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Release Date:
December 1, 2021
Original Title:
Aruna Vasudev – Mother of Asian Cinema
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Maison Su Films
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 65
Aruna Vasudev, Founder of Netpac, Cinemaya & Cinefan Film festival has touched the lives of many in the world of Cinema. This documentary traces her roots from her humble origins in an undivided British India, to corridors of cinematic universe. It brings together her journey as a film critic, cinema activist and an impresario, weaving a tapestry that connects the dots that make the large canvas that we know as Asian Cinema Renaissance. This film explores her dynamism painted through a narrative unfolding lives of critics, filmmakers, curators and programmers – who are hidden maestros that largely make the cinephilia culture and by large remain unsung in histories of Cinema.
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