Counterfeit Kunkoo

Directed by Reema Sengupta

2018

Drama

15 min

India

Color

Hindi

Synopsis

In a city that houses millions, Smita finds herself fighting beasts of a different kind as she discovers a strange pre-requisite to renting a house in middle-class Mumbai.
She would make an ideal tenant - except for one glaring flaw. She is a middle-class Indian woman without a husband.
An intimate perspective on the ‘ideal Indian female’ in urban India.

Story Topics Exclusion Gender Discrimination Feminist Social issues Women

Achievements

Screened at Sundance and at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

Quotes

‘Counterfeit Kunkoo’ is a narrative drama set in Mumbai that speaks about housing discrimination, marital rape and reclaiming one’s sexuality. - Reema Sengupta

Festivals

2018

Seattle International Film Festival
The Porto Alegre Screenwriting Festival • Best Scene
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles • Grand Jury - Short Film Special Mention
Indie Street Film Festival • Best Narrative Short
Hudson NY Shorts Festival • Best of Festival
Pow Film Fest
West End Film Festival
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Brooklyn Film Festival • Best Narrative Short
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Best Actress
Sundance Film Festival | Official Selection
Palm Springs International Shortfest
Mooov Festival
Aspen Shortsfest
Atlanta Film Festival
Regard – Saguenay International Film Festival
New Renaissance Film Festival Amsterdam • Best Female Filmmaker
DC Independent Film Festival
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | International Competition