Abhishek Pathak, Sandeep Francis’ Switch Off | Indian Movie News
Abhishek Pathak and Sandeep Francis’ 11-minute thriller Switch Off has been chosen for the thirty second version of L’Étrange Festival in Paris. The movie can be screened at Forum des Images as half of the competition, which is being held from September 1 to September 12, 2026.
The choice comes after the short movie was also screened at South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN). Pathak, who has produced the movie, said the Paris choice provides a different variety of recognition for the project.
“Being selected for L’Étrange Festival Paris is a wonderful recognition for the film and the team,” Pathak said.
Abhishek Pathak on the movie’s worldwide run
Switch Off follows a cell repairman whose evening takes an sudden flip after he finds himself alone on the streets of Kochi. Pathak said he was drawn to the best way Francis approached the story and constructed its ambiance.
“What attracted me was the way Sandeep had approached the story. The film largely takes place at night, beginning inside a small mobile repair shop where the repairman is working alone. From there, he finds himself alone on the streets of Kochi,” he said.
Pathak believes the movie’s narrative fashion may join with competition audiences in Paris. “I think they will connect with the way the story is told. The film gets the audience into the world very quickly and keeps the story moving,” he said.
He also spoke about the distinction between industrial success and competition recognition. “They are very different experiences. A box-office success gives you the excitement of scale, while a festival selection gives you the satisfaction of seeing a story travel in a completely different environment. For us, having Switch Off selected at L’Étrange Festival Paris is a very special moment,” Pathak said.
He added that the movie’s short runtime allowed the staff to construct an partaking expertise. “The idea itself is simple, but an interesting cinematic way of presenting it did work well. When I saw it, I felt there was enough happening within those few minutes to keep an audience engaged and take them somewhere emotionally.”
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