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Forest (2007)

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Runtime : 11M

Director : Ranbir Singh Kaleka

Synopsis

"In this work, a library of books stands improbably in a clearing in the forest, symbolising ‘a library of knowledge.’ A lion enters, becoming the guardian of this knowledge but also, representing a mythical, other-worldly creature of the imaginary. The lion is driven away as the library is set on fire. Finally, a young lion returns to the city that emerges from the ashes of the scene. Flowers rise from the burnt ground. In this visionary and poetic video artwork the ‘hidden atrocities’ that take place in this animated painting are suggested rather than explained. It becomes a statement about a collective destruction of the environment, and of generational knowledge and wisdom passed through centuries and across cultures for which we must all atone."

Actors

Aban Raza
Aban Raza
Amba Sanyal
Amba Sanyal
Maitreya
Maitreya
Nand Katyal
Nand Katyal
Paribartana Mohanty
Paribartana Mohanty
Raj Mohanty
Raj Mohanty

Crews

Ranbir Singh Kaleka
Ranbir Singh Kaleka
Director
Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal
Music
Gautam Pandey
Gautam Pandey
Cinematography