The Last Date
Punjabi Shorts Night
SCHEDULE
- Zubaan – 25 Mins
- Me and My Southall – 27 Mins
- The Last Date – 20 Mins
- Cha – 9 Mins
- Scars That Remain After 100 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – 32 Mins
Date:
May 5, 2022
Date:
Tuesday, June 7, 2022Time:
19:00Venue:
MAC Birmingham (Midlands Arts Centre), B12 9QHDirector:
Ojaswwee SharmaCast:
Abhey Jiit Attri, Raman Deep Singh, Vikas MehtaDuration:
20 MinutesLanguage:
Indian Punjabi (with English subtitles)Certified:
U - Universal (suitable for all)UK PREMIERE
Synopsis
The sentimental attachment to the ancestral village weighs heavy on Ajeet’s mind but the choice in front of this non-resident Indian is to lose the land or his father’s life. Ajeet is one of the many non-resident Indians who leave their motherland to explore greener pastures abroad. Land, which is the pride of the family back in Punjab, has special sentimental value for this boy who has grown up in a rural setting.
When time puts him in a testing situation to sell his sprawling fields for his ailing father’s treatment, would he be able to let go that easy? A day and a night story chart Ajeet’s journey of coming back to his roots and about the tough call he has to make between his father’s life and his father’s wish to honour the ancestral land!
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Over more than a decade of his career, Ojaswwee Sharma has more than 92 films consisting of narratives, campaigns, shorts, music videos, documentaries, internet and television talk shows to his credit.
Ojaswwee is the recipient of 16 awards for Best Film and Best Director and has more than 70 Official Film Selections in his filmography worldwide.
He was recently honoured by the Public Relations Council of India and India’s Regional PR Awards 40 Under 40 in 2021. He is the man behind bringing the Sikhlens Film Festival from California to Chandigarh – back to back in 2020, 21 and 22.
His film Admitted is in the running for this year’s National Award, the highest honour to be given to a filmmaker for extraordinary work.
