Crimson is now a proud addition to the PRIDE library at the University of Western Ontario, Canada

Thanks to Shridhar Rangayan

Here is the link

Crimson just got screened on the 22nd along with Azure at seagull centre for media and arts followed by a discussion with sumita.

It was awesome
I am putting up some stills of azure since i still havent manged to make time to make a separate blog for the film

Possible future screenings

The film has been sent to the Milan MIX LGBT film festival. It is still under consideration. For other news please keep your eyes on this space. A big thanks is due to Daniele Lazaretto for making this possible.


Crimson is also being considered for the SAPPHO organised LGBT festival at Max Mueller sometime in June where it is being considered screened along side my second film Azure, which sadly still is in post production. I need to pull up my socks fast

Third Screening- Siddhartha Gautam Festival 2009

Crimson will be screened as a part of the Siddhartha Gautam Film Festival 2009 on 28th January at Gyan Manch.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion where i will be one of teh panelists.
The Details are as follows:

Time and Place
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Gyan Manch
Street: Pretoria Street,
City/Town: Kolkata, India


Check the link here for more details and the festival schedule

Third Screening

Talks are on for a screening at The Siddharth Gautam Film Festival. Will update soon

Second Screening

The following is the film's Second screening Details:





The Butterfly Project Film Series 2008 – 'Breaking Stereotypes'

A festival that showcases amateur and professional filmmakers



A two day national film festival that questions boundaries.

The ones we need versus the ones we create for ourselves.

Featuring films, photography, art and discussions on gender, identity, sexuality, ethnicity, social taboos, stigmas and typecasting the arts.



November 1st & 2nd 2008, 7.00 – 10.00pm

Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi



Supported By: India Habitat Centre Supported By: PSBT

Supported By: Kriti Film Club Print Partner: Tehelka

Online Partner: Delhi Events.Com

Press Clipping !

Screening History

The film was screened at the Delhi Nigah Queerfest 2008 on 16th August amidst much fanfare as a part of the "Desi-shorts" section. See the festival schedule here

The film is scheduled to be screened at Jadavpur University in Kolkata sometime by the end of this year.

What(who??) crimson started out with...

:-)

Contact Us

Rohit K Dasgupta:

email- rhit_svu@hotmail.com
website- www.rohitshoughts.blogspot.com

Monidipa Mondal:

email- monidipa.mondal@gmail.com
website- www.monidipa.wordpress.com

Cast and Crew

Director: Rohit K Dasgupta
Monidipa Mondal

Script and Poetry: Rohit K Dasgupta

Shots and Screenplay: Monidipa Mondal

Cast: Nimisha Sarkar
Sneha G
Abhinandan Basu

Editing: Anindya Shankar Das

Cinematography: Rohit K Dasgupta
Abhimanyu Bose

Sountrack: Varun G
Prayah Ray

Voiceover: Joanna Banerjee

Acknowledgements: Khyati N Patel, Raka M, Pujarini Sen

Special Thanks: Pranadhika Sinha

Random stills

Synopsis

Crimson is not a film, its visual poetry. The poet’s interpretation of an adolescent girl’s mind through the abstract and reality.
It tells the story of girl with conflicted emotions. Confused between love and lust. Love that transcends the norms of gender. It’s not a question of love itself but of the mind’s conflict at societal norms and a break away from it. Poetry is the moving factor of the film along with jarring visions of the protagonists own way of looking at her life. The two loves of her life are oblivious at her confusion and each tries to create a space and tries to give her love but each leaves her in further depths of confusion and the inability to confront her own self or them.

Crimson signifies the color of her heart, her mind and her blood. A resonance of the color red which is associated with love, lust and friendship.