Destination Paradise

CZECH REPUBLIC, ITALY, GERMANY / 20 MIN / 2022 / FICTION / DCP 4K / 2.20:1 / STEREO / COLOR

Subtitles available: English, Czech, Deutsch, Italian, Spanish

An illegal Indian immigrant, on his way to his paradisiacal destination: ‘London’, finds himself stuck on a farm in the Czech countryside. He builds an unlikely friendship with his caretaker, who himself is a Ukrainian immigrant. Seeing another immigrant’s struggles, he realizes, that maybe there’s no such thing as a paradise at the end of the road.

Un inmigrante clandestino indio, en camino a Londres, se encuentra varado en una granja en el campo Checo. Allí establece una rara amistad con un inmigrante Ucraino. Viendo como otro inmigrante sufre, se da cuenta que, quizás, su destino no será tan paradisíaco.

Un’immigrante clandestino indiano, in cammino a Londra, si ritrova in mezzo ad una fattoria nella campagna Ceca. Crea un rapporto speciale con il suo custode, un immigrante ucraino. Essendo testimone delle sofferenze di un altro immigrante, si rende conto che forse il suo destino non sarà così paradisiaco come si aspettava.

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Festivals & Awards

24th Kino na Granicy (Czech Republic, 2022) – World Premiere
12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Fest (India, 2022)
Pune International Short Film Festival (India, 2022)
16 International Film Festival (India, 2022) – 3rd Award Best Short Fiction
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival (India, 2022)
Smita Patil International Film Festival (India,2022)
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023 (India, 2023)
Ayodhya Film Festival (2022) – Best Short Film
Goa Short Film Festival (India, 2022)
Jaipur International Film Festival (India, 2023)
International Film Festival of South Asia – Toronto (Canada, 2022)
South Asian Film Festival Montreal (Canada, 2022)
FECIR – Festival Internacional de Cine Rengo (Chile, 2022)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Iquique (Chile, 2022)
Festival Internacional de Cine Lebu (Chile, 2023) – Academy Awards Qualifying Film Festival
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2022)
CinemaJove (Spain, 2022)
London Indian Film Festival (UK, 2022)

Eshaan (15/06/1993) is an Indian writer, director, editor and sound recordist based in Prague. Being a graduate from the reputed Prague Film School, he has been a part of various award winning short films. Before coming to Prague, he worked in India on various commercials as a 2nd Assistant Director, Director's Assistant and editor.

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Destination Paradise

Un inmigrante clandestino indio, en camino a Londres, se encuentra varado en una granja en el campo Checo. Allí establece una rara amistad con un inmigrante Ucraino. Viendo como otro inmigrante sufre, se da cuenta que, quizás, su destino no será tan paradisíaco.

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