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   •  Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman 
   •  In Retreat
   • Against the Tide 
   • Pushkar Puran
   • Meen Raag
   • Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha

 

A shot from "In Retreat," directed by Maisam Ali, which will screen at ACID ( Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema), a parallel program at Cannes. Versha productions, barycentre Films, Salt for Sugar Films
A shot from "In Retreat," directed by Maisam Ali, which will screen at ACID ( Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema), a parallel program at Cannes. Versha productions, barycentre Films, Salt for Sugar Films
Against The Tide Poster

Screenings: Awards : Against the Tide

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  • World Premiere: 2023 Sundance Film Festival  (World Cinema Competition- Special Jury Award for Verite Filmmaking ) - January 19 - 29, 2023

  • San Francisco: San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival)  - April 20 - 22, 2023

  • European Premiere:  2023 Visions du Réel Film Festival  (Big Angle/Visions of the real- Perception Change Project Award) April 21 - 30, 2023

  • Canadian Premiere:  Hot Docs Festival  - April 27- May 07, 2023

  • German Premiere: DOK.fest Munich 2023 - May 03- May 21, 2023 

  • 49th annual Seattle International Film Festival - May 22 -May 28, 2023

  • Polish Premiere: Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2023 - May 12- May 21, 2023

  • ​Spanish Premiere: Docs Barcelona 2023 - May 18- May 28, 2023

  • Berkshire IFF  -June 1- June 4, 2023

  • Australian Premiere: Sydney IFF  -June 7 June 18, 2023

  • UK premiere: Sheffield Doc/Fest - June 14- June 19, 2023

Pushkar Puran Film Poster by Kamal Swaroop

Screenings : Pushkarpuran 

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Work in Progress 

A shot from "How Love Moves," directed by Pallavi Paul, This project received funding in: 2024 from IDFA Bertha Fund. IDFA Bertha Fund supports innovative documentary projects by talented filmmakers from underrepresented regions. Production Aman Mann for KiteRabbit Films, Shaunak Sen for KiteRabbit Films
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 Against the Tide: Shot beautifully through the lens of Ashok Meena – stunning imagery on display.  FilmSnobReviews

Against the Tide: Cinematographer Ashok Meena frames interactions between both friends in terse closeups, frequently employing long takes to convey a feeling

of suffocation. hyperallergic

The film is most compelling whenever Kaur and cinematographer Ashok Meena allow scenes to play out unadorned, simply observing events and allowing various details

to accumulate. Inreviewonline

The Cinematography by Ashok meena carries a low-key but poetic gaze, beautifully capturing the serene mood of a Himalayan Town. upperstall

A genuine sense of not the travails of these individuals and their milieu as well is captured in fine detail. Point of View Magazine 

 Against the Tide: Shot beautifully through the lens of Ashok Meena – stunning imagery on display.  FilmSnobReviews

Instead DOP Ashok Meena creates a grim beauty. Film Companion 

 In Retreat : The majestic mountains, larger-thanlife landscape and picturesque beauty of the place make way for a more quotidian evocation of the sights and sounds through Ashok Meena’s deft, observant camera and Niladri Shekhar Roy, Rahul Tiwri and Kriti Kamal Das’s ear-to-the-ground sound design. Screen Daily

 Pushkarpuran Shot by cinematographers Ashok Meena and Kumar Avyaya, the images are always resonant, particularly the many night shots under a full moon.  The Hollywood Reporter

cinematography by Ashok Meena — not necessarily sadness, but something that sits in the pit of your stomach and never leaves.  Cineuropa

He [Meena] understood this perfectly in essence and was the one person who grasped what the film was all about. Vague Visages   

Cinematographer Ashok Meena delivers such powerful imagery for all 97 minutes of Against the Tide. Loud and Clear

Sarvnik Kaur's gorgeously shot and atmospheric documentary hones in on a fracturing friendship with skill and generosity.  We Love Cinema

Ashok is a deeply empathetic guy, I call him ‘Babaji’. First Post

Sketch Ashok Meena

Ashok Meena’s camera gently traverses the spaces.  High on Films 

Ashok Meena’s camerawork reflects the movie’s emphasis on interiority. Scroll

The walls of the house, in Sad Letters of an Imaginary Woman, exquisitely shot by lensman Ashok Meena, are as blue as the lives of the women who inhabit it. Money Control 

Ashok Meena take a restrained approach to both the local environment and its people, allowing the camera to observe each unfolding dramatic scenario

from an unobtrusive distance.. IndieWire 

Cinematographer Ashok Meena, lets the camera observe the two men from a paradoxical distance. Hindustan Times

The cinematography is wonderful, and it’s very impressive how the filmmaker manages to film some of the boat ride scenes or how it always seems like the camera is never there as

people go about their day so naturally. Film Threat

Against the Tide: Cinematographer Ashok Meena respect the trust by keeping a distance as difficult conversations play out, adding to the organic feel. Eye for film

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