Probaho: A Bengali Short Film on Life's Flow 🎬

Probaho (The Flow of Life) - A short film by Promita Bhowmik

The Pandemic is over. Mrinmoyee, a 75 year old lady has lost her near and dear ones. She has seen deaths of known and unknown people all around her. However, even after this phase of tremendous turmoil, Mrinmoyee wants to start afresh and explore life. Mrinmoyee learns to love herself , all over again.

Cast Madhabi Mukherjee

Story, Screenplay, Dialogue & Direction
Promita  Bhowmik

 
Cinematography Supratim  Bhol
Edit Sankha
Sound Design & Mix Adeep Singh Manki, Anindit Roy
Colorist Soumitra Sarkar
Costume Sharmila Basu Thakur
Art Design Raja Rakshit
Chief Assistant Director Suman Bhaduri
Subtitle Souvik Bandyopadhyay
Make up Subir Roy
Hair Dresser Bina Nath
Publicity Design Sourish Mitra
 
Presented & Produced by
Smiling Earth Films

 
 
Awards and Official Selections in national and international film festivals :
 
Awards:
 
1. Best Director - Boston Independent Film Awards
2. Best Cinematography - Amsterdam Short Film Festival 
3. Best Director - Miami Indie Film Awards
4. Best Narrative Short Film - Miami Indie Film Awards 
5. Best Screenplay - 11th Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 
6. Honorable Mention Award - Tokyo Film  Awards, Japan
7. Best Short Film - Druk International Film Festival 
8. Best Narrative Short Film - Istanbul Film Awards, Turkey 
9. Best Sound Design - The Talking Frames International Film Festival, Maharashtra 
10. Honorable Mention Award - Chitrabharati Short Film Competition, Mumbai
11. Best Women Director - Madras Independent Film Festival 
12. Special Jury Award - Indo French International Film Festival
 
Official Selections :
 
1. Sweden Film Awards (Semifinalist)
2. Toronto Indie Shorts, Canada
3. Miami Indie Film Awards
4. 11th Delhi Shorts  International Film Festival 
5. Amsterdam Short Film Festival 
6. Tokyo Film Awards, Japan
7. Lift-off Global Network Sessions 2022, United Kingdom 
8. Goa Short Film Festival 
9. Golden Short Film Festival, Italy
10. South Asian Short Film Festival (Finalist)
11. Bengaluru International Short Film Festival (Finalist)
12. Boston Independent Film Awards
13. Druk International Film Festival 
14. Madras Independent  Film Festival 
15. Pune Short Film Festival 
16. Chitrabharati Short Film Competition, Mumbai 
17. Berlin Flash Film Festival, Germany  
18. The Talking Frames International Film Festival, Maharashtra 
19. Indo French International Film Festival 
20. Istanbul Film Awards, Turkey
21. Bengal International Short Film Festival 
22. Indo German Film Week
23. NABC 2023, USA