Documentary - Long
THE UNBEARABLE BEING OF LIGHTNESS
44.58 Mins / English / EST / Documentary / India / 2016
Production Details
Producer : Sonk Films
Script / Camera / Editing / Direction : Ramchandra PN
Sound Support: Mohansas VP
Producers: Sushma PN, Ramchandra PN
Synopsis
A reflexive documentary on Dalit issues seen through the eyes of the death of Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula and the subsequent protests in the University that he was pursuing his studies. 
Production Notes
A documentary workshop that I had conducted for the communication students at the University of Hyderabad on the immediate aftermath of the death of the Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula has resulted in this documentary. This is by far my most seen documentary. 
Festivals and Screenings
Kolkata International Film Festival, 2016
International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala
Regional International Film Festival of Kerala (RIFFK) 2018
Orange Short and Documentary Film Festival, 2020
Other links
Nandini Ramnath's review
Sucheta Chakraborty's review
Basav Biradar's review
Sowmya Rajendran's review
Director's Article
Trailer
Full Movie
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