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Be a Part of " I AM "

 

MORE THAN 7 CO PRODUCERS, 30 CO OWNERS, 30 VOLUNTEERS, FROM MORE THAN SEVENTEEN

CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD COME TOGETHER FOR A FILM TO BE SHOT ACROSS FIVE CITIES.

YOU CAN BE A CO OWNER OF " I AM " BY CO PRODUCING IT.

 

ANTICLOCK FILMS PVT.LTD PRESENTS

 

present

 

I AM

 

DIRECTED BY ONIR. PRODUCED BY SANJAY SURI AND ONIR

 

(Project Overview)

Anticlock films pvt.ltd " I AM " is an initiative taken by film director Onir and

actor Sanjay Suri to make films with a vision to use the medium of mainstream

sensible commercial films to spread awareness and develop a culture of watching

content oriented cinema.

Five short films are to be directed by Onir. Each about 20 minutes long with an

unique never before told stories with five different music director’s. The

five short films have the common theme of Fear and have characters moving in and

out of one short into another thus linking them in terms of content and

structure. The short films collectively will be called I AM..

 

With this project we hope to bring in another dimension to independent cinema in

India. The project offers the scope to different co-producers to partly

co-produce any short film with the producers. We believe that independent cinema

exists to give a voice to those working against the tide and outside the system.

We vision is to release each film for educational/awareness/festival purposes

and eventually compile all five short films into one full length film which

shall be released for the general audiences.

 

Each short will feature one known actor/actress and one or more new comers. All

films will be stylized and slick providing not only a good buzz by its content

but also because of its ensemble talent.

 

FIVE STORIES¦ ONE FILM¦I AM

a film defining Identity.

The five shorts under the umbrella of I AM are tentatively titled:

 

AFIA 

RUDR 

OMAR 

MEGHA 

ABHIMANYU 

I AM ABHIMANYU

The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India, Prayas and UNICEF,

2007 reported that out of 12,447 children (hailing from all strata of society),

53% reported sexual abuse. Out of 12,447 children, 21% reported severe sexual

abuse.   Sadly, most of these incidents are never reported and innocent

victims are forced to suffer in silence.  The brave few that do come forward

are woefully underserved by a society that prefers to look away and a legal

system that doesn’t care.

 

I AM ABHIMANYU is one of five short films addressing an important issue ignored

by mainstream Indian cinema. It is the story of a child abuse survivor inspired

by the true story of Harish Iyer and his struggle to reclaim his own shattered

identity after 11 long years of abuse.

 

Confirmed Cast:

 

Sanjay Suri

Radhika Apte

Shernaz Patel

Anurag Kashyap

Rahul Bose

 

Music Rajiv Bhalla

Singer KK

Lyrics Amitabh Varma

 

Location : Shot in Bangalore

Status : Shoot completed in Bangalore, JULY 2009.

I AM OMAR

 

I AM OMAR is a film that reveals the nexus between the police and Male sex

workers to blackmail and abuse gay men. In India because of the archaic law

created by the British which has been long discarded in UK homosexuality is

criminalized by law under article 377, whereas any man caught in a homosexual

act can be imprisoned for life. This law is very often used by the police to

harass and extort money from gay men.

 

OMAR tells the story of how because of fear of society and law Gay men are very

often get blackmailed and are scared to do anything about it. This film is based

on real life stories and incidences. It questions the law and a society where

the concern should be addressing the deep and growing violence in society but

decides to all up in arms against an expression of adult consensual love.

 

Confirmed cast:

 

Rahul Bose

Saheel Saigal

Abhimanyu Singh (from GULAL)

 

Music: Vivek Philip

Lyrics: Amitabh Varma

 

Location : To be shot in Mumbai

Status  : Pre production, shoot dates 11-19th August 2009

 

I AM AFIA

 

AFIA returns from her training in Switzerland in the NGO sector to start work in

Delhi. Slowly she realizes that everything was not as transparent and innocent

as it seemed at the first sight. Huge amount of money was being

misappropriation. To her indignation and horror she discovers that everyone

around her is involved. Her entire life changes she discovers herself in the

middle of international corruption involving a lot of money hence power.

 

This story is inspired by the experience of Rima Kohli. Corruption in The NGO

sector is widely prevalent and not too many people are aware of the extent of

it. The style of the story is that of a thriller. Fast paced and gritty.

