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The kite ( Inde 2011 )

Color: Fiction, color, 100’

Direction: Prashant Bhargava

Screenplay: James Townsend/Prashant Barghava

Music: Mario Grigorov

Production: Kushi Films. India

Synopsis

When a Delhi businessman returns to his childhood home in Ahmedabad for India’s largest kite festival, an entire family has to confront its own fractured past and fragile dreams. With naturalistic performances from actors and non-actors alike, bold, lyrical editing and vibrant cinematography, PATANG delights the senses and nourishes the spirit.

Réalisateur

Seven years in the making, PATANG is Prashant Bhargava’s first feature film. His short film SANGAM premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, garnering several awards and distinctions. Prashant started out in the arts as a graffiti artist in his hometown of Chicago. He went on to study computer science at Cornell University and theatrical directing at The Actors Studio MFA program. For the past fifteen years, he has directed and designed commercials, music videos, title sequences and promos.