Title: A State of Thirst
Genre: Experimental / Action
Language: NA
Running Time: 10 minutes 30 seconds
Director: Vajrasara Rangsar (Ashavari Majumdar)
Producer: Abhyuday Khaitan
This foundation project is implemented by India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) under the Arts Practise Programme, made possible with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment Fund
This film has been supported by the Hyundai Motors India Limited’s Art For Hope Grant
Synopsis:
The wars of this century will be water wars. Many in the Global South are living in a state of perpetual thirst.
Violent fights sparked by water shortages in urban India are becoming commonplace.
This film, based on the Indian heritage movement art Malkhamb, signals the very primal and contemporary nature of the impending global crisis and the need for a urgent, united response required from across the world.
Director’s Biography:
Vajrasara’s (also known as Ashavari Majumdar) performance work explores the intersections of movement-based practice with other media like theatre and film and has been supported by bodies ranging from the Goethe Institut, SNA, ICCR to the IFA. She is a movement artist with both Indian and international professional touring experience and has scripted and directed short films. Vajrasara is interested in post-colonial aesthetics along with evolving Indian movement forms as a language of contemporary art.