Dear Rodinhoods
I recently participated in the ’60 seconds to fame’ short film contest organized by the ABILITY FOUNDATION as a part of the ABILITYFEST 2013. My film was one among the 45 films shortlisted for the finals (out of 250+ entries). The jury included Maniratnam, Sangeetha Gala (Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Associate), Radhika Sharathkumar and a few other notable film personalities. The screening was done at Satyam Cinemas, Chennai on 26th Sept. My film didn’t get an award, but I felt really honored on being among the shortlists. In fact, this is my first film and this has fuelled my passion to become a film maker.
Please watch the film (kind of an animatics movie) with the message of Inclusion of the differently abled people:
I wish to share one personal experience here:
When I was waiting to enter the Satyam Cinemas screen on the awards day along with my friend, there were about 150+ people of all ages around us. They were all talking to each other, but there was no noise at all. They were all ‘talking’ in the sign language. Yes, all of them were hearing and speech impaired. Myself and my friend felt really alienated there as we were the only ones who didn’t understand what was communicated. That was when I realized the true effect of what I’ve conveyed in my film. It will be hard for them to learn ‘our’ language. But, we can learn sign language by all means, even if we put a part of the effort we make to learn any foreign language.
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