Places I’ve Called My Own

A Short film of

Sushma Khadepaun

Produced by

Les Valseurs

Production year2023

Runtime28 min

Synopsis

After several years in the US, Tara, in the midst of her ART process, returns to India for the funeral of her father. There, she finds a mother in denial about her sexual orientation, an exgirlfriend who has rebuilt her life with a man, and the shadow of the paterfamilias that continuesto hang over the home.

Credits

Director (1)

Sushma Khadepaun
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Actress (1)

Aditi Vasudev

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Les Valseurs

Foreign production company : Off Season Films

Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts

Full credits (13)

Executive Producers : Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty

Screenwriter : Sushma Khadepaun

Director of photography : Alana Mejía González

Composers : Ashni Davé, Neha Jiwrajka

Assistant Director : Gaurav Mod

Editor : Clémence Carré

Sound Recordist : Rahul Rabha

Costume designer : Tanvi Goel

Foreign producer : Avantika Singh Desbouvries

Sound editors : Antoine Bertucci, Savitha Nambrath, Ary Carpman

Special Effects : Matthew George, Xavier Piveteau-Guyomarc'h, Martin Bessin, Marc Descamps

Grader : Caïque De Souza

Sound Mixer : Vincent Arnardi

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Homosexuality, Family, Travel
Production language : Hindi
Coproducer countries : France (94.0%), India (6.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, India)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 28 min 57 seconds
Visa number : 157.254
Visa issue date : 06/02/2024
Production formats : HD-CAM
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (1)

Palm Springs International Shortfest
United States, 2024
International Competition

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