Witch hunts persist as a horrifying, deadly reality in pockets of rural India
In 2017, an accusation of witchcraft upended the life of Anaben Pawar, an elderly tribal woman living in a rural village in the Indian state of Gujarat.
AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ITS 2023 ARTIST-INTENSIVE PARTICIPANTS AND MENTORS
The Artist Intensive is a multi-day invitational retreat for Texas filmmakers to be paired with experienced mentors from the industry to guide their work on their feature-length narrative films over the course of the retreat.
India’s Film Bazaar unveils 20 Co-Production Market titles including UK, Germany, Israel projects
The line-up includes projects from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the US, UK, Singapore, Germany, France, Poland, Luxembourg and Israel.
Short Film Review: Men In Blue (2022) by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda's film is certainly not an easy watch, but quite necessary as it presents a world we too often look away from or ignore completely.
The 2023 Indian Film Festival Of Los Angeles (IFFLA) Announces Awards
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) brings to Los Angeles audiences the most innovative independent films coming out of South Asia and its diasporas. The Shorts Grand Jury Prize was given to Men In Blue, directed by Sachin Dheeraj.
Austin Film Society Announces Recipients for Feature Film Grants
AFS expressed its commitment to awarding a diverse group of filmmakers and highlighting work from traditionally underrepresented communities. Among this year’s recipients, 56% are female-identifying or nonbinary, and 56% identify with a community of color.
MEET THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2023 AFS GRANT FOR FEATURE FILMS
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda is the director of A SILENT WAVE, a narrative film about a housewife in post-Roe Texas and her unlikely friendship with an outspoken Muslim-American woman. The film is this year’s recipient of the New Texas Voices Award, which is given to a first-time filmmaker of color making a feature-length film.
Nòt Film Fest’s 2023 Lineup Unveiled
Named as one of MovieMaker‘s 20 Essential International Film Festivals, this year’s 6th annual edition will be held, as always, outdoors and in-person in the dreamy village of Santarcangelo di Romagna.
The 10th International Film Festival for Human Rights Colombia shares its official selection
The 2023 edition will take place between August 10 and 17, 2023, in ten cities of the country and thirty municipalities.
Documentary and Short film fest packs a punch in Kerala
“Men In Blue” by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda, in the international films category, is based on testimony from a 2007 case and highlights the issue of modern slavery all around the world.
‘Men in Blue’ SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 YUGO BAFTA STUDENT FILM AWARDS IN the LIVE ACTION CATEGORY
On Friday, June 16, 2023, BAFTA announced the 79 projects shortlisted for the 2023 Yugo BAFTA Student Awards. A review panel of 140 BAFTA members selected the titles, moving ahead to the next round of the program.
Sachin Dheeraj’s ‘Men in Blue’ Viscerally Exposes the Modern Slave Labour Inflicted on Immigrant Guest Workers
MEN IN BLUE is a scathing indictment of the hidden-in-plain-sight practice of modern slavery taking place in America and across the globe.
2023 WINNERS OF THE 11TH ANNUAL SOCIAL IMPACT MEDIA AWARDS (SIMA 2023) ANNOUNCED
TESTIMONY OF ANA wins “Best Sound Editing” Award.
DGA Announces 28th Annual Student Film Awards
The DGA today announced the winners of its 28th annual DGA Student Film Awards for African American, Asian American, Latino & Women directors.
A Documentary Film Shows India's Tribal Women Living Horrors of Marginalisation
A critical gaze at witch-hunting in India—a mix of patriarchy & power control captured through a survivor's account.
UT MFA alum reflects on success of documentary film ‘Testimony of Ana,’ future goals
Although he feels happy with the film’s success, Dheeraj said he fosters even bigger aspirations. He said getting even shortlisted for an Oscar nomination would be hugely impactful.
Restarting Indian Documentary Film Festival Bhubaneswar (IDFFB) 2022 With a Bang!
Sachin Dheeraj’s Testimony of Ana (2020) is the riveting tale of Anaben Pawar, an elderly tribal woman accused of witchcraft in rural Gujarat, based on an incident from 2017.
An Indian Documentary Unravels The Horrors Of Patriarchal Violence Against Tribal Women
This 24-minute documentary is a bone-chilling tale of Anaben Pawar from the Dang district of Gujrat. In a long monologue format, Ana speaks, rather painfully, about a witchhunt that changed her life forever.
Stories from the margins | testimony of Ana
Testimony of Ana, a National Award-winning documentary short, has its sights trained on an Oscar.
Tale Of Dang’s Tribal WomAn Nominated For National Film Awards
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s short film documentary ‘Testimony of Ana’ made its name on the nomination list for the 68th National Film Awards, 2020.
interview: Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda, director of "Testimony of Ana"
Directed by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda, the short documentary Testimony of Ana recounts the terrifying campaign of terror waged in 2017 against a tribal woman in India accused of being a witch.
Indie Meme Film Festival brings stories from South Asian filmmakers to Austin
"Testimony of Ana," a documentary about a woman in rural India who is accused of using witchcraft, will be shown at the Indie Meme Film Festival on Sunday, April 17th, 2022.
My Mother’s Girlfriend, Testimony of Ana, At Home Walking win top awards at IDSFFK
The 13th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala was held from 9 to 14 December 2021. Organized by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy for the Kerala government's department of cultural affairs as part of its endeavor to catalyze a vibrant documentary and short film movement, the festival presented a series of awards and citations.
Resiliency in blue: a tale of rural Gujarat filmed with ZEISS CP.3s
Shot during the monsoon with a Canon C300 camera, a set of five ZEISS CP.3 lenses, and (not so) available light, the film also describes a calm, dark blue and green countryside, both fertile and threatened by the corruption of the people who abused Ana.
