Echoes of oppression, extraction, and the colonial project linger in a cool evening breeze. The commonplace turns into energetic resilience, defying historical forces through everyday ritual. These films illustrate kaleidoscopic power dynamics and the mundanity of oppression, inviting us to question the way histories are recorded.
This project is narrated through the director’s personal experience of living in the remote Himalayan mountain town of Manali (a popular destination for shooting Bollywood film songs reeking of adventurous love and high romance). The work nterrogates thin layers of narrative practices that construct tableaus of high mountains as static objects and backdrops for second hand urban aspirations of happiness. The precarious reality of living in a highly sensitive ecosystem spins an adventure far removed from most imaginaries.
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- CountryIndia
- DirectorPriyanka Chhabra
Echoes of oppression, extraction, and the colonial project linger in a cool evening breeze. The commonplace turns into energetic resilience, defying historical forces through everyday ritual. These films illustrate kaleidoscopic power dynamics and the mundanity of oppression, inviting us to question the way histories are recorded.
This project is narrated through the director’s personal experience of living in the remote Himalayan mountain town of Manali (a popular destination for shooting Bollywood film songs reeking of adventurous love and high romance). The work nterrogates thin layers of narrative practices that construct tableaus of high mountains as static objects and backdrops for second hand urban aspirations of happiness. The precarious reality of living in a highly sensitive ecosystem spins an adventure far removed from most imaginaries.
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- CountryIndia
- DirectorPriyanka Chhabra