Offbeeat Production
Offbeat production stresses on archiving lost art and portraying alarming social issues through the art of filmmaking. Documentary film has been sole tool of our film making in our recent few of our works but we intend on keeping a dynamic approach by covering both fiction and nonfiction storytelling.
The Boatmakers of Balagarh
Balagarh, a city near the river Ganga in the district of Hooghly, is home to nearly a century old boat making tradition. The boatmakers and artisan have been holding on to this practice passed on by their ancestors for generations. But recently due to adverse conditions, they are succumbing to choosing different professions for the sake of livelihood. Investors are backing off and the lack of capital is being one of the major obstacles for them.
Thus, our documentary is a small effort to portray the boat making process and document the adverse conditions they overpower to keep their ancestral tradition alive in Balagarh.
'The Plastic Stories
'The Plastic Stories' showcases a journey that how plastic wastes are affecting specific regions of the Indian metropolitan city, Kolkata, especially the lungs of the city known as Maidan. The adverse impacts of the piles micro and macro plastic on human beings as well as on animals.On the other hand, just like a ray of hope in these dark times, there are portrayal of social workers, who are working hard in the recycle sector and some voluntarily cleaning up plastic wastes for the sake of our social awareness. Thus, in a nutshell, 'The Plastic stories' reflects the positive effort of some socially and environmentally aware individuals, to make the world a better place to live in.
Macheder Biye
An ode to the Patachitra Artists in Bengal, the documentary talks about their livelihood, their craft an unique painting custom known as Macheder Biye.
