Dir: Ashvin Kumar

AWARD: Lucarnia Film Festival. Best Music

Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola’s village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola’s neice, Rani, insists they can’t let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal’s only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago..

Little Terrorist is a 2005 Indian short film directed, written and produced by Ashvin Kumar. The film was nominated for an Oscar
and won many awards including a nomination at the European Academy Awards and a
Best Music award at the Lucarnia Film Festival.

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The music is a fusion of traditional Indian and western music.

Audience Award
Alternative Film Festival, Romania Winner
Aspen Shortfest, USA Honorable Mention by Bafta/LA
Buff Film Festival, Sweden Winner
Docufest Film Festival Best Film
Flanders Film Festival Best Film
Lucania Film Festival, Italy Winner
Manhattan Film Festival Best Film
Montreal World Film Festival 1st Prize
Mumbai International Film Festival, India Silver Conch
Reelworld Film Festival, Canada Bell Expressvu Award
Salento Film Festival, Italy Winner
Sao Paulo Intl Short Film Festival, Brazil Audience Favourite
Satyajit Ray Foundation, United Kingdom Satyajit Ray Award, Best Short Film
Sousse Internatinal Film Festival, Tunisie Winner
Tehran Intl Short Film Festival, Iran Grand Prize
Temecula Valley International Film Festival, USA Special Jury Prize
Almeria En Corto Film Festival In Competition
Asian American Int. Film Festival In Competition
Asiana Film Festival In Competition
Bangkok Intl Film Festival In Competition
Berlin Intl Short Film Festival In Competition
Bollywood and Beyond In Competition
Canadian Worldwide Short Film Festival In Competition
Chicago Children’s Film Festival In Competition
Cinequest Film Festival In Competition
Expression En Corto In Competition
La Cittadella Del Corto In Competition
London Intl Film Festival In Competition
Motovun Film Festival In Competition
Odense Film Festival In Competition
Palm Springs Short Film Festival In Competition
Rotterdam Intl Film Festival In Competition
San Francisco Film Festival In Competition
San Francisco Intl Film Festival In Competition
Sydney Film Festival In Competition
Sydney International Film Festival In Competition
Tampere Film Festival In Competition
Telluride Intl Film Festival In Competition
Tobor Film Festival In Competition
Tribeca Film Festival