Name of the film HEART TO ART
Directed by Anand Patwardhan
Duration 10 mins
Year 2021
Language English, Urdu, Hindi (English Subtitles)
PRINCIPAL CREW
Editing, Camera & Direction Anand Patwardhan
About the film
Hear to Art was first shot in 2003-2004 when Anand was visiting Pakistan. It captures an Indo-Pak student's art project that began in India and travelled to Pakistan. The footage was edited and became a short film only in 2021.
About the director
Anand Patwardhan is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while others investigate nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development. His notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Nam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), which have won national and international awards. A secular rationalist, Anand Patwardhan is a vocal critic of Hindutva and the current ruling dispensation.
