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Ujjwal Kanishka Utkarsh

mrigtrishna

Vidéo | dv | couleur | 53:0 | Inde | 2011

Located in the middle of nowhere, the salt pans of Kutch (Gujarat, India) have only saline water and no regular supplies. The farming months of October to March witness the salt farmers - the Agariyas, live by the salt pans. For these months the farmers visit their village homes once every fortnight to bathe and collect their supplies. mrigtishna is an attempt to see the salt farmer`s life up close, to step beyond the mirage.

A post graduate in Film & Video from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, Ujjwal Utkarsh has been involved in film-making at several stages and in various capacities. Having worked in a range of places including the Bombay Film & TV Industry and the Developmental Sector, he now makes independent films while teaching Film Direction at the School of Film & TV, Rohtak, Haryana. His films have been showcased in various national and international festivals. Primarily a film-maker, he has been experimenting with his own practice and loves to dabble in other forms like photography, sound and theatre.