The Field is a short drama film, directed by Sandhya Suri and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Mia Maelzer as Laila, a woman who works in the cornfields in the small agricultural town of Shahzadpur, Haryana, who has secret romantic interludes with her lover in the fields at night. [2]
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.[3]
Awards
The film was a British Independent Film Award nominee for Best Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2018,[4] and a BAFTA Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards in 2019.[5]
References
- ^ Peter Bradshaw, "Bafta Shorts 2019 review – a Hitchcockian thriller and erotic enchantment". The Guardian, 7 February 2019.
- ^ J. Clara Chan, "ShortList 2019: ‘The Field’ Director on How She Found Radical Intimacy Amid Indian Cornstalks". TheWrap, 9 August 2019.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, 16 September 2018.
- ^ Alex Ritman and Georg Szalai, "British Independent Film Awards: ‘The Favourite’ Wins Record 10 Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, 2 December 2018.
- ^ Orlando Parfitt, "Baftas 2019: full list of nominations". Screen Daily, 9 January 2019.
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