Kinshuk Surjan | Belgium, India, Netherlands | 2024 | 108 Mins | Marathi
Sun, Nov 10 | 3:15 PM | PICTURETIME 2 (FOOTBALL GROUND)
Intent on providing a better life for herself and her children after her farmer-husband’s suicide, Sanjivani struggles against her culture’s traditional abandonment of widows – until she joins a discussion group with other farmer-suicide widows. Empowered by community, shared stories of resilience, and unexpected solidarity, Sanjivani forges a path forward.
Kinshuk Surjan
Kinshuk Surjan is an Indian filmmaker based in Brussels and Bhopal. His graduation film, Pola, won the National Student Film Award for Best Film and Best Script in 2013. After working as Second Assistant Director on the film, Island City, awarded at Venice Film Festival, he went on to pursue his Masters at DocNomads. In 2017, his graduation film, The Flandrien, won the Flanders Audiovisual Fund’s VAF WILDCARD. In 2021, he participated in Berlinale Talents with his feature project, Marching In The Dark.
Producer : Evelien De Graef, Hanne Phlypo, Arya Rothe, Digna Sinke
Writer : Kinshuk Surjan
Cinematographer : Leena Patoli, Carl Rottiers, Vishal Vittal
Editor : Joëlle Alexis
Sound : Puneet Dwivedi, Imtiyaz Jumnalkar, Mark Glynne, Olmo van Straalen
Cast : Sanjivani Bhure
Biografilm Festival 2024 – Young Critics Award & Audience Award
CPH:DOX 2024 – Special Mention Human Rights Award
DocAviv 2024 – Best International Documentary Award
Hot Docs 2024
Dokufest Kosovo 2024
