dᵻɹˈɛktɚ mˈænɪʃ dʒˈeɪhˈɑːz deɪbjˈuː ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm, ɐ vˈɛɹi vˈɛɹi sˈaɪlənt fˈɪlm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, hæd pɹˈiːviəsli wˈʌn ðə dʒˈʊɹɹi pɹˈaɪz fɚðə bˈɛst ʃˈɔːɹt fˈɪlm æt ðə kˈænz fˈɪlm fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
Director Manish Jha's debut short film, A Very Very Silent Film (2001), had previously won the Jury Prize for the Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002.