Anokha
Directed by Sudipto Sarkar
France/India/colour/21min
This film was inspired by the stage performance of a French hip-hop group, Accrorap, and Bharatnatyam and Kathak dancers from India. The film is about the meeting of these different forms and cultures of both these countries. The theme is non-violence and the presence of good and evil in life.
Shot in temples, palaces, vegetable markets and narrow lanes of India the film is lyrical and an even blend of contrasting dance forms.
The film was selected in the ‘Best Short’ category at the following International Film Festivals- Woodstock, Silver Lake - Los Angeles, Digital Talkies- New Delhi, Dhaka.