Thaniye (Alone)
Director: Anavadya M S
Language: Malayalam
Year: 2024
Duration: 6
Producer: Anavadya M S
Director Statement:
Writers: Anavadya M S
Cinematographer Name: Anavadya M S
Editor Name: Anavadya M S
Producers: Anavadya M S
Key Cast: Nadha Dinesh
Other Credits: Music: Kevin MacLeod, Jimena Contreras, Quincas Moreira; Sound Effects: Anavadya M S, Ani Arjunan
Screenings / Awards:
Animators Guild India Fest 2024
Mumbai
December 7, 2024
Official Selection in the category of ‘Best Student Animated Film’
India
VIANATUR Environmental Film Festival
Valladolid
October 3, 2024
Official Selection in the category of ‘Best Animated Short Film’
Spain
Bulbul Children’s International Film Festival 2025
Goa
February 17, 2025
Official Selection
India
Earth Stories Film Festival
Keele
March 27, 2025
Winner in the category of ‘Best Fiction’
United Kingdom
AniMela Festival 2025
Mumbai
March 8, 2025
Official Selection
India
Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions Volume 2
Iver, England
March 10, 2025
Official Selection
United Kingdom
Kerala Short Film Festival 2025
Kochi, Kerala
March 30, 2025
Winner of ‘Best Screenplay(Animation)’
India
International Ecological TV Festival ‘TO SAVE AND PRESERVE’
Ugra, Russian Federation
June 8, 2025
Russian Premiere
Official Selection in the category of ‘Small television form (Social reel, animation film, etc.)’
Russian Federation
Anvaya Film Competition, NID Haryana
Kurukshetra, Haryana
March 29, 2025
Official Selection in the category of ‘Short Animation’
India
Turan International Film Festival
May 3, 2025
Official Selection in the category of ‘Animation’
Turkey
Orlando International Film Festival (OIFF)
Orlando
June 18, 2025
Official Selection in the category of ‘Animation’
United States
Golden FEMI film Festival
Sofia
June 7, 2025
Nominee in the category of ‘Animation’
Bulgaria
Synopsis
The short film is about an elephant calf who gets orphaned due to an incident that happens as a part of human-animal conflict. The pressure on habitat, food, freedom of movement and threats of poaching are posing serious challenges to wild elephants. As our cities grow and forests shrink, it becomes increasingly important for us to consider the equal rights that other living beings have on the earth.