The upcoming film revolves around the death of a teen girl
Rai’s film premise centres on the incident of a 15-year-old girl found hanging from a tree at dawn.
Art needs freedom, and institutions must protect it,” Rai said. Before her body can even be brought down, two villagers argue over whose jurisdiction she died in: the tree’s roots stand in one, the branch she hangs from reaches into another. Even in death, she has become a boundary dispute. However, she is worried about how her juniors will be able to pursue art practices in the current environment of the institute. “I have always credited my achievements to SRFTI. It taught me not just the craft of filmmaking, but how to think critically, introspect, question my own position, observe the world around me, and see those denied dignity and opportunity. These are the very foundations of a filmmaker. You cannot nurture artists by silencing them.
Today, I worry about how students can develop these faculties in an environment of fear, violence, and impunity.
Kolkata: SRFTI alumna Tribeny Rai ’s upcoming feature film, ‘A Chronicle of Minor Things’, has bagged the top honour at Busan’s Asian Project Market. Currently in development, the story follows the investigation into a teen girl’s death.