 

Proposed cast

 

KALKI (Dev D)

 

MUSIC: MITHOON

 

Location: New Delhi

 

I AM MEGHA

 

A Kashmiri Pandit woman has to go back to Kashmir after 20 years and confront

her past. A past of losing trust and faith in humanity. A past that saw

300,000/- Kashmiri Hindus leave Kashmir. Since the mid eighties Kashim has

witness the final exodus of the Hindu population. MEGHA belongs to those

forgotten minorities who have become refugees in their own country. This film

questions the definition of freedom and “Kashmir for Kashmiriâ€. While the

film does not deny or overlook the enormity of the atrocities committed by the

military and govt over decades, it questions a concept of freedom that

eliminates the minority community from its home land.

 

Confirmed Cast

 

JUHI CHAWLA

 

MUSIC

Amit Trivedi

 

Location : Srinagar (Kashmir)

 

RUDRA

 

Set in Kolkatta. Rudra explores the Maoist conflict of ideology between a father

who is a former CMP follower and loyalist and his son who is disillusioned and

supports the Maoists.

 

Confirmed Cast

 

Purab Kohli

 

Music : PRITAM

 

Location Kolkatta

 

Some topics are too important to let slide into the shadows.  We at Anticlock

Films call upon individuals, corporate houses, NGOs, professionals and those who

share in our indignation to join our cause in shedding light upon such daily

tragedies. We want this project to be a completely independent, a community

endeavor, free from studio criteria’s of star-power and box office sales.

This is a movement towards cinema that has content- entertains by way of

enriching oneself.

 

Be a Part of I AM

 

MORE THAN 7 CO PRODUCERS, 30 CO OWNERS, 30 VOLUNTEERS, FROM MORE THAN SEVENTEEN

CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD COME TOGETHER FOR A FILM TO BE SHOT ACROSS FIVE CITIES.

 

YOU CAN BE A CO OWNER OF “I AM†BY CO PRODUCING IT.

 

All figures in INR

 

Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000  –  Acknowledgements in the end credits( Treated as

contribution/pledge)

 

Rs 25,000 to Rs 100,000  –  Return of your contribution at the time of the

final film release and acknowledgement in the end credits

 

Rs 100,000 to Rs 15,00,000  –  Acknowledgements in the beginning titles as

co producers of the film and proportionate share in the profits.

 

Rs 1000 to Rs 5000- Students category.  Acknowledgement on website/ blogs/ and

DVD booklet.

 

MARKETS AND AVENUES

 

The producers have the experience and expertise to exploit the films potential

in the Domestic and International market. ‘I AM’ has many markets and

avenues open to it and the Producers will take advantage of each of those

avenues to maximize the returns:

Indian Theatrical Market with emphasis on urban and multiplex markets

Non-Resident Indian markets

Non Indian Theatrical markets

Non theatrical markets including DVD (India & International), Video, Satellite,

Cable and On demand channels

Ancillary markets

Music

MARKETING STRATEGY

 

The Producers have the experience, business knowledge and passion to exploit the

various markets and outlets that are available to ‘ I AM.’ They will

maximize the returns by taking advantage of the goodwill they have amassed in

the Film Industry.

They will design a concerted promotional campaign for the film through the

channels of:

 

Satellite TV,

Cable TV,

Newspaper advertisements,

Theatrical trailers

Web-based campaigns

Radio

Press Activation all stages of production which shall create awareness across

the board resulting in a good Theatrical Market, followed by either direct

digital distribution/ Home Video/Satellite TV / Cable TV opportunities.

Media activation has already begun and the producers have had tremendous

coverage under production for the project in leading News dailies.

 

PROJECT STATUS:

 

SHOOT FOR 1ST STORY I AM ABHIMANYU†COMPLETED JULY 25TH IN BANGALORE. SHOOT OF

I AM OMAR TO COMMENCE ON 16TH AUGUST’ 2009

ALL STORIES TO BE COMPLETED BY OCT 2009.

 

CONTACT:

 

iamthefilms@...

www.iamthefilms.com (soon to be online)

http://www.iamabhimanyu.blogspot.com/

Onir

anticlockfilms@...

iamthefilms@...

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