MILES AWAY
MEELON DUR
MEGHA ACHARYA
2023
year
50
Minutes
SCHEDULE
02.03.2024
/ 07:45 PM/
Audi 2 PVR INOX ORION MALL
Synopsis
The everyday lives of three female laborers working in a brick kiln in India take an upsetting turn after an unexpected rainfall halts their work. What unfolds is a threatening tale of unorganized labor and economic debts in a rapidly urbanizing India.
Producer(s) or Production Company: Chambal Media
Screenplay: N/A
Director of Photography: Aditi Bhande, Annette Jacob, Megha Acharya
Editor: Megha Acharya
Music: Sridhar Varadrajan
Sound: Geeta Devi, Aditi Bhande
Cast: N/A
Awards - Winner: Whickers Bursary Docedge Kolkata 2022
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Official Selection at IDSFFK (Long Competition), Tasveer FF, IAWRT Nepal, Kolkata People's FF, Beyond Borders Feminist FF, International Social Justice FF Chennai.
Director's Biography
MEGHA ACHARYA
Megha is a film practitioner and has previously worked as a producer in Chambal Media. Her works have dealt with the subjects of climate change, gender, agriculture, and public healthcare policies. Her passion for story-telling and traveling has developed in her a nuanced understanding of the various themes she works around. She has also worked as a freelance editor, cinematographer, and sound recordist for documentaries. Her film SUDHAMAYEE (2019), part of her diploma film project in Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, has won best film, best director, and special mention in prestigious film festivals across India.
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- Retrospective
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