USA-based Jorhat (Assam) filmmaker Rupam Sarmah's film One Little Finger on Tuesday received Honourable Jury Mention at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival held in New Delhi.

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Scripted and directed by Rupam Sarmah himself, in One Little Finger eighty specially-abled persons have acted.

This feat comes riding back on the success the movie achieved at the recently concluded Riverside International Film Festival held in Los Angele; where One Little Finger was awarded the ‘Best film for inspiration making a global impact- Founder's Award’.

It may be mentioned here that the Dada Saheb Film Festival is regarded as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the country and it is organised on every year on April 30 to mark the birth anniversary of Dada Saheb Phalke- Father of Indian Cinema.

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Filmmakers from across the country and 90 foreign countries participate in the festival and it has separate screening sections for feature films, short films, and documentaries

One Little Finger film will be officially released in the United States on August 16 next and will hit the theatres in India in September later this year.

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