Fleeting in length but persisting in creativity and impact, this strand is a 4 hour compilation of must-see short films. Ever intriguing, shorts are liberated from the usual rules of cinema. These ones will take you around the world and back, exploring stories from Uganda, Chile, Malaysia, Switzerland, India, Germany, the Solomon Islands, USA, and the DRC. Tight on time for film watching? This strand is for you.
The oldest inhabitants of Mumbai - the Koli fisherfolk from the village of Trombay Koliwada, are gradually moving away from the livelihood of fishing.
Why is this happening?
The toxic, plastic-filled seawater, and being locked in by the government's infrastructure projects on all sides, leaves the Kolis with no choice but to look for alternate sources of income.
Based on research conducted by Lalitha Kamath and Gopal Dubey from the School of Habitat Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (made as a part of the Inhabited Sea Project initiated by the University of Pennsylvania), Sagarputra looks at the struggles and modes of resistance of the Koli community to claim their space, livelihood, and identity under unprecedented environmental and social circumstances.
- Year2021
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageMarathi, Hindi
- CountryIndia
- PremiereYes
- DirectorPooja Das Sarkar
- ScreenwriterLalitha Kamath, Gopal Dubey & Pooja Das Sarkar
- ProducerUniversity of Pennsylvania
- FilmmakerPooja Das Sarkar
- CinematographerVimal Mylon
- EditorPooja Das Sarkar
- AnimatorNisha Mathrani
- Sound DesignVimal Mylon
Fleeting in length but persisting in creativity and impact, this strand is a 4 hour compilation of must-see short films. Ever intriguing, shorts are liberated from the usual rules of cinema. These ones will take you around the world and back, exploring stories from Uganda, Chile, Malaysia, Switzerland, India, Germany, the Solomon Islands, USA, and the DRC. Tight on time for film watching? This strand is for you.
The oldest inhabitants of Mumbai - the Koli fisherfolk from the village of Trombay Koliwada, are gradually moving away from the livelihood of fishing.
Why is this happening?
The toxic, plastic-filled seawater, and being locked in by the government's infrastructure projects on all sides, leaves the Kolis with no choice but to look for alternate sources of income.
Based on research conducted by Lalitha Kamath and Gopal Dubey from the School of Habitat Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (made as a part of the Inhabited Sea Project initiated by the University of Pennsylvania), Sagarputra looks at the struggles and modes of resistance of the Koli community to claim their space, livelihood, and identity under unprecedented environmental and social circumstances.
- Year2021
- Runtime21 minutes
- LanguageMarathi, Hindi
- CountryIndia
- PremiereYes
- DirectorPooja Das Sarkar
- ScreenwriterLalitha Kamath, Gopal Dubey & Pooja Das Sarkar
- ProducerUniversity of Pennsylvania
- FilmmakerPooja Das Sarkar
- CinematographerVimal Mylon
- EditorPooja Das Sarkar
- AnimatorNisha Mathrani
- Sound DesignVimal Mylon
