An intimate exploration of how everyday lives intertwine with borders in the Indian subcontinent. 'Borderlands' brings together six characters whose lives are defined by personal and political borders. Through conversations and observations, the characters reveal their efforts to find meaning in a world beyond their control. Divided families meet, love blossoms across borders, traffickers get caught – in this slice of life documentary.
The short film Seasons plays before Borderlands.
DIRECTOR: Samarth Mahajan
PRODUCERS: Sunil Doshi, Ashay Gangwar, Devaiah Bopanna, Samarth Mahajan
EDITOR: Anadi Athaley
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Omkar Divekar
SOUND DESIGN: Ankur Chaudhary
MUSIC: Shayan Sinha, Laurie Kallevig and Survivor Girl Ukulele Band, KZ Rabbi
LENGTH: 67 min
LANGUAGES: Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Panjabi
COUNTRY: India
GENRE: Documentary
ACCOLADES / FESTIVALS
2021 Chicago South Asian Film Festival | Best Documentary Nominee
2021 ImagineIndia International Film Festival | Best Documentary Nominee
2021 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival | Best Documentary Nominee
2021 Asian Film Festival Barcelona
2021 Africa International Film Festival
2021 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | Best Documentary Nominee
2021 Dharamshala International Film Festival
2021 New York Indian Film Festival
2021 Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno
2021 Ethnofest - Athens Ethnographic Film Festival
2021 Indian Film Festival Stuttgart
2021 EBS International Documentary Festival
2021 DOK.fest München
2022 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
SEASONS
A matriarchal Korean family farm navigates an uncertain future.
Nevia No is a classically trained performer who runs Bodhitree Farm in Pemberton, New Jersey. Nevia struggles to maintain equilibrium on the farm and provide for her farmhands, mother and adult daughter, Euni. Euni is ambivalent about farming, but during the pandemic, she returns back home to help her mother. Nevia dreams that a season of farming will persuade her daughter to take over the family business, but Euni may have dreams of her own.
DIRECTOR: Gabriella Canal, Michael Fearon
