Nupur - Film By Aparna Malladi

As part of International Women's Day, the US Consulate Hyderabad, in association with Hyderabad Film Club, is screening "Nupur", a documentary film by Aparna Malladi, on 8th March at the Prasad Labs Preview Theatre, Road No. 2, Banjara Hills.



Armed with the innocent mischief of a child, Nupur is faced with the temptation to explore the hidden intrigues she is certain her house possesses. Her curiosity proves too much for her fearful mother and Nupur is fitted with a tiny set of belled ankle bracelets to track her whereabouts. At the age of three, Nupur is given a choice. She can either walk the safe and well-trodden path or be lost in a big scary house. With an open heart, however, Nupur finds a way to set herself free.



Nupur brings out the youngster in all of us. Shot with a sense of childhood innocence, the film portrays a tender exchange between generations old and new.



Nupur won several awards including:-



Family Award 2001 at the National Short Film & Video Competition section of the 31st Annual USA Film Festival, Dallas, Texas

Trophy Award & Best of the Fest 2001 at the 43rd Rochester International Film Festival, Rochester, New York

Short Film Competition Finalist 2001 at the Saguaro Film Festival International, Arizona Film Society, Arizona, USA

Underground Dramatic - Runner Up 2003 for the Cinematography, Editing & Music, at the Golopid Bio Winter Lights Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland



Aparna Malladi learnt filmmaking at the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco. Currently she is in Hyderabad, preparing to direct a comedy feature, The Anushree Experiments. She is the recipient of Film Arts Foundation's 2001 Stand Grant for New Directors and The Serpent Source Grant for Women Artists. She has a degree in chemical engineering from Osmania University (Hyderabad, India) and a masters degree in molecular biology from The University of Tennessee (Memphis, Tennessee).



Entry is free for everyone. Please contact Bh S S Prakash Reddy of the Club at 2373-0841/93910-20243 for further details.