A Flowering Tree (Poomaram)

Описание: Selected at Rotterdam and winner of the National Film Award and awards by the Indian Documentary Producers' Association, the Film explores menstrual rituals and the origin of human culture. Also selected at festivals across India, such as Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram.

Directed by Vipin Vijay | 2009
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra

Vipin Vijay’s works are made under independent codes and defy any categorisation, merging film, documentary, essay and fiction, all into one. His works have won international and national recognition, having been showcased at festivals like Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Oberhausen, and art museums including Serpentine Gallery, London; Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art, Beijing, and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. The prestigious Oberhausen Festival, Germany, honored him with a Profile.

Rajiv Mehrotra is the FOUNDING Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_M....

PSBT was a not-for-profit that nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/ci..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2..., https://www.thehindu.com/features/cin..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)

PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.

Credits
Script, Sound Designer, Cinematographer: Vipin Vijay
Editor: Sujith Sahadev

Narration: Atmaja, Ananthapadmanabhan P.

Produced by PSBT in partnership with Doordarshan India.
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Last updated: May 2020