Monday, December 23, 2013

Interesting New Shorts and Documentaries

Interesting New Shorts and Documentaries

Documentaries

The Unearthed hollows: An insightful documentary about the adventure sports of caving- a relatively unexplored sport that requires huge amounts of gumption and a steely indefatigable heart. made by Abhay Sahasrabuddhe.

A Dream called America: Anup Sathyan's intriguing documentary about a lower middle class family from Gujrat battling the cultural shift brought on by their young son's 1 year study visit to America.

The Quotidian Ballad: This documentary in Bangali transports the viewer to rural Bengal where struggling fisherfolk come to terms with their perennial hunger by performing Ballads to the gods as a form of appeasement as a precursor to the annual Charak festival.

Palayan (Migration)  : An in depth account of the travails of migration with special focus on Uttarakhand.


Short Films"


Gurudakshina- A short that delves deep into the psyche of a potential filmmaker(students) and contrasts their lack of understanding with that of their teacher (essayed wonderfully by Ravi Singh) -a failed director himself.

The laughter- a psychodrama that delves deep into the psyche of a man who cannot laugh and sheds light on his personal tragedy enroute to his lighting up his life once again with a smile!

The Echo- A ,marvelously composed horror story that plays on your fears, creating stunning moments of fear and paranoia before cluing us in to the real deal!

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