Filmmaker Ashwika Kapur seeks to uncover the roots of an illegal wildlife hunting festival in the forests of her home in Bengal, during which thousands of protected animals are massacred. Children are included in the hunt. Kapur and conservationist Suvra Chatterjee interview some of the children and hope to ignite change within these hunting communities.
(This film has created a lasting legacy and impact. What began as a modest documentary has triggered a real-world, kid-led conservation project. Project Catapults to Cameras is transforming the lives of both children and animals in rural Bengal.)
Screening on Saturday, March 8 at 4pm in Short Film Block 3 along with Bat Boy.
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Filmmaker: Ashwika Kapur
Running Time: 39 mins
Language: English with open captions and some translated Bengali
Type: Official Selection – Short
Calcutta-born wildlife filmmaker Ashwika Kapur is an internationally acclaimed nature and conservation filmmaker and presenter. She is a director at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol. Though Kapur also works in mainstream television, she remains deeply committed to telling important grassroot conservation stories, especially in collaboration with Roundglass Sustain, India’s leading conservation film platform.
