Title of film : Whispers of Fire and Water
Director Name : Lubdhak Chatterjee
Cast & crew :
Producer : Bauddhayan Mukherji,Monalisa Mukherji,Shaji Mathew,Aruna Anand Mathew
Editor : Arjun Gourisaria,Lubdhak Chatterjee
Cast :
Synopsis : Shiva, an audio installation artist visits the largest coal-mining region of Eastern India, plagued by depleting natural resources and a burning fire in its belly. Faced with the highly complex socio-political system – unavoidable like the omnipresent smoke and fire in the area, he struggles to find leads in his work and succumbs to the monstrous pressure. Fire, as an element, engulfs him. Shiva eventually moves to a tribal village in a dense forest area, along with Deepak, a worker in the coal mine who hails from the village. The panoply of sounds which he experiences in dense forests triggers an inward personal journey which questions his urban values, gaze and fundamental notion of self, carefully constructed over years. Water, as an element, forms the labyrinth of his quest for truth.
Director Bio : Lubdhak Chatterjee is an independent filmmaker based out of Kolkata, India. A blogger with the Times of India, he started off his career as an engineer which he soon gave up to pursue his love for films. He had won the Doordarshan fellowship in India for his documentary film Vaikhari, commissioned by Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. His experimental short film Aahuti was an official selection at International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020. Lubdhak also works professionally as a cinematographer and editor.
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