Bittersweet
Sohrab Hura
Country
India
Year
2019
Running time
14 min
Language
English
Subtitles
Catalan, Spanish
Image
B/W, Colour
Format
Digital
Subtitled in Catalan
with the support of the
Department of Culture
with the support of the
Department of Culture
Onsite
Online
Synopsis
Photographed and filmed over a period of ten years, Bittersweet focuses on the filmmaker's mother—diagnosed with acute paranoid schizophrenia—and her dog, Elsa. A search for meaning and closure, and a means of questioning and discovering the banalities of everyday life.
Bio/Filmo
Sohrab Hura (Hugli-Chuchura, 1981) is a photographer based in New Delhi. The Coast, part of the self-published trilogy Sweet Life, won Photobook of the Year at Paris Photo in 2019. His work has been shown in solo exhibitions in London and Kolkata. His short films inlcude Pati (2010) and The Lost Head & the Bird (2017). He is a member of Magnum Photos.
Producer
Sohrab Hura
Screenplay
Sohrab Hura
Photography
Sohrab Hura
Music
Sohrab Hura
Contact
[email protected]
Festivals
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen - Main Prize
