Shiva, an audio installation artist, visits the coal mines of Eastern India, plagued by depleting natural resources and permanent haunting sights of fire. Overwhelmed by the colossal scale and rhythm of sounds, he succumbs to the highly complex socio-political system. Moving to a tribal village in the forest, he questions his urban gaze and notion of self. Water, as an element, forms the labyrinth of his quest for truth.
Presented in the Filmmakers of the Present section at the Locarno Film Festival.
Whispers of Fire & Water
2023
General Audiences
83 min.
Fiction
India
India, international festivals, nature, existential crisis, environment
Colorido
Lubdhak Chatterjee
Lubdhak Chatterjee
Kenneth Cyrus
Arjun Gourisaria, Lubdhak Chatterjee
Sagnik Mukherji, Amit Saha, Deepak Halder, Rohini Chatterjee, Saikat Chatterjee
Bauddhayan Mukherji, Monalisa Mukherji, Shaji Mathew, Aruna Anand Mathew
Little Lamb Films, Niv Art Films
Rohen Bose
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