Mum (film)

Mum is a 2017 Hindi drama short film directed and produced by Akash Mihani and written by Jackie R. Bala.[1][2][3][4] The film is focused on destroying long run worldwide issue of female infanticide and child abandonment. Mum is marked as directorial debut of Akash Mihani.[5][6]

For the feature film, see Mom (film).

Mum
Directed byAkash Mihani
Written byJackie R. Bala
Produced byAkash Mihani
StarringGunn Mihani
Inayat Kazi
Nitesh Upadhyay
CinematographyKiren Jadhav
Edited byAkash Mihani
Music byBapi-Tutul
Production
company
Sirius Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11) (India)
Running time
13 minute
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget$22,500

The short film was initially released on 11 August 2017, on the festival circuit and received positive reviews and acclamation around the world. The short film Mum has bagged more than 27 awards and nearly 70 nominations. Apart from India, the film is selected for several film festivals in the United States, Georgia, Vietnam, Russia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, China, Ukraine, Sweden, Russia and Kenya, reportedly by Firstpost.[7]

Cast
  • Gunn Mihani as Mamta
  • Inayat Kazi as the Teacher
  • Nitesh Upadhyay as Baba (Mamta's Father)

Plot

The story is about Mamta, an 8-year-old school girl, who is struggling with her homework. Mamta garners the attention of her strict teacher as she narrates an unwritten essay on Mother, leaving the teacher unvoiced. The story is inspired by a real-life incident in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, where a five-hour-old girl was dumped in a pile of ashes with a 10 kg stone kept on her chest, making sure she dies of the weight.[8][5]

Awards
  • Best Short Film
    • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival, Kolkata[9][10]
    • New Delhi Short Film Festival, Delhi[11][12]
    • Lake View International Film Festival, Punjab[13]
  • Best Child Actress
  • Best Debut Director
    • Oniros Film Awards, Italy
  • Best Director
    • Lake View International Film Festival, Punjab[13]
    • Great Message International Film Festival, Pune[16]
    • Nottingham International Microfilm Festival[17]
  • Gold Awards
    • LA Shorts Awards, Los Angeles, US[18]
  • Audience Choice Award
    • Free Spirit Film Festival, Himachal Pradesh[19]
  • Excellence Award
    • Shaan-E-Awadh International Film Festival, Lucknow[20]
  • Silver Award
    • Spotlight Short Film Awards, Atlanta, Georgia[21]
  • Honorable Jury Mention Award
    • Mumbai International Short Film Festival, Mumbai
  • Best Child Artist
    • Haryana International Film Festival, Hisar
  • Best Concept
    • Mumbai Short Film Festival, Mumbai
  • Best Asian Short
    • Asia South East Short Film Festival, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam[22]
  • Best Social Concern Film
    • Global Short Film Awards, Cannes[23]
  • Best Young Talent
    • Global Short Film Awards, Cannes[23]
  • Women's Voice (B'Oscars)
    • Beeston Film Festival, Beeston, UK[24]

References
  1. Jaiswal, Akash (26 November 2017). "शॉर्ट फिल्म 'मम' को दुनियाभर में मिला शानदार रिस्पोंस" (in Hindi). Firstpost.
  2. "Pankaj Tripathi all praises for the short film Mum". Deccan Herald. 2 December 2017.
  3. "Another VICTORY For MUM". businessofcinema.com. 23 December 2017.
  4. "बुरहानपुर में शूट 'मम' फिल्म को मिला पुरस्कार" (in Hindi). Daily Bhaskar. 12 August 2017.
  5. "मासूम की दर्दनाक कहानी बनी शॉर्ट फिल्म की प्रेरणा, दे रहे बेटी बचाओ का सन्देश" (in Hindi). News18 India. 14 August 2017.
  6. Koranga, Hansa (7 December 2017). "'मम' देखने पहुंचे पंकज त्रिपाठी, कहा- ये शॉर्ट फिल्म समाज का आइना" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak.
  7. Verma, Arbind (12 November 2017). "नई दिल्ली शॉर्ट फिल्म फेस्टिवल में 'मम' ने जीता बेस्ट फिल्म का अवॉर्ड" (in Hindi). Firstpost.
  8. "मम मूवी: 'बिन माँ' की ममता ने बताई 'माँ की ममता' और हमारा दिल पसीज कर रख दिया" (in Hindi). Blogtobollywood.com. 31 October 2017.
  9. "Films of the month -2017". hlc-cicff.com. 10 August 2017.
  10. Pardeshi, Ranjit (12 August 2017). "बुरहानपुर में बनी शॉर्ट फिल्म 'मम' को इंटरनेशनल अवार्ड" (in Hindi). Burhanpur: Parika.
  11. Singh, Vijay (11 November 2017). "1st Prize for "MUM" at NDSFF". Bollywoodflash.in.
  12. "शॉर्ट फिल्म फेस्टीवल में अवारडेड फिल्मस" (in Hindi). Pressnote. 12 November 2017.
  13. "Best Indian short film of the month". lviffest.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  14. "LIIFT India Awards 2017 Winners". lifftindia. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  15. "Radhika Apte's Parched Rules LIFFT India Filmotsav 2017 Awards". NDTV. 6 September 2017.
  16. "Great Message International Film Festival". Gmiff.spanconstruction.org. 22 September 2017.
  17. "Award Winners". nimfestival.com/. 10 March 2018.
  18. "LA Shorts Awards Winners - October 2017". lashortsawards.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  19. "Free Spirit Film Festival 2017".
  20. "Winners Saiff 5.0". awadhfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  21. "Spotlight Short Film Awards 2017". spotlightfilmawards.com. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  22. "Award Winners Asia South East-Short Film Festival Winter 2017". wwcsff.com/. 23 December 2017.
  23. "The 2018 Global Short Film Awards Winners". globalshortfilmawards.com/. 5 March 2018.
  24. "B'Oscar Winners 2018". 15 March 2018.


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