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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and V Board Pranav Bhasin’s Oscar-Qualified Indian Short ‘We Were Here’ Alongside Andrew Scott (EXCLUSIVE)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and activist-playwright V have joined Andrew Scott as executive producers of Pranav Bhasin’s Indian short film “We Were Here”, which is eligible for Academy Award consideration. The New Yorker has acquired the film and plans to premiere it on its YouTube channels, giving the award-winning short a route to a wider audience.
The mockumentary is set in a small Indian town, where three retirees protest against machines taking jobs by posing as household appliances; their effort is disrupted when one of their children joins an artificial intelligence company. It has screened at more than 80 festivals and won over 20 awards, including two at Palm Springs International ShortFest; its best live-action short award for a film under 15 minutes secured Oscar qualification. Satish Kashyap, Devendra Dodke and Arindol Bagchi star.
In short
- Chopra Jonas and V join the short’s executive producer team.
- “We Were Here” has screened at over 80 festivals.
- Its Palm Springs award made it eligible for Oscar consideration.
Explained simply
The Academy Awards, often called the Oscars, include a category for live-action short films. Films must meet specific rules to be considered, and qualifying at a recognised festival can provide one route to eligibility; it does not mean a film has been nominated.
“We Were Here” is a mockumentary, a fictional story told in the style of a documentary. It is set in a small Indian town, where three retired people protest against machines replacing workers by pretending to be household appliances. Their plans are complicated when one of their children joins an artificial intelligence company.
Pranav Bhasin directed the film, which stars Satish Kashyap, Devendra Dodke and Arindol Bagchi. Executive producers help support a film’s production, while distributors and platforms such as The New Yorker’s YouTube channels can bring it to audiences beyond film festivals.
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