Cha
NFTS Graduate Film
Credits
DIRECTOR: Gagandeep Kalirai
PRODUCER: James Bowsher
Cha is a short animated film that I created at the NFTS as part of my final MA grad project. Cha is based on a documentary narrative that focuses on the real atrocities of the Anti-Sikh genocide in 1984.
Since its completion, Cha has gone on to win numerous awards, including being longlisted for the BAFTAS as well as being screened all over the world. It has been an incredible journey and is a film I feel very proud of.
I am confident that Cha will be an inspiring and educational piece of work, that will help to bring attention to the events of 1984. I hope that it will help to bring closure and justice to those affected by the genocide.
Mediums
2D hand drawn Animation
ARTWORK& CONCEPT
Bibi is plagued by memories of the past, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha, they are pulled into the past, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi, 1984.
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Cha has gone on to win multiple awards and been screened internationally. It was longlisted for the 2021 British BAFTAS and won the FANtastiche Jury Prize at Stuttgart Festival of animated film.
Awards
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