Tofael: The Tea Stall Boy

Tofael: The Tea Stall Boy

Poster of Tofael the Tea Stall Boy
Directed by Minhazur Rahman Nayan[1][2][3][4][5]
Produced by Minhazur Rahman Nayan
Written by Minhazur Rahman Nayan
Starring Tofael Alam
Rafique Natabar
Cinematography Shahriar Fahad
Edited by Apu Monwar
Production
company
Swadhinata Home Box
Distributed by Swadhinata Home Box
Release dates
Running time
 1 minute 57 second [1][6]
Country Bangladesh
Language Bengali
Budget 5000 BDT

Tofael: The Tea Stall Boy is a 2013 Bangladeshi short film produced, written and directed by Minhazur Rahman Nayan. The short film premiered on January 15, 2013 and is based upon an incident involving a tea stall boy named Tofael Alam. Since its release, the short has been shown at several film festivals. The film's shooting was started and ended at 15 September 2012.[2][3][4][5] In 2013 the Vagrant Film Festival, Belarush and Free Spirit Film Festival,[6][7] India where it took home Audience Award.[8] In 2014 film was invited to participate in Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival[9] showing at Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff, Arizona, Usa and film was also participate in TOFF - The Online Film Festival.[10] In 2015 fim was showing at Bad Theater Fest, USA.[11]

Plot

A Tofael living and working at Moghbazar one of the most gathering spot in Dhaka, Bangladesh works as a tea stall worker. In spite of his poverty, cupidity and dishonesty cannot pollute his character. One day as he is working he came across a customer (Rafique Natabar) that leaves his cell phone behind after purchasing some tea. Seeing that the customer left his property behind, Tofael sets off to find the man and return his cell phone. When the child worker Tofael gives back his lost cell phone to his customer, the customer thanks him and lifts him up in a rickshaw.The honest tea stall boy feeling heavenly joy that expresses with an innocent smile.[7][12]

Cast

Reception

Year Film Festival Country Result Award
2013 The Vagrant Film Festival Belarush Screening N/A
2013 Free Sprite Film Festival India Screening Audience Award
2014 Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival Usa Screening N/A
2015 Bad Theater Fest Usa Screening N/A

Online Film Festival

Year Film Festival Country Result Award
2014 The Online Film Festival (TOFF) USA Screening N/A

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tofael: The Boy puesto de té".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "ভারতে পুরস্কৃত হলো 'তোফায়েল দ্য টি স্টল বয়'".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "চা দোকানী তোফায়েলের ভারত জয়!".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "‘দ্য টি স্টল বয়’ ভারতে পুরস্কৃত".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "ভারতে পুরস্কৃত বাংলাদেশের চলচ্চিত্র: 'তোফায়েল দ্য টি স্টল বয়'".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Summaries of the films : Free Spirit Film Festival 2013".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.festivalfocus.org/film_view.php?uid=70608
  8. ↑ "The Free Spirit Award 2013 was given to Tibetan writer-activist Langtsa Tsetan Dorjee". Dariya News. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Flagstaff Mountain Films Festival".
  10. ↑ "#TOFF – NOVEMBER 2014 EDITION". Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Bad Theater Fest & Bad Film Fest".
  12. ↑ "Tofael - the tea stall boy. Picture". Minhazur Rahman Nayan's blog.
  13. ↑ "Free Spirit Film Festival concludes; Koan of Spring declared the best film". City Air News. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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