In today´s episode, we speak with Amrita De, Postdoctoral fellow in the Center of Humanities and Information at Penn State University about All That Breathes, a 2022 documentary film directed by Shaunak Sen. Let me read a bit about Amrita from her page on the Penn State University website:
Amrita´s research focuses on global south masculinity studies and affect theory. Her works have been published in NORMA, Boyhood Studies, Global Humanities and are forthcoming in other edited collections. She is also working her way through her first novel centered around contemporary Indian Masculinities.
Here's the synopsis of All That Breathes from the film´s Wikipedia page:
All That Breathes is a 2022 documentary film directed by Shaunak Sen. It is produced by Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer under the banner of Rise Films. The film follows siblings Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, who rescue and treat injured birds in India.
The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022, where it won Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary Competition. It also had a screening at the Cannes Film Festival in the special screening section, where it won the Golden Eye. It was later nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
Two brothers Saud and Nadeem were raised in New Delhi, looking at a sky speckled with black kites, watching as relatives tossed meat up to these birds of prey. Muslim belief held that feeding the kites would expel troubles. Now, birds are falling from the polluted, opaque skies of New Delhi and the two brothers have made it their life’s work to care for the injured black kites.
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This was an excellent conversation and we were very glad to have Amrita as a guest. I hope, you enjoy.
Show Note Links All That Breathes - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_That_Breathes
Amrita's webpage:
https://www.amritade.com/home
Variety Interview with the film makers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbLoQ8GPxeA
ASAP Connect Interview with Mohammad Saud and Salik Rehman
https://youtu.be/I5kL2YMb4Vk?si=I4Zx5RFMtsE-tNFs