'Rewind' which had a successful premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival is probably the world's first short film that’s truly reverse. Unlike a Memento or Irreversible, 'Rewind' is a shot by shot reverse film. It is also a first where the film is moving in reverse while the voiceover is moving forward. 'Rewind' recounts backwards, the last moments of three friends who are betting their lives and a million dollars on a game of Russian roulette. The last man standing takes the diamonds but how he got there is what the film reveals. Amongst others, 'Rewind' has been screened at the following international film festivals like Locarno International Film Festival - Switzerland (Premiere), Victoria Independent International Film Festival - Australia (Best Film under 10 minutes), Seattle International Film Festival - USA (Grand Jury Prize), Montreal World Film Festival - Canada, Palm Springs International Film Festival - USA, Tampere International Film Festival - Finland, Milano International Film Festival - Italy, Stuttgart International Film Festival - Germany, Al Fajr International Film Festival - Iran, Short Shorts International Film Festival - Japan, Brussels Short Film Festival - Belgium, Indielisboa International Film Festival - Portugal, Los Angeles International Film Festival - USA, Tirana International Film Festival - Albania, Winterthur International Film Festival - Switzerland, Cleveland International Film Festival - USA, Atlanta International Film Festival - USA, Jackson Hole Intermational Film Festival - USA, DeReel Independent Film Festival - Australia, Tout Ecran - Switzerland, Cine Globe - Switzerland, Asian Hotshots - Berlin - Germany, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles - USA, etc., to name a few. The only stop left for ‘Rewind’ is to make it to the Oscars next year!
‘Rewind’ is now being distributed internationally by Shorts International, the largest distributor of short films in the world. Subsequently, ‘Rewind’ is also being distributed by Apple iTunes on their internet platform. This is the first of a kind deal for an Indian film – short or otherwise. ‘Rewind’ is also the first Indian short film to have had an all India theatrical release by PVR, Rewind was screened as a bonus film prior to the widely acclaimed Michel Gondry comedy 'Be Kind Rewind'.
'Rewind' is directed by Atul Taishete, who has also worked as a professional screenplay writer. He wrote the screenplay for the feature ‘Risk’ and additional dialogues of the much acclaimed ‘Johnny Gaddar’.
'Rewind' which had a successful premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival is probably the world's first short film that’s truly reverse. Unlike a Memento or Irreversible, 'Rewind' is a shot by shot reverse film. It is also a first where the film is moving in reverse while the voiceover is moving forward. 'Rewind' recounts backwards, the last moments of three friends who are betting their lives and a million dollars on a game of Russian roulette. The last man standing takes the diamonds but how he got there is what the film reveals.
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