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Farming the Revolution

Farming the Revolution

Indian farmers raise an epic protest against newly enacted farm laws, reaping a rare victory over the state.

In November 2020, Gurbaz Sangha, a young farmer from Punjab, embarked on a remarkable journey. Riding his tractor 400 kilometres to Delhi, he joined forces with thousands, and later more than half a million, men and women from many parts of the country. Their united mission: to stand against the newly enacted farm laws. These farmers believed that if implemented, these laws would negatively impact the government-protected farmers’ markets, leaving the farmers to the vagaries of the free market. Amid a COVID lockdown, the farmers – representing over half of India’s workforce – vowed to remain at the borders until the laws were repealed. The protest cities that mushroomed outside Delhi created a parallel world where they redefined co-existence, with women emerging as equal political partners. Day after day, the protesters – largely overlooked by the mainstream media – showcased India’s pluralistic, defiant and resilient spirit. As the movement gained momentum, farmers from across the country, along with trade unions of industrial workers,rallied in solidarity. The scale of these protests echoed the spirit of India’s independence movement, culminating in an unexpected, triumphant outcome.


Technical Specifications

Original title Inqilab di Kheti
Year
2024
Length 105 min
Language Hindi, Panjabi
Production company Raintree Films, Little Big Story, in co-production with Piraya Film
Production country
India, France, Norway
Sales/Distribution Cinephil
Website
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32058765/


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Awards & nominations

2024
Best International Feature Documentary Award, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto
Special Jury Award, The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, India

Festivals

2024
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto (world premiere)
Sheffield DocFest
The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, India
Lemesos International Documentary Festival, Cyprus
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, South Korea
Bergen International Film Festival, Norway
Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Dharamshala International Film Festival, India
Films from the South, Oslo
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
DOC NYC


Credits

Director
NISHTHA JAIN

Co-Director
AKASH BASUMATARI

Producers
NISHTHA JAIN Raintree Films, India
VALÉRIE MONTMARTIN Little Big Story, France

Co-Producer
TORSTEIN GRUDE RUWÊ YUXINAWÁ Piraya Film, Norway

Writers
NISHTHA JAIN
VALÉRIE MONTMARTIN
DEBORAH MATZNER

Director of Photography
AKASH BASUMATARI

Location Sound
LOHIT BHALLA

Camera & Director's Assistant
JASKARAN SINGH

Editors
GILES GARDNER
NISHTHA JAIN
ANAND GAUTAM

Music
FLORENCIA DI CONCILIO
PUBLISHED BY LDM EDITIONS

Sound Design
NIRAJ GERA

Colorist & Graphics
TOM CHR. LILLETVEDT

Additional Editing
CLAUDIO HUGHES
AKASH BASUMATARI

Assistant Editors
MADHUBRATA MOHANTY
JULIEN BONNET
AMAN LE GOFF
JEAN-CLAUDE NATRAJAN

Editing Consultants
GLADYS JOUJOU
SHOBHIT JAIN
DEBORAH MATZNER

Translations and Transcriptions
BALTEJ SINGH
NARINDER PAUL SINGH
MANKIRAN KAUR
IKROOP SANDHU
SMRITI NEVATIA
RAJKUMAR BHAN

Subtitles
SMRITI NEVATIA

Additional Location Sound
VINAY KUMAT RAI
ROHIT KUMAR

Dialogue Editor
JITHIN JOSE

Sound Effects Editor
SAUMIT DESHMUKH
JITHIN JOSE

Additional Sound Editor
MADHAV PATIL

Foley Editor
SAUMIT DESKMUKH

Re-Recording Mixer
KOTESWARA RAO S.V.

