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THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE SEVEN SONGS (2020) ليلا اور ست گيت - Virtual Access


THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE SEVEN SONGS brings to life an allegorical tale from the contested northwest Indian region of Jammu and Kashmir. Alluding to the repetitive and looping structure of poems and folklore, the movie follows the life of Laila, a strong willed woman forced to marry a herder in a nomadic tribe. As the tribe crosses state boundaries and runs into trouble with the authorities, Laila catches the unwanted attention of the local police with her alluring beauty. Laila embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she thwarts the advances of a rogue officer while she tries to figure out her relationship with her husband. - Yuxi Lai, Shorts Programmer

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DIRECTOR/WRITER: Pushpendra Singh

PRODUCERS: Sanjay Gulati, Ajit Singh Rathore , Pushpendra Singh

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gulab Singh Tanwar

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ranabir Das

EDITOR: Samarth Dixit

MUSIC: Naren Chandavarkar, Benedict Taylor

LENGTH: 96 min

LANGUAGES: Haryanvi and Hindi with English subtitles

COUNTRY: India

GENRE: Drama | Fantasy

ACCOLADES / FESTIVALS

2020 Berlin International Film Festival

2020 Jeonju International Film Festival

2020 On The Edge East International Film Festival

2020 Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival

2020 Hong Kong International Film Festival

2020 Montreal Festival of New Film

2020 Festival des 3 Continents

2020 Singapore International Film Festival

2020 New Directors New Films

2021 Kolkata International Film Festival

2021 International Film Festival of Kerala

2021 Portland International Film Festival

2021 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 

2021 Seattle International Film Festival