Unchoosing Yourself

Unchoosing Yourself

Unchoosing Yourself

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Unchoosing Yourself

"The Unchosen Dream"

2025

0h 5m

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Overview

Presenting a short film I made during a 24-hour filmmaking challenge at my university. The theme was "Unchosen Dream," and we had a maximum duration of 5 minutes.

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Koustav Deka

Dreamer #1

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Premangshu Chatterjee

Dreamer #2

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