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{{Infobox film
| name = Sisak
| image =
| caption =
| director = Faraz Arif Ansari
| producer =
| writer = Faraz Arif Ansari
| starring = Jitin Gulati <br />Dhruv Singhal<br />
| narrator =
| music = Dhawal Tandon
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor =
| released =
| runtime = 16
| country = [[India]]
| language = Silent
| budget =
}}

'''Sisak''' (2017) is a short film, starring Jitin Gulati and Dhruv Singhal. It was written and directed by Faraz Arif Ansari and is billed as India's first silent [[queer]] love story. The trailer was launched by [[Sonam Kapoor]] on 30 January on [[Twitter]].<ref name = "scroll">{{cite web|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/828374/silent-short-film-sisak-is-about-a-love-that-dare-not-speak-its-name|title=Silent short film 'Sisak' is about a love that dare not speak its name|publisher=The Scroll|accessdate= 27 June 2017|date= 4 Feb 2017}}</ref> It has won 59 international awards at various film festivals.<ref>{{cite web |title=India Forums |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/5078587 |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref>

==Plot==
Set in [[Mumbai]], the plot follows two young men who regularly take the same local train home. Both are quiet and shy, but dare to come close enough to say something to each other, but just can't bring themselves to open their mouths.<ref name = "scroll"/>

==Making==
Ansari exhausted all his savings to make this film as it was refused by Indian studios who weren't comfortable dealing with a "taboo subject."<ref name = "indianexp">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sisak-director-faraz-arif-ansari-india-first-silent-lgbtq-film-section-377-4699352/|title=Nobody wanted to produce Sisak, 2 top actors backed out too: India's first silent LGBTQ film director Faraz Arif Ansari|publisher=Indian Express|accessdate= 27 June 2017|date=13 June 2017 |author=Mimansa Shekhar}}</ref>

The post-production funding was gathered from a crowdsourcing campaign through Wishberry.<ref name = "scroll"/> Ansari raised $6,000 from 109 backers and the shooting was completed in nine months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-india-s-first-silent-lgbtqi-film-headed-for-cannes-2309616|title=India's first silent LGBTQI film headed for Cannes?|publisher=DNA|accessdate= 27 June 2017|date= 3 Feb 2017|author=YOGESH PAWAR }}</ref> The shooting was mostly done in guerrilla style on Mumbai's local trains.<ref name = "scroll"/>

==Reception==
The movie was screened at various film festivals around the world including Cannes, Wicked Queer in Boston, FilmOut San Diego Film Festival, 2017 [[KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival]], [[Mawjoudin Queer Film Festival]], Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://icause.com/regensburg/sisak-%7C-internationale-kurzfilmwoche-regensburg/200016682221810 |title= Sisak Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426153831/https://icause.com/regensburg/sisak-%7C-internationale-kurzfilmwoche-regensburg/200016682221810 |archive-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> [[Outfest]] Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.advocate.com/film/2019/2/28/21-must-see-films-about-lgbtq-people-color-outfest-fusion#media-gallery-media-0 | title=21 Must-See Films About LGBTQ People of Color at Outfest Fusion| date=28 February 2019}}</ref> and the Pune LGBT Festival screening. It has been nominated for the [[Iris Prize]] (an international LGBTQ short film prize).<ref name = "indianexp"/> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/indias-first-silent-lgbtq-love-story-sisak-nominated-for-the-prestigious-iris-prize/17071069|title=India's First Silent LGBTQ Love Story, Sisak Nominated For The Prestigious Iris Prize|author=Debiparna C|accessdate=18 Aug 2017|date=17 Aug 2017}}</ref>

The film was given 3.5/5 by a review on TOI and was praised as "A brave film that expresses dissent against section 377 of the Indian Penal Code".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/sisak-lgbt-film-review/articleshow/59051369.cms|title=Film Review - Sisak - India's first silent LGBT short film}}</ref> The film was nominated for the Satyajit Ray Award.<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBT film Sisak nominated for the Satyajit Ray Award. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/sisak-lgbt-film-satyajit-ray-award/articleshow/58963637.cms}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|5977412}}
* {{facebook|sisak.thefilm}}

[[Category:Crowdfunded films]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian short films]]
[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Silent films]]

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