Title of the film Whispers of Fire & Water
Directed by Lubdhak Chatterjee
Language Hindi, Bangla, English (English subtitles)
Country India
Year 2023
Duration 83 mins
PRINCIPAL CREW
WRITINGLubdhak Chatterjee
CINEMATOGRAPHY & COLOR CORRECTION Kenneth Cyrus
EDITING Arjun Gourisaria, Lubdhak Chatterjee
LOCATION SOUND, SOUND DESIGN & MIXING Sougata Banerjee
MUSIC Rohen Bose
PRINCIPLE CAST Sagnik Mukherjee, Amit Saha, Saikat Chattopadhyay, Deepak Halder, Rohini Chatterjee
About the Film
Shiva, an audio installation artist visits the largest coal-mining region of Eastern India, which is plagued by depleting natural resources and a burning fire in its belly. However, he succumbs to the highly complex socio-political system and moves to a tribal village in the forest, where water becomes the labyrinth for a personal confrontation with urban gaze and quest for self.
About the Director
Lubdhak Chatterjee is a filmmaker based out of Kolkata, India. His debut fiction film Whispers of Fire & Water had its world premiere at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival 2023. His short film Aahuti was an official selection at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020. He won Doordarshan fellowship for his film Vaikhari, commissioned by PSBT and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He also works professionally as a cinematographer and editor.
