Documentary Films
Due to rising mental health issues, community gardens have become crucial for Londoners to unwind in nature.
However, cuts in government funds and the cost of living crisis are forcing such vital spaces to shut down.
This film documents how life unfolds in such urban oases before they are gone forever.
Runtime: 5 minutes
Camera, Edit, and Direction: Soham Mitra
Vanjo is an unscriptural, feminine, fertility cult. It is one of the rare female-dominated agronomic rituals which are still in practice across the agricultural communities of Bengal.
While world leaders fail to agree on plans to ensure a sustainable future for our planet, Bengal's underprivileged ethnic groups take us on an unrivalled journey that intertwines culture, heritage, and food security with the passion for protecting Mother Earth.
Runtime: 29 minutes 30 seconds
Field Research and Camera: Soham Mitra
Direction: Subrata Ghosh
Raja, the Paddy Harvester Operator
A personal account of the introduction of mechanised agriculture in India
Muhammed Hasnujjaman Raja, the youngest of twelve siblings, is a professional combine-harvester operator.
His story dates back to 1998, in West Bengal. Before then, his father used to be another traditional farmer with more than a dozen mouths to feed.
But their life started transforming when his father bought a tractor that year.
Runtime: 4 minutes 34 seconds
Camera, Edit, and Direction: Soham Mitra
The Verse of a Humble Patuya
An artist's fight to keep his tradition alive against the odds of modernity
An art connoisseur finds the diary of Santanu Patuya, an eminent traditional scrolly-teller from West Bengal.
His voyage through the pages gives us insights into the hills and meadows of the artist's poverty-ridden life.
This film is a chronicle of the hardships hereditary entertainers face in the age of binge-watching.
Runtime: 46 minutes 5 seconds
Camera: Soham Mitra
Direction: Subrata Ghosh