The Weight of Light
2024 - 20'- Drama
Directed by Anna Hints
Casting : Umaiza and Pushpendra Singh
Production : Insolence Productions, Stellar Film
Nominations and awards :
Tampere Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts, Donostia - Student Jury Prize, Musique & Cinéma Marseille Surya, a young ragpicker, faces the prospect of an arranged marriage by her father, who hopes to improve her living conditions. Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the film depicts the life of a community of female ragpickers, women searching for their place in the world, lost amidst garbage, stifling heat, and imposed destinies.
The story behind
Emilie met Anna Hints in 2015 at the European Short Pitch, an event she particularly cherishes. Anna was presenting her first fictional short film, "Ice", which Emilie later co-produced with Estonia, Anna's country of origin, and Luxembourg. After more than 90 festival selections, ICE won the Estonian Film and TV Award for Best Short Film in 2018. Building on the bonds forged, we are co-producing "The Weight of Light" alongside Stellar Film. The power of Anna's cinema lies in its delicate balance between the universal and the particular: starting from a seemingly typical Indian story, she carries the voice of these women beyond the slums of Delhi and connects us to them in an intimate way. A cinema of strong women that we love to showcase.
Partners
CNC, Estonian Film Institute, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Tartu Film Fund, MEDIA Award - Baltic Pitching Forum
Purchased by France 2
Distributed by Flow
