- out of competition
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We Make Images
Director:
Nina Sabnani
Country:
India
year: 2016
Running Time:
09:00
Technique:
2D computer
Category:
Short film [10 to 45 min]
Producer:
IDC,IIT-Bombay
Distributor:
n/a
The program:
Synopsis
“We Make Images” is an animated origin myth told together by the indigenous artist Sher Singh and the film maker Nina Sabnani that explains the reason of painting by the Bhil community in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Director's BIO
Nina Sabnani is an artist and storyteller who uses film, illustration and writing to tell her stories.
Graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Vadodara she received a master's degree in film from Syracuse
University, NY, which she pursued as a Fulbright Fellow. Nina's research interests include exploring the
dynamics between words and images in storytelling. Her work in film and illustrated books, seeks to
bring together animation and ethnography. Nina is currently Professor at the Industrial Design Centre,
IIT Bombay. Her films include Mukand and Riaz, Tanko Bole Chhe (The Stitches Speak) and Baat Wahi
Hai.Contacts
nina.sabnani@gmail.com
http://www.ninasabnani.com
