Via PTI
NEW DELHI: Director Shaunak Sen, whose documentary “All That Breathes” is about to display on the Cannes Movie Competition, says this can be a proud second for him that the documentary has been got by way of HBO.
The documentary, which gained the Global Cinema Grand Jury Prize on the 2022 Sundance Movie Competition and is about to display within the Particular Screening section at Cannes, will probably be launched in america later this 12 months by way of Submarine Deluxe, in affiliation with Sideshow.
After its theatrical run in america, the 90-minute-long movie will debut on HBO and streaming provider HBO Max in 2023, consistent with Selection.
“All That Breathes” follows two siblings, Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad, who’ve trustworthy their lives to rescuing and treating injured birds, particularly the Black Kites.
Figuring out in their derelict basement in Wazirabad, the Delhi brothers are the central center of attention of the movie and their tale zooms out to report a bigger snapshot of the town, the place the air is poisonous and the bottom is on a slowburn of social turmoil.
“The astonishing tale of Saud and Nadeem, and their courting with the majestic raptor known as the black kite,’ took us 3 years to form. Over the years, the tale become symptomatic of each Delhi’s ecological and social malaise, whilst additionally giving glimpses of an extraordinary resilience,” Sen mentioned.
The filmmaker, who’s an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia College and Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU), mentioned he’s delighted that his movie has joined the HBO roster, which is full of fine quality cinematic programming.
“Maximum folks within the workforce in India have grown up associating the unmistakable white noise of the HBO brand with fine quality cinematic programming. We are delighted to enroll in their roster and to paintings with Sideshow and Submarine Deluxe to carry this tale to a world target audience,” he added.
Dan Braun of Submarine Deluxe hailed “All That Breathes” as “probably the most nice discoveries of the 12 months”.
“Full of funny and heartbreaking moments in equivalent measure, ‘All That Breathes’ is a shocking fulfillment and proclaims Shaunak Sen as a big voice in cinema these days. We’re proud to spouse with HBO Documentary Motion pictures to carry the movie to the general public,” Braun mentioned.
The movie is produced by way of Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer with David Man Elisco and Sean B Carroll serving as government manufacturers.