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Shikashika Smile Pinki
ies 10 minutes a73 2008 a73 USA/Peru a73 In Competition 39 minutes a73 2008 a73 USA/India
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Plays in: All-Ages Docs & Shorts (p13) Plays in: Oscar Docs (p16)
Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Stephen J. Hyde a73 Editor: Alan Nay a73 Director/Producer: Megan Mylan a73 Cinematographers: Nick Doob, Jon Schenk a73 Editor:
Music/Composer: James Sykes a73 Principal Cast: Jorje Bonilla Portal, Maji Bonilla Portal a73 Purcell Carson a73 Music/Composer: Prasanna a73 Principal Cast: Ghutaru Chauhan, Pankaj
shikashika.com Kumar Singh, Dr. Dubodh Kumar Singh, Pinki Kumari Sonkar a73
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documentar
With stunning cinematography and lively music, this A real-world fairytale about the journey of Pinki and Ghutaru,
documentary short offers a rare glimpse of life in the Andes two children in rural India born desperately poor and with a
Mountains of Peru. Eighty-two-year-old Maji, with her son and cleft lip. The simple surgery that can cure them is a distant
grandson, earn their living by harvesting glacial ice for dream until they meet Pankaj, a social worker traveling village
Shikashika, a frozen delicacy they sell in town. [family-friendly, to village, gathering patients for a hospital that provides free
subtitles] surgery to thousands each year. Told in a vibrant verite-style,
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rich with nuance and complexity, the film follows its two wide-
Stephen Hyde eyed protagonists on a journey from isolation to embrace.
Winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Short
Director’s Statement
Documentary. [subtitles]
What emerges in Shikashika is a rhythmic
portrait of life and work in a seldom seen Megan Mylan
part of the world, the Cordillera Blanca
Director’s Statement
mountains. My intention with this film has
been two-fold: I wanted to become more As a filmmaker who focuses on social issue
acquainted with the Andean families that I had encountered on documentaries, it’s rare that I get into a film
my early travels to Peru and to learn more about customs and knowing we’re likely to have a happy
cultural work practices. In addition, I wanted to create an ending. I was excited to tell the story of this
opportunity for viewers of this film to do the same. beautiful hospital and a team of doctors
and social workers treating their patients with such compassion
Filmography: Directorial Debut and quality care and making a positive impact. I continue to be
inspired by the simple idea that the better we know each other,
the better this world is, and I hope people come away from my
documentaries feeling like they better understand the life of
someone living a very different reality.
The biggest challenge for me was communicating and finding
common ground with the patients and families in the film. Like
many of the patients, Pinki’s parents are illiterate dirt-farmers.
They had never seen a movie or met a foreigner. I really wanted
them to understand my motivation for making the film and gain
their trust. I chose to trust the sensitivity of my team and rely
on eye contact and instinct.
Filmography: Batidania, Lost Boys of Sudan
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