My feature Film SIDDHARTH will premiere in Venice!!!

[Bob Gundu]

Ha ha. That scene at night was my one of my least favourite in the film. It's definitely worth watching the film from the beginning or else the ending won't work.

Excellent news, Bob! Congrats.

...In a related note, Amal was on TV last week. I caught it half-way through (Roshan Seth searching through a desk at night), so I decided not to watch it for fear of spoiling the ending (its a pet peeve of mine not starting from the beginning).

 

[Bob Gundu]

Matthew, I remember you as well.... Andromeda!!!!!

Wow!!!!!!!!!

Haha I remember you from the DVXuser 35mm adapter testing days too man! Venice is a serious deal!

Great job!

 

[Bob Gundu]

Hey folks. Just wanted to update this thread with news that Siddharth will have it's Canadian premiere after Venice in Toronto at TIFF!

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/siddharth

I hope to see some of you movie goers in Italy or at the Toronto screening.

Peace out!

 

[Bob Gundu]

TIFF Screenings of SIDDHARTH. Below are the 2 dates the film will screen during the festival. Both are great venues. Hope to see you there!

Tuesday September 10
Winter Garden Theatre
5:00 PM

Thursday September 12
TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
12:00 PM

http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/siddharth

 

[Phil Holland]

Really nice shots in there Bob.

 

[SUNILPREM]

Congratulation Bob.your shots are nice.



Thanks
Sunil Prem

 

[Bob Gundu]

First official Review is live!

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2013/08/27/tiff_2013_34_films_reviewed.html

 

[Mike P.]

Sorry if I'm spoiling it, but:

"Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta ably follows 2008’s debutAmal with the moving, beautifully lensed Siddarth, about an impoverished Delhi family whose 12-year-old son disappears after his father, Mahendra (Rajesh Tailang, brilliant), reluctantly sends him away to work in a factory."

"...with the moving, beautifully lensed Siddarth, about..."

"... BEAUTIFULLY LENSED*..."

*by Bob Gundu.

Nothing else in that group got rated higher... Amazing, Bob!

 

[Bob Gundu]

Thanks Mike. I was surprised they highlighted the cinematography!

"Canadian filmmaker Richie Mehta ably follows 2008’s debutAmal with the moving, beautifully lensed Siddarth, about an impoverished Delhi family whose 12-year-old son disappears after his father, Mahendra (Rajesh Tailang, brilliant), reluctantly sends him away to work in a factory."

"...with the moving, beautifully lensed Siddarth, about..."

"... BEAUTIFULLY LENSED*..."

*by Bob Gundu.

Nothing else in that group got rated higher... Amazing, Bob!

 

[Alvise Tedesco]

Congrats Bob for the nice review. Shame I'm shooting next days and I will not go to Venice festival. I would have been curious to see the movie and meet you. Have fun in Venice.

 

[Bob Gundu]

Congrats Bob for the nice review. Shame I'm shooting next days and I will not go to Venice festival. I would have been curious to see the movie and meet you. Have fun in Venice.

Thanks Alivise!

 

[Bob Gundu]

NOW Toronto Review of Siddharth:


http://tinyurl.com/pfdvf4y


REVIEW BY RADHEYAN SIMONPILLAI NOW RATING: NNNN
Richie Mehta is quickly becoming a premier voice in Indian cinema despite the fact that he's from Canada. His sophomore feature about a man's desperate search for his missing son is an assured and harrowing look at the poverty and desperation in India's slums that makes tragedy so common.

In a performance both discreet and wrenching, Tailang plays Mahendra, a chain-wallah (he fixes zippers) who sends 12-year-old Siddarth to work out of town to help support the family. When Siddarth fails to return home, matters both trivial and critical frustrate Mahendra's scrupulous pursuit. He has barely enough money for the trip and doesn't even have a photo of his son to aid his investigation. A sociopolitical critique that doesn't interfere with the intimate story being told, Siddarth could be Canada's next foreign-language Oscar nominee.

 

[Justin Marx]

Fucking awesome Bob! I really love this and want to see the full feature.. Please keep us updated!!!!!!!!

 

[Bob Gundu]

Looks like Siddharth has one the Best of 2013: Asian American Films from the University of California

http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/w_apa/showarticle.aspx?articleID=19209&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

 

[Bob Gundu]

You can catch Siddharth at the PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL this weekend

http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=24708&FID=70

 

[Mike P.]

You have no idea how much I wish I were in Palm Springs right now (to see Siddharth, sure, but also because it's -15c this week). Can't wait to watch all of this Bob!

 

[BRANDON JAMESON]

Once again, your wonderful imagery shows that its not the camera..its the artist behind it.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Nice Bob, congrats!!

 

[Bob Gilles]

One of the most original story lines I've seen, very nice color grading too.

 

[dio Zafi]

So I will say upfront that I didn't shoot this film on RED. I was however shooting this film in November of 2011 when I placed my order for one

In any case, I'm super excited to announce that it will have it's world premiere inVenicethis year. The entire film was shot in Delhi and Mumbai in 23 days.

We have started a Facebook page for the film here.

Behind the scenes pics are here:
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Here is some random scenes from the film: password (india)
https://vimeo.com/34068290

Thanks!

UPDATE: The film will have it's Canadian Premiere at TIFF!
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/siddharth

CONGRATS!!!