GANGNAULI - Life in Chocked Desolation

Описание: I learned about this issue through a very small report in a national daily. It stated that the upcoming marriage of a famous Indian cricketer has given hope to the people of this village as he is about to get married to a girl from an adjoining village. They believed that the government might help them now as a famous personality is going to be associated with their region.

I contacted the reporter who did this story. He said that it was the cricketer's angle that got the story published, it would not have made it through the editor's desk otherwise as the mainstream media is not really interested in issues like these.

This got me into action, I researched on the subject and learned more about the plight of the people of Gangnauli. It was shocking to know that this was happening barely 50 miles away from India's national capital and both the central and the state governments are doing absolutely nothing to help these people who are forced to live life in a chocked desolation.

The film is shot on bare minimum equipment required for a professional production; a Canon 7D Mark II with 18-135mm IS STM and 50mm f 1.4 IS STM. For sound I used Sennheiser MKE 2 digital microphone. I have edited the film on Final Cut Pro 7.

I made this film because I feel that it is important to highlight those grave issues which are being overlooked by the mainstream media. As an independent filmmaker, I believe that it is my duty to make those voices heard which are being silenced or sidelined in the mad race for TRPs and profits.