Despite the Gods
Jennifer Lynch daughter of cult film auteur David Lynch made her auspicious directorial debut in 1993 with Boxing Helena at the Sundance Film Festival. A box office disaster the film was viciously mauled by critics and became the focus of multiple lawsuits. Fifteen years later after an extended hiatus recovering from addiction and a serious back injury, hard-working single mother Lynch returns to the director’s chair with an ambitious project that will test her skills and the entire crew’s sanity.
Despite the Gods brings us behind the scenes on the set of Lynch’s Bollywood/Hollywood action film about a man eating snake goddess. Braving the unmapped territory of Bollywood-Hollywood movie making, chaos is the process and filmmaking doubles as a crash course in acceptance and self-realization.
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Penny VozniakDirector
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Karina AstrupProducer6ft Hick: notes from the underground, Morgana
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Mallika SherawatKey CastKismet Love Paisa Dilli
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Jennifer LynchKey CastBoxing Helena, Surveillance, Chained
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Sydney LynchKey Cast
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Govind MenonKey CastPolitics of Love
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Project Type:Documentary
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Genres:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 25 minutes
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Completion Date:April 26, 2012
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Production Budget:245,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Australia
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Country of Filming:India
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Shooting Format:HD
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Hot DocsToronto, Canada
April 28, 2012
North American Premiere -
Sydney Film FestivalSydney, Australia
June 9, 2012
Australian Premiere -
Dungog Film FestivalDungog, Australia
June 29, 2013 -
Fantasia Film FestivalMontreal, Canada
August 4, 2012 -
EIDFSeoul, South Korea
August 29, 2012
East Asia Premiere -
Melbourne Underground Film FestivalMelbourne, Australia
August 25, 2012
Victorian Premiere -
Sydney Underground Film FestivalSydney, Australia
September 8, 2012 -
Split Film FestivalSplit, Croatia
September 21, 2012
European Premiere -
Raindance Film FestivalLondon, UK
October 2, 2012
UK Premiere -
Sitges Film FestivalSitges, Spain
October 7, 2012
Spanish Premiere -
Stockholm Film FestivalStockholm, Sweden
November 9, 2012
Nordic Premiere -
Brisbane International Film FestivalBrisbane, Australia
November 13, 2012
Queensland Premiere -
Mata-Dero MadridMadrid, Spain
December 28, 2012 -
Byron Bay International Film FestivalByron Bay, Australia
March 4, 2013 -
Stranger with my Face Film FestivalHobart, Australia
March 8, 2012
Tasmanian Premiere -
Imagine - Amsterdam Fantastic Film FestivalAmsterdam, The Netherlands
April 10, 2013
Netherlands Premiere -
Indian Film Festival of MelbourneMelbourne, Australia
May 6, 2013 -
NIFFF Neuchatel International Fantastic Film FestivalNeuchatel, Switzerland
July 5, 2013
Swiss Premiere -
Channel 8 Hot YnetIsrael National Broadcast
August 28, 2013
Middle East Premiere -
MOTELx Festival Internacional De Cinema De Terror De LisboaLisboa, Portugal
September 14, 2013
Portugeuse Premiere -
The Blue Mountains Film Festival & Yowie AwardsBlue Mountains, Australia
October 6, 2013 -
Chicago International Film FestivalChicago, USA
October 17, 2013
USA Premiere -
Saffron Cinema Indian Film ClubLondon, England
December 5, 2013 -
YLEFinland National Broadcast
December 12, 2013
Finnish Premiere -
MIFF Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation FilmsMumbai, India
February 8, 2014
Indian Premiere -
DCIFF - DC Independent Film Festival 2014Washington DC, USA
February 20, 2014
East Coast Premiere -
MSPIFF - Minneapolis & St Paul International Film FestivalMinneapolis, USA
April 6, 2014
Mid West Premiere -
Chennai Woman’s International Film FestivalChennai
India
May 5, 2014 -
Imagine India Film FestivalMadrid
Spain
June 5, 2014 -
Her Point of View Film FestivalNashville
United States
October 30, 2014 -
Downtown Film Festival Los AngelesLos Angeles
United States
March 30, 2014
WINNER “Best Director for Documentary” -
Bolgatty International Film FestivalKerala
India
August 30, 2014 -
Skyline Indie Film FestivalVirginia
United States
January 30, 2014 -
Arizona Underground Film FestivalArizona
United States
August 30, 2014 -
LA Femme Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
October 8, 2014
WINNER “Best Documentary” -
F21Oslo
Norway
November 15, 2014 -
Mumbai Women’s International Film FestivalMumbai
India
December 12, 2014 -
IMA International Film FestivalKerala
India
December 10, 2014 -
Atlanta DocufestAtlanta
United States
December 6, 2014 -
Women’s Director International Film FestivalNew Delhi
India
March 13, 2015 -
Sandvika Film FestivalSandvika
Norway
April 26, 2015 -
Pittsburgh Documentary SalonPittsburgh
United States
April 20, 2014 -
Texas Frightmare WeekendTexas
United States
May 13, 2015 -
Moscow International Documentary Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
June 14, 2015
Distribution Information
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Brink VisionDistributorCountry: United StatesRights: All Rights
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Cat and DocsSales AgentCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights