Film Description

THE OLD BULL KNOWS, OR ONCE KNEW

THE OLD BULL KNOWS, OR ONCE KNEW

THE OLD BULL KNOWS, OR ONCE KNEW || 12 minutes 41 seconds

Production Year

2025

Countries of productions

INDIA

Film Type

National Competition (Documentary - any length) (Only for Indian Filmmakers)

Directors

Milan Kumar

Producers

Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune

Cinematographer

Piyush Patidar

Editors

Disha Bhat

Sound Designer

Anand George

List of film festival

Awards

Sale

Film Synopsis

Set on the fringes of a growing Maharashtra city, the film observes the last day of Shankar - an ageing bull who, after serving the nomadic Nandiwale community for over two decades, is being sent to a Gaushala. Interwoven is the story of his old caretaker Anna, who brought Shankar to this settlement 25 years ago. Through long takes, silence, and textured soundscapes, the film meditates on displacement, fading tradition, and the unspoken bond between humans, animals, and a way of life in slow dissolution.