SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST

Synopsis and Film Specs

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…


Original Title: Schirkoa: in Lies We Trust
Genre: 2D/3D animation
Film nationality: India, France
Countries of production: India, France, Germany
Language: English
Year: 2024
Duration: 103 min.
Picture: Color
Exhibition format (DCP): 2048×858
Framerate (DCP): 24
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: 5.1

Production Details

Written, designed and directed by Ishan Shukla
With the artistic collaboration of Bich-Quan Tran
Based upon the short film “Schirkoa” created by Ishan Shukla
Original score by Sneha Khanwalkar
Sound editing and sound design Nicolas Titeux
Designs Ishan Shukla, Yaning Feng
Lies’ clothes are designed by Antonio Grimaldi
Storyboard Shahab Serwaty
Cinematography, FX, Lighting Ishan Shukla
Editing and Compositing Ishan Shukla
3D Animation Supervisor Piyush Mittal
MoCap SolidAnim
Sound Mixing Florent Fournier-Sicre, Nicolas Titeux
Additional Music King Khan, Saba Lou, Sun Ra, Benny Turner, Asia Argento with Morgan, Golshifteh Farahani, BROTHER

Voice Cast Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, SoKo, King Khan, Denzil Smith, John Sutton, and introducing Tibu Fortes and Shahbaz Sarwar
Voice Guest Stars Lav Diaz, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Anurag Kashyap, Piyush Mishra, Gaspar Noe

Produced by Bich-Quan Tran, Ishan Shukla
Co-Produced by Stephan Holl, Samir Sarkar
Executive Producer Anushka Shah

A Dissidenz Films and Red Cigarette Media production
In co-production with Rapid Eye Movies
In association with Civic Studios and Cofinova 18
With the support of Aide aux Cinémas du Monde – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Institut Français, Epic MegaGrants, Film und Medienstiftung NRW, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in partnership with the CNC

Filmed in France and India

Festivals

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024 – World Premiere
Bright Future
NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film

Göteborg Film Festival 2024 – Nordic Premiere
Voyage

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) 2024 – Belgian premiere
White Raven

Mykolaichuk OPEN Film Festival 2024 – Ukrainian premiere
Under the constellation of Gemini

Taipei Film Festival 2024 – Asian Premiere
Out of Competition

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) 2024 – South Korean premiere
Metal Noir

FilmFest München 2024 – German premiere
CineRebels

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) 2024 – Swiss premiere
Asian Competition

Cinedays Festival of European Film 2024 – North Macedonian premiere
International Competition
Blue Star for Best Screenplay

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) 2024 – UK premiere
Out of Competition

L’Etrange Festival Paris 2024 – French premiere
Nouveaux Talents

Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS) 2024
Animated Film Competition

Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia 2024 – Spanish premiere
Noves Visions

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) de Montréal 2024 – Canadian premiere
Temps 0

Utopiales Nantes 2024
International Film Competition

Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2024 – Italian premiere
Neon/Asteroid

Heroes International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection

International Film Festival of Kerala 2024 – Indian premiere
Kaleidoscope