Anupama Srinivasan

Anupama Srinivasan
Occupations
  • Film director
  • editor
Notable workFlickering Lights (2023)
Nocturnes (2024)

Anupama Srinivasan is an Indian film director. She is known for Nocturnes (2024), a documentary exploring the world of moths in the Eastern Himalayan forest.

Early life and education

Anupama was born in Delhi.[1] She received her BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University[1][2] and furthered her studies in film direction at Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[3][2]

Career

In 2015, Anupama and Anirban Dutta started working on Flickering Lights, a documentary about a village in Manipur awaiting electricity.[4] It was screened at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea[4] and won the award for best cinematography at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[5][6]

Nocturnes (2024)

The idea for Nocturnes began when Anirban Dutta and Anupama met Mansi by chance at a restaurant in the western Himalayas.[7] Mansi spoke passionately about her research on moths in the Eastern Himalayas. Intrigued by her stories and the beauty of the forest, Anirban and Anupama decided to change their plans and focus on making a film about Mansi's work with moths.[7]

Nocturnes received acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Craft.[8] The jury at Sundance said, "The images and sound in this film immediately invoke in the audience a meditative state as they enter the film’s world, at the same time bringing a laser focus to the film’s main subject. The confidence of the cinematography and sound design in building this story is part of its power and allure".[9]

Nocturnes was also selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024, where it competed in the South Asia Competition and won the Silver Gateway Award.[10]

Selected filmography

  • Nocturnes (2024 documentary)[8]
  • Flickering Lights (2023 documentary)[4]
  • Nirnay (2012)[2]
  • I Wonder… (2009)[2]
  • On my Own Again (2007)[2]
  • On my Own (2002)[2]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b "I Wonder – PSBT". Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Catapult Film Fund - Films - Flickering Lights". catapultfilmfund.org. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ "Sundance Film Festival screens Indian documentary on the secret world of moths". The Times of India. 2024-01-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  4. ^ a b c d Ramnath, Nandini (2024-02-01). "The passion and patience that led to the award-winning documentary 'Nocturnes'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  5. ^ a b "Films from 12 countries to be screened at GICFF". The Times of India. 2024-01-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  6. ^ "Indian films bag 2 awards at Amsterdam Documentary Festival". The Economic Times. 2023-11-17. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  7. ^ a b Han, Grace (2024-02-17). "Interview With Anupama Srinivasan and Anirban Dutta: When You Give Enough Time to Look at Something, You Will Discover More". Asian Movie Pulse. Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  8. ^ a b "Nocturnes directors Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan interview on the only Indian documentary at Sundance 2024". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-25. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
  9. ^ Service, Express News (2024-02-01). "'Nocturnes is as much about sound as it is about images'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2024-02-03. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
  10. ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (2024-10-24). "'Rhythm of a Flower' Takes Top Prize at Mumbai Film Festival, Sundance Winner 'Girls Will Be Girls' Gets Three Honors". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-25.