Filmography
Silence
2024
Editor
Created as part of Arab Film Studio Editing 2024 program
A reflective journey through the inner world of an incarcerated prisoner, captured in the immersive style of an observational documentary.
Sau Ka Note
2022
Writer
Created as part of "75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow" at the 53rd International Film Festival of India 2022
Set in a future where all transactions are digital, a young child receives an ancient hundred rupee note that he tries to use to buy his much-desired toy.
The Last Meal
2021
Writer, Director & Editor
A prisoner awaiting execution asks his prison guard to get him a box of sweets from a particular shop as his last meal. Once at the shop, the guard discovers the reason behind the prisoner's mysterious demand.
I Stem the Tide
2019
Associate Producer
A director of a failing theatre company finds himself in a quandary after he uncovers a sinister plot.
Backstage
2018
Writer, Director & Producer
After a string of bad performances, an ageing theatre actor contemplates committing suicide on stage during his final show.
Pitch-Ready Projects
Kadathukaran (The Ferryman)
Feature Film - Drama
Official Selection - NFDC Screenwriters Lab 2019
Official Selection - Festival des 3 Continents - Produire au Sud 2024
Logline:
A village ferryman’s relationship with his closest friend is tested when the ferryman gets involved in an accident that leads to the death of the friend’s daughter.
Paradise
Feature Film - Drama
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2021
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Drama Competition 2021
Top 10% of Academy Nicholl Fellowships 2020
Top 20% of discoverable projects on Coverfly
Logline:
Towards the end of WWII - a German soldier, desperate to prove his worth and loyalty to the Third Reich, is sent to Argentina to set up a secret refuge for Adolf Hitler. As he struggles to keep his mission a secret, the caretaker of the estate discovers his plans and is torn between his loyalty to his new master and his own people, who may be in danger in the new Reich.
The Station
Feature Film - Drama/Mystery
Logline:
An ageing station master and a recent widow desperately search for the truth behind the mysterious deaths at their rural train station as the superstitious villagers try to shut it down.
The Listener
Feature Film - Crime/Drama/Noir
Logline:
A lonely telephone lineman in Mumbai obsesses over a woman whom he believes is his estranged mother. His obsession soon mutates into rage and jealousy once he discovers that she has another son whom she loves dearly. He plans to take revenge on her for abandoning him.
Ottayaan (Rogue)
Feature Film - Adventure/Drama
Logline:
A dishonoured mahout and a fervid government official venture into the wilderness in pursuit of a rogue elephant that wreaks havoc on their village. The official wants to ensure the beast’s safety, while the mahout wants to slay it.
BIO
Sachin Augustine wrote and directed his first short film, ‘Backstage', as a finalist of the Arab Film Studio Narrative program 2017 - an initiative of Image Nation Abu Dhabi. The film was accepted to more than 10 film festivals worldwide, including Vasteras Film Festival, Sweden and Kansas International Film Festival, USA. Subsequently, he was also a finalist of the Arab Film Studio Scriptwriting program 2017. He then wrote and directed his next short film, 'The Last Meal', with Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation - under the mentorship of Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany and Professor Daniele J Suissa of The DJS Directors Studio. The film was in competition at the Al Ain Film Festival. He was a fellow at the 2019 NFDC Screenwriters Lab. He was also honored as one of the "75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow" at the 53rd International Film Festival of India 2022. Most recently, he was selected as one of eight screenwriters to be a part of the Produire au Sud workshop conducted by Festival des 3 Continents in Dubai in January 2024 and was one of six participants of the innaugral Arab Film Studio Editing 2024 program.