| HEAR O, MAHATMA (Hear O, Great Soul) |
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| 100 minutes / English / EST / Hybrid - Ficton & Docu / India / 2024 |
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Production Details
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Producer : Sonk Films
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Screenplay / Director / Editor / Camera / Sound : Ramchandra PN
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| Co-Cinematographer: Milind Mahaley |
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| Co-Sound Designer: Santosh Kumar |
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| Words: Bhimrao Ambedkar |
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| Music Producer: Rashid Nimbalkar |
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| Art-Designer: Mohit Nayanbhai Shah |
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| Artificial Intelligence Consultations: Arvindan Arumugam |
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| Production Controller: Suresh Gujar |
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| Producers: Sushma PN, Ramchandra PN |
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| Cast: Ramchandra PN (Triple Role) |
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Synopsis
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In an open letter to the most influencial modern Indian political leader, the Late Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the filmmaker sequentially narrates the stories of three distinct individuals - that of a confused filmmaker who flows with time, a dedicated social reformer who guides the stratified masses into social upliftment and a divisive and regressive politician. The juxtaposition of thier disfigured trajectories provoks a pertinant question: Did Gandhi ever foreesee the dehumanised shape that his legacy has now dangerously morphed into?
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Director's Notes
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With Indian Independence in 1947 we hoped that we would tread the part of democray, shreding away the horros of the millennia old rigid caste system. But the ascendency of the far right into the political power structure of the country has badly derailed this process. With its agenda of 'Hindutva', it has tried to reinforce the Caste system. This has triggered a sharp clash between the two opposing thoughts, resulting in people and institutions getting distorted. The film is its cinematic representation.
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| Film Festivals and Screenings |
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| Winner (Experimental Feature Film): San Jose International Film Awards, Costa Rica, 2024 |
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| Winner, (Best Experimental Film Award), Roshani Interational Film Festivaol, India, 2025 |
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| Official Selection, Janakpuri Interational Film Festival, Nepal, 2025 |
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| Badnam Film Festival, Bangalore India, April, 2025 |
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| Official Selection, Jalgaon International Film Festival, India, 2025 |
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| Finalist, Madhurai International Documentary Film Festival, 2024 |
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| Other links |
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| Trailer |
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| Some Initial Reactions |
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| Manipal Screening |
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| Mangalore Screening |
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