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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.

  • Rajesh James PhD
    Director
  • Rajesh James
    Writer
  • Sajeed A and Monica Nautiyal
    Producer
  • Albin Correya
    Music
  • Arun Thomas
    Music
  • Jibin Jose
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    38 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Language:
    Malayalam
  • Shooting Format:
    mp 4
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Film Festival of Shimla
    Shimla
    India
    Shimla Premiere
    Jury Award for Best documentary
  • Signs Film Festival
    Thrissur
    India
    Jury Mention for National Documentary
  • OBM Lohithadas film festival, Ottapalam, Palakkad
    Palakkad
    India
    June 29, 2019
    OBM Lohithadas Award for Best Documentary
  • The Kolkata International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    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 2020
    New York
    United States
    August 1, 2020
    Nominated for Best Short Documentary
  • Kerala State Award for Best Documentary 2020
  • UK Asian Film Festival, London 2021
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 27, 2021
    UK Premiere
    Nominated for Best Documentary
Director Biography - Rajesh James PhD

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).

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