• The Great Abandonment

    Directed by Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya
    India/UK | 28 minutes | North American Premiere | A Sense of Place

  

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As the world’s harshest Covid lockdown is announced in India, 1.3 billion people are commanded to stay home, at merely four hours’ notice. As millions of migrant laborers walk home and the Prime Minister vaingloriously promises a better future nightly, some wonder: might this be time for revolution?

film details

Director: Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya
Producers: Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya, Lindsay Poulton, Laurence Topham
Screenwriter: Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya
Cinematographers: Amit Madheshiya
Editor: Amit Madheshiya, Shirley Abraham
Cast: Imraan, Afsanah, Anees, Seema, Ajay, Vivek
Original Language Title: हुक्मरानों के एहसान
Country: India/UK
Language: in Hindi and Marathi with English subtitles
Year: 2021
Running Time: 28 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Primary Company: The Guardian and Cave Pictures
Contact Email: amitmadheshiya@gmail.com

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