Prantik Basu
2021Sakhisona
Prantik Basu
Near Mogulmari in the south of West-Bengal in India lies a mountain known locally as Sakhisona. The stories about it are still sung by local musicians. A dig nearby recently uncovered the remains of a monastery as well as 6th-century objects. The film shows the objects unearthed and re-enacts the stories and folklore.
Sakhisona
Bela
Prantik Basu
Bela is a village located in East India, the name of which means “time” in the local language. Indian filmmaker Prantik Basu paints a sensorial portrait of this community and its traditional rites. An immersive and hypnotic experience that successfully translates the essence of a singular place into film.
Bela
Rang Mahal
Prantik Basu
Until recent years, the Santhali tribe of India did not have its own written language. Their stories and myths were preserved and passed on verbally through the generations. Each narration has a different form, much like the rocks of a nearby hill that come in various hues. While a woman from the community narrates a tale about the origin of creation and how their first house was built, the village prepares for an annual ritual.
Palace of Colours
Sita's Exile
Prantik Basu
Every morning, several women from the villages of Purulia walk up the Ayodhya Hill to collect leaves from the Sal tree. At night, they weave plates out of them that are sold in local markets at a nominal price. The film follows one such group of women through their daily chores.
Sita's Exile
