Shera
Short
Kumaoni
mins
20
Texas Premiere
In-Person, Virtual
2023
India
Drama, Kids
When MONU’s (11) parents decide to migrate from their remote Himalayan village to the city, he realizes that he may never be able to see SHERA, the elusive leopard that lives in the forests around his village. Everyone in the village seems to have seen him but MONU. As the day of departure nears, MONU grows despondent but his best friend RAJU is determined to give him the best parting gift he can think of – a view of SHERA.
Winner Best Film - Bulbul Children's International Film Festival, Selections - LA Shorts International Film Festival
Writer / Director
Arun Fulara
Arun Fulara is a writer and filmmaker based out of Mumbai, India. His short films SUNDAY (2020), MY MOTHER’S GIRLFRIEND (2021), and SHERA (2023) have travelled travelled widely to festivals to more than 150 festivals around the world and won over a dozen awards at festivals internationally. He previously assisted acclaimed filmmaker Devashish Makhija on award winning films like AJJI & BHONSLE. He’s also a published writer, his short story, THE LEOPARD OF BAGESHWAR, was published by Juggernaut in 2017 and a picture book based on his short film SHERA is on the anvil. He’s currently working on multiple projects, including his debut feature film – MY HOME IS IN THE HILLS – a coming-of-age drama set in a north Indian Himalayan village, and steeped in magical realism in the context of migration.
Director:
Arun Fulara
Writer:
Arun Fulara
Producer:
Sharib Khan, Vikas Kumar
Cast:
Sagar Kumar, Parth Pandey, Arushi Nagarkoti, Chia Joshi, Madan Mehra, Bijli (The Goat), the villagers of Mayoun.
Editor:
Vivekanand Daakhore
Crew:
Rangoli Agarwal, Devraj Bhaumik
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