhaka
Bangladesh
Official Selection
Out of the Can International Film FestivalNottingham
United Kingdom
January 20, 2024
Award Finalist
