Indian director Suman Sen (Oscar-nominated brief movie “The Silent Echo”) is on the 2023 Taiwan Creative Content Fest together with his in-development debut characteristic movie “Solo” (aka “Solo”).

The movie will focus on a narrative a couple of mundane 62-year-old diabetic insurance coverage employee, Biplab, who’s laid low with on a regular basis minutiae. Feeling annoyed and hopeless in regards to the group he lives in, he begins to query the federal government’s option to erect an enormous statue. However, his combat with a police officer inadvertently triggers a collective motion amongst individuals who share related discontentment with their society.

Set in Kolkata, the narrative is predicated on Sen’s father’s actual expertise throughout a municipal election. Sen was traumatized by seeing his 70-year-old father assaulted for standing up towards a rigged election after which changing into the image of civic society.

“The incident left a lasting scar in my mind,” stated Sen. “Our father’s generation has let us down in every way, leading us into intellectual bankruptcy, emotional isolation and political immobility through their disregard of our society and our nation. The title of the film alludes to the loneliness and vulnerability of an individual trapped in a pool of unproductive stagnation.”

“‘Eka’ is Biplab’s individual odyssey. We aim to examine the erosion of the nation’s foundational social structure as it moves towards a fragile future and failing aspirations,” stated Sen.

Production is by Taiwan’s Flash Forward Entertainment, India’s Goopy Bagha together with Suitable Pictures, DW and Duo Film. It beforehand attended the 2019 version of the Film Bazaar in Goa and has received funding from the Aide aux Cinémas du monde, a fund operated by France’s National Board CNC. The movie is budgeted at $1,200,000 of which $700,000 has been raised.

Sen’s debut movie “The Silent Echo” gained 13 awards worldwide and landed distribution offers with HBO. Sen’s subsequent brief “Cry Me A River,” was shot in Taiwan and made with the assist of the Information Bureau of the Taichung City Government.

“Kolkata is my hometown, it’s a place I have a complex, love-hate connection with. I’ve intentionally distanced myself from this city to maintain a clear perspective,” says Sen.