Tuesday, July 11, 2006















Gharat (DV/2005/40mts)
SYNOPSIS
Gharat is a film about decentralized sustainable development. "Today, mountain resources are being controlled by the city, water is converted into electricity for city dwellers where as villages close to the hydroelectric projects are submerged in darkness?" says Dr. Anil Joshi, founder of HESCO. He believes that the Gharats/Watermills could truly be a vehicle for overall development without any ecological hazards as associated with bigger dams. The film problemtizes the larger developmental issues that plague the Garwhal Himalayas with the onset of building big dams like Tehri Hydro Project. These paradigms are cast against the background of Tau upgrading his Gharat, which brings electricity to his house for the first time!

The film has been funded by Public Service Broadcasting Trust &
The Mountain Grant program of The Banff Center, supported by Mountain HardWear---Canada.

Festivals
11° MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DO FILME ETNOGRÁFICO
Cineeco, Greece
Festival International du Film Ecologique, Bourges France
Jeevika, New Delhi
Himalaya film Festival (Amsterdam)
2nd SWARAJ FILM FESTIVAL
Konark Film Festival
Voices from the Waters, Banglore
One Billion Eyes’ 2009


Crew
Production Company: KUMAR TALKIES
Producer:  PSBT
Director/Camera/editing: Pankaj Rishi Kumar
Location Sound: Pankaj Rishi Kumar & T Madhavi
Sound Design: Pankaj Rishi Kumar & Gissy Micheal
Sound Mix: Gissy Micheal
Associate Director & Production: T Madhavi

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