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World Premiere
Lady of the Lake
New Currents
Rural · Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Politics/Conspiracy
- CountryIndia
- Production Year2016
- Running Time71min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
A small village by a lake. Citing pollution, the government incinerates the shanties that the destitute have long called home. People watch in despair as their homes burn. Among them is Tomba, who was able to somehow save his home but was powerless when the government demanded he move. Depressed as well as irate, he happens to get his hands on a gun. As he turns more and more violent and aggressive in his search for opportunities to use his gun, a lady visits his room every night.
This first feature debut is a low budget film made with the help of friends. Based on the true story of hundreds of shanties being burned by the police in 2011, it is a remarkable film that elegantly and magically captures the impoverished lives and crisis facing a community. The director of Floating Life, a documentary made in the same village in 2014, returns to the very same place to create a completely different story.
Director
Haobam PABAN KUMAR
Imphal, India native Haobam Paban Kumar studied filmmaking at Kolkata’s Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, and gained international recognition for his documentary films. He has also produced and directed for television. His films include A Cry in the Dark (2006), The First Leap (2008), Mr. India (2009) and Ruptured Spring (2012). Lady of the Lake is his feature debut.
Credit
- Director
Haobam PABAN KUMAR - CastNingthoujam SANATOMBA
Sagolsam THAMBALSANG - ScreenplaySudhir NAOROIBAM
Haobam PABAN KUMAR - CinematographyShenad JALAL
- Production DesignLaishram DEVAKUMAR MEITEI
- EditorSankha
- SoundSukanta MAJUMDAR
- Production CompanyOLI PICTURES
haobampaban@gmail.com
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