The Golden Thread
Nishtha Jain
82 MINS / HINDI / INDIA / 2022
Synopsis
A few jute mills crank on outside Kolkata, virtually unchanged since the Industrial Revolution. Powered by steam and sweat, work is a dance to the dictate of profit and century-old machines. The Golden Thread follows the weft and warp of jute work alongside the creative labour of the film's ownmaking.In this near dystopian industrial town can there be a potential for a collective re-imagination?
Cast & Crew
WRITER: Nishta Jain
PRODUCER: Nishta Jain, Irena Taskovski
DOP: Rakesh Haridas
EDITOR: Alexander Goekjian, Nishta Jain
Director's Biography
Nishtha Jain is a prominent Indian film director and producer best known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang (2012), Lakshmi and Me (2007) and City of Photos (2004). Her films interrogate lived experience at the intersection of gender, caste and class. They explore the political in the personal and uncover the mechanisms of privilege. In addition to documentary film, she's been working across various platforms including narrative (Saboot/Proof [2019]) and virtual reality (Submerged[2016]). Her training began at A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She then worked as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines Newstrack and Eyewitness. After this, she studied at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction. She has served at many International Film Juries across the world.
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