\u201cLords of Lockdown\u201d, a documentary exploring the heroism that common people of India during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, has been chosen for the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
\u201cLords of Lockdown\u201d is one of the six films that will be screened under the \u2018Focus: The Shape of Things to Come?\u2019, a segment that looks at the sociopolitical development of India over the past three decades.
Mihir Fadnavis has directed the documentary, which has Navin Shetty and Anurag Kashyap on board as producers.
Fadnavis, whose film previously played at the New York Indian Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, said he is humbled by the international recognition for the movie.
\u201c\u2019Lords of Lockdown\u2019 is a reflection of how the common man of India took the baton in his own hand and not only helped himself but others too.
\u201cThe pandemic taught us the eminence of helping each other selflessly which is also the essence of the film. I am elated over the recognition that \u2018Lords of Lockdown\u2019 has been receiving,\u201d the director said in a statement.
For Shetty, \u201cLords of Lockdown\u201d will always be a special film.
\u201cOur film is a tribute to all the frontline workers, all the policemen, all the common people who went out of their way, defied the odds and reinstated faith in humanity. I would like to congratulate the entire cast and crew for yet another selection in the international circuit,\u201d added the producer.
Other four films in this programme are: \u201cAll Was Good\u201d by Teresa Braggs, Rakesh Sharma\u2019s \u201cFinal Solution, Jaideep Varma\u2019s \u201cI Am Offended\u201d, \u201cThe Men in the Tree\u201d directed by Lalit Vachani, and \u201cSameer\u201d helmed by Dakxinkumar Bajrange.
While Braggs\u2019 \u201cAll Was Good\u201d is set in the backdrop of the nationwide 2019-2020 student protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in India, 2004\u2019s \u201cFinal Solution\u201d by Sharma is a documentary concerning the 2002 Gujarat riots.
The 2015 documentary \u201cI Am Offended\u201d explores the stand-up comedy scene in India and the larger context of contemporary Indian humour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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