Description:
Stretching along the river Ganges rests Varanasi, the holiest of India’s seven sacred cities, and a place where devout Hindus go to die in hopes of achieving moksha – becoming liberated from the cycle of rebirth. Several so-called ‘death hotels’ exist to accommodate believers who abandon their lives and come here in wait for death – some for as long as 40 years.
Credits:
- Directed by
Dan Braga Ulvestad - Produced by
Charu Menon - Cinematographer
Caleb Ware
Awards:
Best Short Director – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020
Best Short Doc – Moscow Shorts 2020
Official Selections:
Energa Camerimage 2020
DocEdge, 2020
St Kilda Film Festival, 2020 (Nominated for 3 Awards including ‘Best Documentary’)
Euregion Film Festival 2020
Antenna Film Festival 2019
Nordic Docs 2020
Ozdox Documentary Festival 2019
UNAFF 2020
DocsMX 2020
Jacksonville Film Festival 2021
Golden Tree Documentary Film Festival
Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage 2021
Broadcast:
ABC – Australia in March 2020
Other Accolades:
Young Directors Award – Shortlist
Gold Tripod at National ACS Awards 2020
Silver for Editing at Oslo International Film Festival 2019
Trailer featured in Best Ads of the world