FILM
After several years of working as a photographer, I decided to take up filmmaking. Apart from documentary films commissioned by China General Television Network (CGTN), I have worked on personal projects with collaborators.
Documentary: Elephant Country
The film was commissioned by China General Television Network (CGTN), the broadcast version can be watched here: Assignment Asia: Elephants of Kerala
This story explores the complex lives of elephants living under the care of people in Kerala. Can elephants really understand us? Do they really bond with the humans who look after them like the Malayalis believe? How much do we know and understand about the psyche of these beautiful creatures and what do animal rights activists have to say? There are many questions that remain unanswered, but we hope, that this would start a meaningful debate about what may be best for the welfare of the last of the pet elephants in Kerala.
Credits:
Jyothy Karat: Direction, Editing, Colour Grading, Sound Design.
Anushree Bhatter & Jyothy Karat: Cinematography.
Sony Sasankan: Editing & Sound
Praveen C M: On location sound
Roopa Revathy: Cover Music
Jinu Sound Recording Studio, Ayyanthole: VO Sound Recording
Commercial Film for interior design company ‘Studio Ruh’.
A film, tastefully documenting the interiors of a duplex on the 25th and 26th floor of a high-rise in Kolkata. The space is designed by a Bangalore based interior design company - ‘Studio Ruh’.
Short fiction: Lost
Memories of my grandmother, who passed away due to Alzheimer’s, inspired this personal project. I wanted to make a short fiction film that tried to put the viewer in the shoes of a person suffering from Alzheimer’s, to illustrate the confusion and loneliness that they might feel. My grandmother would often confuse me for her daughter or see and talk to people who had died years ago. Lost in her own world, to me it seemed as if her memories had blurred and some had entirely disappeared. This experience formed the seed of the idea for the short film ‘Lost’. This film is part of my personal work.
Credits:
Swarup Dutta: Acting.
Anushree Bhatter: Script, Direction, DoP, Cinematography, Sound Recording.
Chhandak Pradhan: Cinematography, Editing, Colour Grading.
Madhab Sardar: Driving.
Documentary: When the Ice Melts
Shot for China General Television Network (CGTN).
A film focusing on the effects of climate change on the villages in the high mountains of the Himalayas in India. When their water source runs dry due to climate change, the residents of a remote village in Ladakh turn to the engineer in their midst for help.
Credits:
Jyothy Karat: Direction, Editing, Colour Grading, Sound Design.
Anushree Bhatter: Cinematography.
Performance piece: Bitter Skin
A collaboration with contemporary dancer Margot Bareyt. I worked with Chhandak Pradhan, to produce a piece that expresses the anguish and pain emerging from violence and emotional abuse in an intimate relationship.
Credits:
Margot Bareyt: Concept, Choreography, Dance, Costume, Narration.
Chhandak Pradhan: Direction, Cinematography, Audio Recording, Video Editing, Colour Grading, Soundscape.
Anushree Bhatter: Cinematography, Audio Recording.