April 18, 2024

AFS Cinema

May 3rd to May 5th

tries to explore it further and learns about its network marketing scheme and its financial benefits. Getting highly inspired at a motivational event, she decides to take the risk of setting up her own nutritional club, putting everything at stake. But one unfortunate event derails all her attempts and also threatens her daughter’s wedding. Despite all the opposition and the blame from her own family, Shivamma’s determination stays unaltered.

Shivamma

India | Narrative Feature

2022 | 104 mins | Kannada

Recorded Q&A with Filmmaker Jaishankar Aryar

New Currents award, Busan International Film Festival, Busan,

Shivamma (46), a mother of two and the wife of an ailing bedridden husband, works as a government school mid-day meal cook in a small village. She is the only active working member of her family. Her entire family is in the process of finding a suitable groom for her daughter, though she has her own affair running alongside. Shivamma is introduced to a nutritional product and, looking at it miraculously bettering her husband condition, she

About the Artist

Jaishankar is a Filmmaker and an IT engineer from Bangalore, India. “Shivamma” is his debut feature film which was a part of NFDC Film Bazaar Work- in-Progress lab 2022 where it won the Prasad Lab DI Award and Movie buff Appreciation Award. His short film “Lacchavva” won special mention at Mumbai international film festival 2020. It also won Toto awards 2020, Best film in Bangalore international short film festival 2019 and many other awards. The Short film is part of a Kannada anthology “Kathasangama” (available on amazon prime).

Trailer

Credits

Crew:

Director:

Jaishankar Aryar

Writer:

Jaishankar Aryar

Producer(s):

Rishab Shetty

Film Editor:

Chandancm

Featured Cast:

Sharanamma Chetti, Chennamma Abbegere, Shruthi Kondenahalli, Shivu Abbegere