Sound Design Studio
AURAL MAYHEM STUDIOS, MUMBAI

Aural Mayhem Studios Manager
RAVI YADAV

Foley Studio
YRF STUDIOS, MUMBAI

Foley Artists
SHANKAR SINGH
RAHUL KUNKERKAR
RAASHID KHAN

Foley Engineer
ATUL GAWAI

Studio Assistant
BABU BHATIYA

Re-Recording Studio
S AND V STUDIO, MUMBAI

Post Production Editing Studio
AVIDIA POST PRODUCTION, PARIS

Operation Manager
STÉPHANE VIGUIÉ

Planning Manager
NATHALIE HUET

Technical Manager
SERGE ALVES

Administration
SOPHIE MENEGAZZI

Visual Post Production Studio
HINTERLAND, OSLO/STAVANGER

Associate Producers
RAPHAËL PELISSOU
ODDLEIV VIK

Production Coordinator
ROMAIN GAUSSENS

Post Production Coordinator
BAITONG WANG

Production Assistants
LOUISE MONDAIN-MONVAL
CLÉMENCE UGHETTO
SOFIA LEBOEUF

Drivers
SATPAL SINGHAL
KAPIL KUMAR

Accounting (India)
MANGLESH SHARMA

Fiscal Sponsor
WALKING IRIS PICTURES
LEO CHIANG
BETSY TSAI

Archival Footage
RANDEEP MADDOKE
AVEX DHILLON
HARP FARMER PICTURES
ASIA NEWS INTERNATIONAL
NEWS 24
AJIT ANJUM
PRESS BUREAU OF INFORMATION

Poster Design
ANIRBAN GHOSH



THE FILM WAS PITCHED AT

DOCEDGEKOLKATA 2021
NILOPTPAL MAZUMDAR AND DOCRESI TEAM

IDFA FORUM 2021
ADRIEK VAN NIEUWENHUIJZEN, SELIN MURAT



IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH ARTE FRANCE
Society and Culture Department
FABRICE PUCHAULT
ANNE GROLLERON
RACHEL ADOUL Commissioning Editor
MARIE-LISE LAFON Administrator
Assistant Administrators
SOPHIE JOLLY
QUENTIN FRANÇOIS
ISABELLE ZABOROWSKI Post Production Supervisor

IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH BBC STORYVILLE
LUCIE KON Commissioning Editor
EMMA HINDLEY Lead Commissioning Editor

IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY
MUHAMMAD REFAAT



THIS FILM WAS MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF

SUNDANCE INSTITUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM PROGRAM

IDFA BERTHA FUND
SUPPORTED BY THE CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
ISABEL ARRATE
MELANIE DE VOCHT

ALTER-CINÉ FOUNDATION
DANIÉLE LACOURSE

CENTRE NATIONAL DU CINÉMA ET DE L'IMAGE ANIMÉE

PROCIREP SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUCTEURS
AND
ANGOA

RTS RADIO TÉLÉVISION SUISSE
Unité des Documentaires
STEVEN ARTELS
BETTINA HOFMANN

NRK

CHICKEN & EGG ALUM NEST FUND
JENNI WOLFSON
TEREZA SIMIKOVA
TOBI PHANG-LYN

HINTERLAND

FRITT ORD

BERGESENSTIFTELSEN

FILMKRAFT ROGALAND

SØRFOND

NORWEGIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS


WORLD SALES
CINEPHIL

THIS FILM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE TIMELY AND GENEROUS SUPPORT OF
SANDEEP RAY
ARJUN APPADURAI
GABIKA BOCKAJ
TITOO AHLUWALIA
SMITA GODREJ
CYRUS JAMSHED
HOMI BHABHA
UDAY SINGH MEHTA
AJAY SINGH MEHTA
ANJALI JAISHANKAR
ARVIND RAJGOPAL
SUNDER BURRA
ALOK APPADURAI
JAMAL MECKLAI
DEBASHISH BANERJEE
MRIDULA BANERJEE
ILLUMINE SERVICE FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION


THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK
MANDY CHANG
PHILIPPA KOWARSKY
OLIVIER TOURNAUD
SIGNE BYRGE SØRENSEN
LUCILA MOCTEZUMA
JAAD ASANTE
AMI STEVENS
MICHELE LATIMER
MADELEINE LEROYER
CÉLINE LESCURE
ALAIN LEWKOWICZ
CLAIRE BARACHET
VALÉRIE SIMONET
STÉPHANE VIGUIÉ
JURIJ MEDEN
SAURAV UPADHAYAY
SHASHANK WALIA
MEENAKSHI SHEDDE
RAHUL SHRIVASTAV
AMANDEEP SANDHU
RANDEEP MADDOKE
VIRENDRE MADDOKE
AJEESH PERUVALLUR
NIBEDITA BASUMATARI
SANDEEP BELHARA
ANJILEE ISHTWAL
VIJAY GANJU
AARON BEEBE
JINENDR JAIN
RAKESH HARIDAS
GEETA SESHU
JASDEEP KAUR SIDHU
HARKIRAN ROHIWALA
HARDEEP SINGH SIDHU
ABHA VERMA
ISHPREET SINGH ARORA
MALKA RANI
MOINAK GUHO

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