The Kumbha Mela: Same As It Ever Was

The Kumbha Mela: Same As It Ever Was

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Status

Released

Runtime

0h 35m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Kumbha Mela: Same As It Ever Was

Production Companies

Opal Films, Woolloomooloo Picture Company, Atelier Markgraph, GmbH

Director

Albert Falzon

Description

This is a silent film, with a musical soundtrack, shot during a boat journey along the waterways of Kashmir that took him to the festival. Using the simplest equipment, a Super-8-camera with a special lens, and directing his attention at simple things--the rhythmic splashing of a heart-shaped oar, the sparkle of evening sun on still waters--Albert Falzon has captured the timeless slow motion of Northern India.