Aneek Chaudhuri's The Tale Of A Santa And His Moth selected for Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Aneek Chaudhuri's The Tale Of A Santa And His Moth has been selected for the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. The festival will be held from 12 to 20 August 2022 while its virtual edition will be online till 30 August.

Starring Pawan Chopra and Usha Banerjee, the film had its premiere in the Market section of the Festival de Cannes.

The film revolves around a bisexual widower and his daughter and comments on the issues of homosexuality, prostitution, and terminal illness.

Speaking about the film's selection, the director said, “The Melbourne fest is almost like a home to me. I began my filmmaking career at the very film fest when my debut short won it big in 2011. Therefore, it is an emotional affair making it to the Indian film festival of Melbourne.”

The shoot was an intense experience for the whole team and it was quite hectic wrapping up on short notice. "Right from the beginning, we had been quite sure of our project and we are in the near future too. Usha’s performance is something that has been appreciated a lot in this film. Pawanji is indeed electric on screen. We hope to garner great responses from the people over there,” the director added.