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AGAINST THE TIDE

By Sarvnik KAUR

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2022


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Sundance Film Festival 2023
World Cinema Documentary Competition
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    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • INDIA
    • Languages
    • MARATHI, ENGLISH, HINDI
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sarvnik KAUR
    • Producer(s)
    • Koval BHATIA, Sarvnik KAUR, Quentin LAURENT
    • Synopsis
    • Rakesh and Ganesh have the sea in their veins. The sea is their mother, their lineage. She gave them identity, food and sustenance, and on her lap their brotherhood fostered. Both are Kolis, the indigenous fisherfolk of Bombay.
      Rakesh has inherited a boat and knowledge of fishing from his father. He is a traditional Koli fisherman, who fishes only in shallow water of the sea. His catch is small, so is his income.
      Ganesh is Rakesh’s bosom buddy. After completing his higher studies abroad, he returned to Bombay and got into deep-sea fishing. Not only he wanted to be a successful businessman, but also transform the entire Koli fishing community. Kolis must adopt technology-driven fishing– that’s his mission.
      Ganesh is very keen that Rakesh too joins deep-sea fishing. “No chance, I am Koli, I shall only follow our traditional methods”, Rakesh asserts. No deep-sea for him, the shallow water is his fishing ground.
      Over the past one year Rakesh’s catch has been only decreasing, and sustenance has become difficult. On top of that his son has developed a heart condition; he needs an immediate surgery.
      In between, all of Ganesh’s recent mega fishing trips met with losses. An undercurrent of anxiety and stress now prevails in his house. He has no choice but fitting his boats with all-pervasive LED-lights. It’s illegal, but he can’t help it, he must quickly make up his losses. Such a deceiving and cunning technology to catch fish, no Koli should use this– that’s what Rakesh told Ganesh. But Ganesh may stick to his decision. The contention between the two brothers will only begin to grow from now on.
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