In Thunder Lightning and Rain
In Thunder Lightning and Rain depicts the endurance of three women against their ostracisation in the society. The three women- a footballer, a fisher and a cremator-tells their sagas of woes and weal, resistance and endurance in the film. These three contemporary Shakespearian witches are etched against the carnivalesque urban space of Fort Kochi. They visit the masculine space of carnival. The camera intently listens to them with an intense zeal to film their identity.
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Rajesh James PhDDirector
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Rajesh JamesWriter
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Sajeed A and Monica NautiyalProducer
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Albin CorreyaMusic
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Arun ThomasMusic
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Jibin JoseDirector of Photography
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:38 minutes
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Production Budget:10,000 USD
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Country of Origin:India
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Language:Malayalam
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Shooting Format:mp 4
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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International Film Festival of ShimlaShimla
India
Shimla Premiere
Jury Award for Best documentary -
Signs Film FestivalThrissur
India
Jury Mention for National Documentary -
OBM Lohithadas film festival, Ottapalam, PalakkadPalakkad
India
June 29, 2019
OBM Lohithadas Award for Best Documentary -
The Kolkata International Film FestivalKolkata
Official Selection -
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala
Nominated for Best Short Documentary -
German International Ethnographic Film Festival.Göttingen
May 15, 2020 -
New York Indian Film Festival 2020New York
United States
August 1, 2020
Nominated for Best Short Documentary -
Kerala State Award for Best Documentary 2020
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UK Asian Film Festival, London 2021London
United Kingdom
May 27, 2021
UK Premiere
Nominated for Best Documentary
Rajesh James is a documentary filmmaker and film researcher from Kochi, India. He was awarded the prestigious Riyad Wadia Award for Best Emerging Filmmaker, India in 2017. His documentary Naked Wheels won K.F.Patil Unity in Diversity Award for Best Documentary Short at Kashish International Queer Film Festival Mumbai in 2017. He was also awarded PK Rossy Puraskaram for Best Documentary 2016 by Kerala Sthree Padana Kendram, Government of Kerala at International Feminist Film Festival of Kerala 2016. He has directed films like Naked Wheels (2016) and Zebra Lines (2014).