CHANAKYA VYAS
Amid a sudden bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra, the government orders the mass culling of chickens to prevent the spread of the disease. As the crisis deepens, a poultry owner’s son tries to hide and save his pet rooster, Mangya - forcing him to face fear, loss and an impossible choice.
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MAMI Select Filmed on iPhone, 2025
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, 2025
A domestic worker in an apartment building decides to secretly use the toilet in the house where she works. The employer finds out, and unsaid norms between them begin to blur, as class bias comes to the surface.
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Official Selection at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023 and Bangalore International Short Film Festival 2023
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Scripted and Directed a promo film for Saahas Zero Waste.
​Saahas Zero Waste (SZW) is a social enterprise that believes in a circular economy, where all waste is converted to resources. We partner with bulk waste generators (offices, institutions and communities) to provide them with holistic and scientific solutions that enable them to emerge as zero waste entities.
Popcorn, a one-minute short student film created as part of an exercise at the Prague Film School in July 2022.
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Screenplay, Editing and Direction: Chanakya Vyas
Cast: Melanie Brandmayr and Sophie Stetsenko Cinematography: Devanshu Nimbalkar
AD: Mimi Howard
Assistant Cinematographer: Megan Toraman
Phantom Head, a five-minute short student film created as part of an exercise at the Prague Film School in July 2022.
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Screenplay, Editing and Direction: Chanakya Vyas
AD: Mimi Howard
Cast: Andrei Sergeev, Holden McNeil and Melanie Brandmayr
Cinematography: Devanshu Nimbalkar
Sound: Caterina Irdi and Etonam
Gaffer & Lights: Antonio Vega
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