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Wegmans Signature Tower, 12th Floor, E-12, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida-201308, India.
Wegmans Signature Tower, 12th Floor, E-12, Knowledge Park-III, Greater Noida-201308, India.
Festival Date: 2026-04-30 ,
Entries Closed
| Country | : India |
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| Language | : Silent Film |
| Duration | : 00h 05mins 35sec |
| Genre | : Drama |
| Festival | : 16th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival-26 |
| Award | : Official Selection |
Set against the quiet, dimly lit streets of a small town on Christmas Eve, Cyclewale Santa Claus is a silent short film that explores grief, empathy, and healing without spoken words. A 30-year-old orphan, carrying the invisible weight of his childhood loss, crosses paths with a 10-year-old boy who is burying his deceased little sister alone. Witnessing the child’s unbearable loneliness awakens buried memories within the man. In a gesture of silent compassion, he helps the boy complete the burial. Instead of leaving him to his grief, the man takes him to a nearby church, dresses as Santa Claus, and gives the boy a Santa cap—inviting him into a world beyond sorrow.
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