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  • Backstage (VI) (2021)
  • 85 min | Documentary
Backstage (VI) (2021)
85 min | Documentary
The film portrays the lives and times of puppeteers of Odisha, India. It documents four forms of puppetry; the glove, the string, the rod and the shadow, which are now being performed by their last generation of artists. After them, the ...See moreThe film portrays the lives and times of puppeteers of Odisha, India. It documents four forms of puppetry; the glove, the string, the rod and the shadow, which are now being performed by their last generation of artists. After them, the art form will probably die. The folk art form, which is as vulnerable as its performers who mostly belong to the lower strata of the society in terms of caste and economy, is experiencing a silent death. The filmmaker builds a personal narrative to trace the time a dying art form is going through. Written by Lipika Singh Darai See less
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Writer
Lipika Singh Darai (original idea) (as Lipika singh Darai)
Cinematographer
Indraneel Lahiri (cinematography)
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Lipika Singh Darai (edited by)
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Aug 2021 (Italy)

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