30ft

Synopsis - 30 ft

We live in a world of diversity; a world of different people, cultures, ideas and ways of life. Yet, despite our many differences, the struggles we share unite us. Due to increasing global warming and rapidly growing populations, water scarcity has emerged as one of the most critical global struggles. Affecting nearly 1.2 billion people from across the planet, it is clear that the time for action is now. But while water scarcity is universal, implementing a universal solution to counter it has proven difficult. 30 ft delves into the lives of Manjunath, Lalitha and Vinayak, each of whom originates from a different background and leads a different life. 30 ft sheds light on how these distinct farmers have minimized local impact of water scarcity through Water tank digging, and how Water tank digging could be the universal solution the world’s been waiting for.

  • Gaurav Pandey
    Director
  • Gaurav Pandey
    Writer
  • Chetankumar Pujari
    Cinematography
  • Anup oli
    Cinematography
  • Gaurav Pandey
    Editing & Sound Design
  • Shashidhar D B
    Editing & Sound Design
  • Shashidhar D B
    Visual Effects
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Water, Social issues, Environment, Sustainable, water scarcity
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 10, 2014
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Voices from the waters - International Travelling Film Festival

    September 11, 2014
Director Biography - Gaurav Pandey

Gaurav Pandey was born and raised in Delhi, India. Gaurav fell in love with his father's Hot Shot camera at the age of 8, and started snapping photos to make people feel happy. From then on, his creative, passionate and curious nature has inspired him to capture life's most provocative stories on film.

Pandey holds a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the National Institute of Social Communication Research and Training, as well as a certificate in Mass Communication and a Bachelor's Degree in History from Delhi University. Pandey has explored different realms of film making. He first worked as a video journalist for a news channel and then as a cinematographer editor for an advertising agency.

Pandey has since focused his efforts on documentary film making. He has directed, scripted, and edited Are Women Safe in Delhi?. In his recent documentary Prayana (year 2014), for the second time (earlier in year 2013), he traveled with and filmed the leadership journeys of 130 students throughout the state of Karnataka.

His film 10 Paisa was selected Official Screening Category at Voices from the Water Film Festival, Bangalore 2013 and International Health Film Festival, Belgium, 2014.

Recently, Second time in a row! our film 30FT, has been officially selected for the Voices from the Waters 2014 - 9th International film Festival on Water.

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Director Statement

"Art may not change the world, but it can change the way we view the world. For true revolution begins in the imagination."