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Filmmaker

Mumbai, India
Joined March 2020
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Shishir Jha retweeted
"Just look your self in the mirror and you'll know how beautiful you are looking." 🌸 @rumrainroad's poetic ode to a grieving Santhali couple, their unwavering love and their grief, TORTOISE UNDER THE EARTH is now streaming.
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I first watched "The Tortoise Under the Earth" at an IHC screening a year ago, and it left a lasting impact. Watching it again last month, I found it resonated with me even more deeply than before. Here is what I wrote about the film: northeastfilmjournal.com/tor… @rumrainroad
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fountainink.in/newsletter/a-… Our film is slowly reaching more and more people. We are thankful to everyone who has put in the effort, taken the time, and expressed their views. Swarup wrote in a detailed and profound way. Currently streaming on @mubiindia #tortoiseundertheearth
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tribuneindia.com/news/lifest… A sincere thanks to Mona ma’am for the wonderful conversation and making this possible. Now streaming on @mubiindia —watch our film @tortoiseundertheearth .
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Shishir Jha retweeted
Director Shishir Jha's (@rumrainroad) poetic elegy to a world subsumed by unchecked development and displacement, told through the eyes of a grieving Santhali couple. TORTOISE UNDER THE EARTH is #NowStreaming.
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This week’s Artist in Focus is Shishir Jha, a filmmaker from Mumbai, whose debut feature titled ‘Tortoise Under the Earth’ is currently streaming on MUBI India. Read more: bit.ly/4fzxsrq
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Down To Earth [@down2earthindia] speaks to maker of ‘Tortoise under the Earth’ or ‘Dharti Latar Re Horo’, @rumrainroad downtoearth.org.in/mining/ur…
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Tortoise Under The Earth will be screened at the Five Flavours Film Festival Pięć Smaków in Poland on 16th and 18th November. A special thank you to Anuj Malhotra for the recommendation and to Łukasz Mańkowski for the wonderful introduction & support! piecsmakow.pl/vod-film.s?id=…
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Shishir Jha retweeted
📽️Film of the week: Shishir Jha’s Santhali-language feature debut meshes fictional and documentary devices while following a nameless couple living in a village that has been earmarked for “development”. Read more here: scroll.in/reel/1074966/
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Shishir Jha retweeted
Replying to @rumrainroad
@rumrainroad I am watching your movie sir and am wondering why such movies are not being made more and more.
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बहुत ही खूबसूरत काम, एक कविता धरती की, हम सबको सुननी चाहिए ❤️। Thank You @rumrainroad @mubiindia
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Replying to @rumrainroad
A stunning film. Quiet, powerful. Its visual poetry matched by a melancholic subtlety portrayed in the deeply moving performances of the lead actors.
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