Incognito

Incognito is a hitchcockian thriller about a lonely motel receptionist who makes an extra buck by selling the hidden-cam videos of his unsuspecting guests on the internet. But when one such guest turns out to be a young girl who is probably being trafficked, he faces a crisis of conscience.

Director, screenwriter Ravi Muppa is a screenwriter/director based in Mumbai. He has developed critically and commercially successful films and series such as "Stree (2018)", "Bala (2019)" and "The Family Man (2019)”. He wrote a short film, "Valu", which deals with sand mafia and was screened at Austin Film Festival (2019). He has created and sold a half-hour dramedy series "The Substitutes" to the biggest streaming platform in India. Currently, he is co-creating a period satire series titled "The Mad King”. Incognito is his first short film as a writer-director. With a deep passion for narrative inventiveness and visual storytelling, Ravi aims to create impactful and entertaining films. Ravi has a Diploma in Cinematography from the New York Film Academy, a European Masters in Creative Producing from the Media Business School, Spain. He also holds a Masters in Economics and a Bachelors in Electronics Engineering from BITS-Pilani, India. Filmography: Incognito (2022) Short film - director, screenwriter Valu (2020) Short film - screenwriter

2022

• – Mumbai International Film Festival – Official Competition / World Premiere (India)
• – Tirana International Film Festival – Official Competition Nominated for Best International Short Film (Albania)
• – Goa Short Film Festival – Official Selection / Best Short Film (India)
• – Curtas Festival Do Imaxinario – Official Selection (Spain)
• – Weyauwega International Film Festival – Official Selection (USA)
• – Northern Wave International Film Festival – Official Selection Nominated for Best Short Film (Iceland)
• – Independent Day International Festival – Official Selection (Germany)
• – ICARO Festival Internacional de Cine en Centroamérica – Official Selection (Guatemala)
• – Anchorage International Film Festival – Official Selection Nominated for Best Short Film (USA)
• – Smita Patil International Film Festival – Official Selection / Best Director (India)
• – Kalpanirjhar International Short Film Festival – Official Selection / Best Short Film (India)

 

2023

• – LA Shorts International Film Festival – Official Selection (USA)
• – Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival – Market Pick (France)
• – Internationale Kurzfilm Regensburg – Special Program (Germany)
• – River International Film Festival – Official Selection (Italy)
• – Festival International Signes De Nuit – Official Selection (France)
• – Pune Short Film Festival – Official Selection (India)
• – Palm Springs International Shorfest – Official Selection Nominated for Best Narrative Short Film (USA)
• – Ottawa Indian Film Festival – Official Selection Nominated for Best Short Film Jury Prize (Canada)
• – India Festival by Shorts TV – Official Selection / Best Short Film (USA)