SRFTI student film 'A Doll Made Up of Clay' selected for La Cinef at Cannes 2025
'A Doll Made Up of Clay', a student film of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, was officially selected in the La Cinef section of the 78th Festival de Cannes, the I&B Ministry said on 26 April 2025.
Summary
'A Doll Made Up of Clay', a student film of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, achieved official selection in the La Cinef section of the 78th Festival de Cannes 2025 as the only Indian entry in that category, according to an I&B Ministry release of 26 April 2025. The 23-minute experimental film, about a young Nigerian athlete stranded in India after a career-ending injury, was produced by PFT student Sahil Manoj Ingle and directed by Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay, an Ethiopian student under the ICCR African Scholarship.
Key facts
- Film
- A Doll Made Up of Clay (SRFTI student film)
- Selection
- La Cinef, 78th Festival de Cannes 2025 — only Indian entry in the category
- Length
- 23 minutes, experimental
- Director
- Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay (Ethiopian, ICCR African Scholarship)
- Producer
- Sahil Manoj Ingle
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Consider the following about SRFTI's film 'A Doll Made Up of Clay': 1. It was selected in the La Cinef section of the 78th Festival de Cannes. 2. It was directed by a Nigerian student of SRFTI. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The film was directed by Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay, an Ethiopian student; its story is about a Nigerian athlete.
What is the running time of SRFTI's Cannes-selected film 'A Doll Made Up of Clay'?
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Correct answer: B — 23 minutes
It is a 23-minute experimental film.
'A Doll Made Up of Clay' was selected for which edition of the Festival de Cannes?
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Correct answer: D — 78th
The film was selected in the La Cinef section of the 78th Festival de Cannes 2025.