Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust – an animated feature by Ishan Shukla

SYNOPSIS

In a sophisticated near perfect society ‘Schirkoa’, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution…

” IN LIES WE TRUST. “

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Schirkoa

2 weeks ago

We are delighted to announce SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST by @ishan will world premiere International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam - Bright Future 2024!With the voice of Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan And The Shrines, Denzil Smith, John Sutton and introducing Tibu fortes and Shahbaz SarwarGuest star voice: Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap 2.0, Piyush Mishra and Gaspar NoéMusic by Sneha KhanwalkarA Dissidenz Films and Red Cigarette Media productionIn co-production with RAPID EYE MOVIESovies With the support of CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Epic MegaGrants from Epic Games, region Nouvelle-Aquitaine and region NRWIn association with Civic Studios and Cofinova 18World sales by New Europe Film Sales and Anonymous Content (co-rep for North America)#animation #IFFR #unrealengine #FilmBazaar2019 #tgfm2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Schirkoa

2 years ago

Indian filmmaker Ishan Shukla is currently filming the motion capture of his debut 2D/3D animated feature SCHIRKOA in France. Pitched at NFDC India Film Bazaar, SCHIRKOA is an Indo-French co-production between Ishan Shukla’s animation studio Red Cigarette Media and Paris-based production company Dissidenz Films, in partnership with RAPID EYE MOVIES from Germany.Voice over talent for the feature includes Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, Arish Ahmad Khan aka King Khan -frontman of Berlin-based garage rock and psychedelic soul band King Khan And The Shrines-, Denzil Smith, Shahbaz Sarwar and Tibu Fortes among others. French director Gaspar Noe, Indian actor-musician Piyush Mishra and Filipino helmer Lav Diaz will also appear as VO guest stars. The soundtrack will be composed by Sneha Khanwalkar and will include music pieces from King Khan and Saba Lou.We are also thrilled to announce SCHIRKOA has received an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games, which utilizes an innovative pipeline based on Epic’s Unreal Engine -a technology used to create cutting-edge visuals and immersive experiences and previously seen in games and virtual production of live action content such as “The Mandalorian” and “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” ... See MoreSee Less

Ishan Shukla’s ‘Schirkoa’ Animation Begins Motion Capture in France (EXCLUSIVE)

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Indian filmmaker Ishan Shukla has started the motion capture of his debut animated feature “Schirkoa” in Angoulême, France. The film tells the story of a bored office worker, who may h...

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FROM SCHIRKOA

"Have you ever seen your face?"
33F
"We have to catch some immigrants before the elections."
Warden
"Come with me. There is still time."
242B
"You know there was this one time when I was thinking about taking a sabbatical."
197A

THE VOICE CAST

GOLSHIFTEH FARAHANI
ASIA ARGENTO
SOKO
SHAHBAZ SARWAR
TIBU FORTES