Janeu| Bhojpuri Initiation Rites & Folk Songs (Documentary Trailer)
Releasing the trailer for our next film “Upanayana Samskara | Bhojpuri Initiation Rites & Folk Songs”. The documentary film aesthetically documents the ritual and the associated folk songs that are sung by women in Bhadwar village of Bihar, India. Releases in April 2016. Upanayana is one of the traditional samskaras, or ‘purificatory rites’, that are […]
Watch our new film CROSSING A RIVER, LOSING A SELF based on an Indian folktale
Shot in Kashi (Varanasi), our film CROSSING A RIVER, LOSING A SELF (13 minutes | English subtitles) releases today! This film is about a guru followed by 8 disciples. They are making a pilgrimage to Kashi. In order to reach the sacred city, they must cross a treacherous river. Please note it is our first […]
Quilled Paper Earrings | Katkari Tribalpreneurs Project | Sapana.org
A 2.35 min film by Espírito Kashi. Sapana.org provided basic training to the women from the Katkari tribe in Medha Village, Satara on making quilled paper earrings, allowing them to express themselves creatively and have fun within the process. This has now proven to be a successful social business, while uplifting their self confidence, it provides for […]
Mission Menauli | New houses for the Katkari Tribe | Sapana.org
When the contractors ran away with the money, which was given to them by the government to build houses for the Katkari Tribe in Menauli, Satara – The tribe had no option but to build the houses themselves. Miguel from Sapana.org (NGO) in collaboration with Shramik Janta Vikas Sansthan raised some funds to provide the […]
Vivah Samskara | Bhojpuri Wedding Rites & Folk Songs | Ethnographic Film
Vivah Samskara is a documentary film about the folk songs that are sung by women during the Bhojpuri wedding rites. It is a ceremony-wise musical annotation of a typical Bhojpuri wedding that is spread over 5 days. The documentary contains a first hand description of Bhojpuri wedding rites from the vantage point of a Brahmin […]
Crossing a river, Losing a self | Trailer | HD | 2.25 min
A guru followed by 8 disciples is making a pilgrimage to Kashi. In order to reach the sacred city, they must cross a treacherous river. The film is based on an Indian folktale. Releasing July 2015 – ‘Let’s wait till this river’s asleep’ Directed by Rajat Nayyar. http://losingaself.tumblr.com
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