Vikalp Bengaluru
in association with
The Consulate General of Switzerland
in Bangalore
presents
My Name is Salt
By Farida Pacha
92 minutes, 2013, Gujarati with English subtitles
2nd December 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Please come early. Tea will be served at 6 p.m.
Renukamba Theatre
Click 'Venues' tab above for directions
Entry is free and open to all.
Farida Pacha (director) and Lutz Konermann (cinematographer)
will both be present for the screening.
Synopsis
The desert extends endlessly – flat, grey, relentless. There is not a tree or blade of grass or rock. But there is one thing in abundance: salt. Salt is everywhere, lying just beneath the cracked, baked surface of the earth. This is the Little Rann of Kutch, 5000 sq kms of saline desert in India. And for eight months of the year, Chhanabhai and his family live here without water, electricity or provisions – tirelessly extracting salt from this desolate landscape. Under the blinding glare of the sun, they work on the salt fields until large crystals have formed. Their labour is rhythmic, a dance that mirrors the dance of the mirages on the burning horizon. After months of hard work, the salt is ready to be harvested - just before the heavy monsoon rains will come to once again wash their salt fields away.
Festivals and Awards
Winner German Camera Award 2014
Winner Edinburgh IFF Documentary Competition 2014
Winner DocumentaMadrid Feature Length Documentary Competition 2014
Winner Hong Kong IFF Documentary Competition 2014
Winner IDFA Amsterdam First Appearance Competition 2013
Winner Pelicam Documentary Film Festival, Tulcea 2014
Winner Food Film Festival, Amsterdam 2014
Winner Small Gate of Freedom Award, Gdansk 2014
Winner CinemAmbiente Iren Award, Torino 2014
Special Jury Mention, Bled Film Festival 2014
Special AWFJ Jury Mention, Edinburgh IFF 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Los Angeles Film Festival 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Planete+Doc Festival, Warsaw 2014
Official Selection (in competition) DOK.fest, Munich 2014
Official Selection (in competition) FIFE Paris 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Encounters, Johannesburg 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Melbourne IFF 2014
The desert extends endlessly – flat, grey, relentless. There is not a tree or blade of grass or rock. But there is one thing in abundance: salt. Salt is everywhere, lying just beneath the cracked, baked surface of the earth. This is the Little Rann of Kutch, 5000 sq kms of saline desert in India. And for eight months of the year, Chhanabhai and his family live here without water, electricity or provisions – tirelessly extracting salt from this desolate landscape. Under the blinding glare of the sun, they work on the salt fields until large crystals have formed. Their labour is rhythmic, a dance that mirrors the dance of the mirages on the burning horizon. After months of hard work, the salt is ready to be harvested - just before the heavy monsoon rains will come to once again wash their salt fields away.
Festivals and Awards
Winner German Camera Award 2014
Winner Edinburgh IFF Documentary Competition 2014
Winner DocumentaMadrid Feature Length Documentary Competition 2014
Winner Hong Kong IFF Documentary Competition 2014
Winner IDFA Amsterdam First Appearance Competition 2013
Winner Pelicam Documentary Film Festival, Tulcea 2014
Winner Food Film Festival, Amsterdam 2014
Winner Small Gate of Freedom Award, Gdansk 2014
Winner CinemAmbiente Iren Award, Torino 2014
Special Jury Mention, Bled Film Festival 2014
Special AWFJ Jury Mention, Edinburgh IFF 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Los Angeles Film Festival 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Planete+Doc Festival, Warsaw 2014
Official Selection (in competition) DOK.fest, Munich 2014
Official Selection (in competition) FIFE Paris 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Encounters, Johannesburg 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart 2014
Official Selection (in competition) Melbourne IFF 2014
