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Avani Rai
FI IN NO 2017 55'
⚬ Arts & Culture
An unframed portrait of Magnum photographer Raghu Rai and his 50 year long journey capturing the stories of India. Raghu Rai’s stories told through the eyes of his own rebel daughter. Together they embark on a journey to Kashmir, the most militarized land on earth.
Director | Avani Rai |
Producer | Iikka Vehkalahti |
Co-Producer | Torstein Grude |
Executive Producers | Gurmeet Rai, Anurag Kayshap |
Production Company | IV FILMS LTD |
Co-Production Company | Piraya Film |
Cinematography | Avani Rai |
Editor | Menno Boerema, Archana Padhke |
Music | Naren Chandavarkar, Benedict Taylor |
Sound | Susmit ‘Bob’ Nath, Surya Samaddar |
Honorary Mention | Nordisk Panorama Film Festival 2018 |
IDFA 2017 |
DocPoint Helsinki 2018 |
DocAviv 2018 |
Docs Against Gravity 2018 |
DocEdge 2018 |
Dokfest München 2018 |
TRT Documentary Days 2018 |
EBS IDFF 2018 |
Nordisk Panorama 2018 |
UNAFF 2018 |
| Runtime | 55' |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| Production Countries | Finland, India, Norway |
Avani Rai is a photographer based out of Mumbai, India. She has worked as a cameraperson on short films. In 2013 she worked on USKI BAARISH, which premiered at Clermond Ferrand, Aspen Film Festival and Tiff. She’s worked both in fiction and documentary storytelling. As a photographer, she’s done stories for the Sunday Guardian, Scroll and The Wire. Commercial projects include: „Lifebuoy“ and Nandita Das’s play „Between The Lines“. She recently directed and shot a mid length documentary on Raghu Rai: RAGHU RAI - AN UNFRAIMED PORTRAIT, co-produced by ARTE FRANCE and the IDFA BERTHA FUND, which premiered at IDFA in competition, November 2017. She is currently working on a project in the Kashmir Valley in India.
