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THE BENGALI

By Kavery KAUL

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Female director - Completed 2022


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    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Female director, Documentary
    • Countries
    • INDIA, USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-UNITED STATES
    • Duration
    • 72 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Kavery KAUL
    • Synopsis
    • Fatima Shaik embarks upon an unlikely quest when she travels from New Orleans, the city of her birth, to India, home of her grandfather Shaik Mohamed Musa. An African-American writer whose family has lived in Louisiana for four generations, she travels with Kolkata-born American filmmaker Kavery Kaul to a part of India where no African-American (or American) has ever gone. Her search for the past is fraught with uncertainty, as she looks for her grandfather’s descendants, the land he claimed to own, and the truth about this legendary figure in her family.

      Tempered with hope, fear, and unexpected encounters between strangers, The Bengali reaches across seemingly insurmountable cultural divides to reclaim timeless themes of family.

      In this new feature documentary, award-winning director Kavery Kaul (Cuban Canvas, Long Way from Home) and her team travel to the big city of Kolkata, the countryside of Bengal and through the streets of New Orleans, with unique access to people and places in both countries. Nuance and intimacy mark the filmmaking style. With lively animation, seamless editing, and borderless music, The Bengali blends form and content to forge a dynamic work of creative nonfiction. It sets the stage for creating trust between very different communities.
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