SHORT NON-FICTION / 12 MIN APPROX / HINDI w ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Synopsis: For how long can a society choose to revel in the comfort of its own silence, turning a blind eye to brutal degeneration of itself? Can it deny its own culpability just by distancing itself from the deep moral crisis it maybe faced with? The film questions the passivity of the populace, while it reflects on the current socio-political climate.
Sunit Sinha is an independent filmmaker, and a practicing theatre artist for over two and a half decades. In the mid-nineties, he essayed major character roles in TV Series such as UTV’s Trikaal, Nimbus Television’s Farz, Sippy Films’ Gaatha, and Hansal Mehta’s debut feature film, Jayate (1998). Sinha has written and directed several notable plays for Actor Factor Theatre Company including Khudgudi, Taxi, The Red Corridor, and Three. As a filmmaker, his short fiction films Pratihinsa (2014), and Subah Ke Pehle (2015) have won acclaim at international film festivals. His debut feature film, Ranj (Slow Burn), is awaiting a worldwide release.
Bhavpreet is a cinematographer for this film. His love for cinematography finds its roots in Still Images. Graduated as an Engineer, his interests in the images grew, initially technically and soon, aesthetically. Making images both still and moving has become crucial to his expression. With it, he finds an outlet to things personal and distant. His photography projects include two photo books – Wires and pigeons, and IT City. He has shot several short films including Pratihinsa, Subah Ke Pehle and Laal Jalti Hai Chita; and a feature film- Ranj (Slow Burn).
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