KOZHIKODE: 13-year old Milan Sidhartha was the star at the ‘Nizhalattam’ short film festival held in Thiruvananthapuram, from October 21 to 25. He was the youngest film director to participate in the fest, with his maiden film, “Dreams-2”.
Sidhartha, an 8th standard student at Memunda higher secondary school in Vadakara, has donned the roles of cameraman, editor, scriptwriter of the film, besides direction.
“The 6-minute film narrates the ordeal of orphaned lives which have been thrown on the streets,” said Sidhartha. Sidhartha made use of his father Zero Babu’s smartphone to shoot and those videos were uploaded on youtube.
Milan Sidharth
“Dreams-2” was selected to the festival among 300 entries. The boy director got a hearty round of applause after the screening of the film in Thiruvananthapuram and he shared his experiences at the open forum session held after the screening.
Milan Sidhartha is the son of teacher couple, Zero Babu and Praseeda in Villyapally, near Vadakara. The management and staff of Memunda higher secondary school is all set to arrange a felicitation function to the 13-year old film director.
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