The blue melancholy of Gujarat, filmed in Zeiss CP.3
Competing in the Documentary Shorts selection at Camerimage this year, Testimony of Ana features an elderly lady living in a rural area of Gujarat state on the northwest coast of the Indian peninsula.
13th INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA CONCLUDES
‘Testimony of Ana’ directed by Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda won the award for the best short documentary at the Oscar Qualifying 13th IDSFFK.
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s short documentary ‘Testimony of Ana’ is about a Gujarati woman who was branded a witch and attacked
From Anaben Pawar’s narration, it emerges that the perpetrators had an eye on her property that her father had left her. The documentary was screened at IDSFFK.
Witch-hunters, own demons, tribal prejudices: the female doctors of the Version defy them
There will be plenty of films in the version of the Version Film Festival this year as well, in which exciting and, above all, struggling female destinies will play a leading role. We looked at three of these: two on the fringes of Indian society and one on Spanish psychiatry.
Filmmakers Making A Social Impact: Why & How Director Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda of ‘Testimony of Ana’ Is Helping To Change Our World
As part of our series about “Filmmakers Making A Social Impact,” I had the pleasure of interviewing Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda. Interview With Edward Sylvan.
Anatomy of a witch-hunt in modern India: Why you need to watch Sachin Mudigonda's docu Testimony of Ana
The film has taught him the importance of faith, Sachin Mudigonda tells Prajanma Das. But it has also made him a different man. Here's how
Heart-wrencher depicts pernicious patriarchy
‘Testimony of Ana,’ a heart-wrenching story of an elderly woman who was accused of being a witch in India, was received at the World Premiere, the Oscar-qualifying Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, and at the European Premiere of Krakow Film Festival, also an Oscar-qualifying event held recently.
Interview with Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda on his short film “Testimony of Ana”
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s short film “Testimony of Ana” shares a story that many might believe no longer exists in today’s world, an elderly woman who was accused of being a witch.
TESTIMONY OF ANA, a tale of witchcraft allegations in the hinterlands
Experimental filmmaker, Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda directed short film “Testimony of Ana” chronicles the tale of an elderly woman, Anaben Pawar, accused of being a witch.
SACHIN MUDIGONDA: “PATRIARCHY IS LIKE A DISEASE.”
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s short film “Testimony of Ana,” tells us the story of an elderly woman who was accused of being a witch. Although being a short film, it is both, intense and meaningful.
SHORT DOC “TESTIMONY OF ANA” INTERVIEW | DIRECTOR SACHIN DHEERAJ MUDIGONDA | THE FILMCRAZIEST SHOW
On this episode of The Filmcraziest Show, my guest was Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda, whose new film, a 24-minute documentary called Testimony of Ana is currently on the festival circuit, playing at the Krakow Film Festival in Poland after premiering at the Hot Docs Film Festival earlier this month.
This documentary tells a common but unheard & tragic story of a ‘witch’ in India
'Testimony of Ana' follows Anaben Pawar in a Gujarat village where, following her father's death and her inheriting his property, villagers brand her a witch and harass her.
sachin dheeraj interview - testimony of ana (hot docs)
Vegas Film Critic (Jeffrey K. Howard) speaks to Director Sachin Dheeraj for his short film, Testimony of Ana.
TESTIMONY OF ANA – DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
“Testimony of Ana” tells the story of Ana. Ana has lived in the same village in India since she was born, having inherited her property from her father when he passed away.
Testimony of Ana, Short Documentary Film Review
Testimony of Ana is a documentary that is current and urgent.
Rage And Resistance: Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda On His Short "Testimony Of Ana"
This heart-wrenching short film will be receiving its World Premiere at this year’s Oscar-qualifying Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. We had the pleasure of chatting with Sachin about the film, its origins, shooting in a hostile town, and much more!
Interview Special: Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda: ‘Testimony Of Ana’
Filmmaker Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda focuses on the persecution of a woman in an Indian village in the short TESTIMONY OF ANA.
Who’s on their way - sachin dheeraj mudigonda interview
In this episode of Who's on Their Way, Robyn Richford speaks to Indian film director Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda to discuss his upcoming film 'Testimony to Ana'
Sachin Dheeraj Mudigonda’s testimony of Ana shares an elderly woman’s traumatic experience after being branded a witch
Testimony of Ana will be screening at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Oscar-Qualifying) on April 29th – May 2nd and Kraków Film Festival (Oscar-Qualifying) from May 30th – June 6th.
Two Indian entries in North America’s biggest documentary film festival
Hot Docs received nearly 2,300 submissions of which 219 documentaries from 66 countries were selected for the festival. The films fall into 12 categories including Special Presentations, International Spectrum, and World Showcase and half the directors are women.
Austin Film Society Announces The 2020 AFS Grant For Short Films Recipients
The Austin Film Society is proud to announce eleven recipients of the AFS Grant for Short Films, the annually renewed production fund for emerging Texas filmmakers. With this round of funding, AFS hands out $32,500 in cash grants as well as $11,440 in-kind support.
Austin Film Society names recipients of 2020 short film grants
The Austin Film Society announced Wednesday that 11 emerging Texas filmmakers will be getting its annual grant for short films. The society will be handing out $32,500 in cash grants as wells $11,400 of in-kind support.
AFS Announces 2020 Short Film Grant Recipients
Surviving a witch hunt; expressing forbidden anger; friendship and technical creativity between two teenagers. These topics and more are part of the stories told in the 11 short films announced today as the latest recipients of AFS Grants.