Short film on lockdown-trapped child earns applause internationally
The Hindu
Piyana Bandyopadhyaya’s The Light of Other Days articulates a child’s desire to break free from captivity during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoy childhood with friends, teachers and nature
The idea struck Piyana Bandyopadhyaya when, during the 2020 lockdown, her seven-year-old daughter began to fondly recall the time with her best buddies in school: how they used to have fun travelling in the school bus, share tiffin and crack jokes in class under the care of teachers.
“What a pity, I thought,” Ms. Bandyopadhyaya said, “A seven-year-old child is reminiscing about childhood!” Thus began the journey of The Light of Other Days — her short film articulating a child’s desire to break free from captivity during the COVID-19 pandemic and enjoy childhood with friends, teachers and nature — which went on to be selected for the New York-based Virtual South Asian Film Festival late last year and thus earned a release on Movie Saints.
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