Project Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VhAm-0hzVUiDdw6L-sKZ1KKHjoadkvuM/view?usp=sharing

Green Blackberries

Simple is difficult when you are a village girl who wants an education.
Just the journey to school is a huge task. A river stands in her way.
Her teacher's political aspirations too may come in the way,
So it's not just the tests in school that she has to pass.
How will she fare?

  • Prithviraj Das Gupta
    Director
  • Prithviraj Das Gupta
    Writer
  • Vaneeta Sridhar
    Producer
  • Alka Hingorani
    Producer
  • Diptanshu Bharadwaj
    Producer
  • Prithviraj Das Gupta
    Producer
  • Bipasna Rai
    Key Cast
    "Nima"
  • Iris Rai
    Key Cast
    "Nishu"
  • Gourav Roy
    Director of Photography
  • Bigyna Dahal
    Sound Design & Mixing
  • Droopad Bujarbaruah
    Music
  • Eshan Sharma
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 2 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 8, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, Nepali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dharamshala International Film Festival
    Dharamshala
    India
    October 29, 2020
    India
    Official Selection
  • Kidz Cinema 2020
    Mumbai
    India
    November 22, 2020
    Official selection in best children's Film category by UNESCO
  • Lift off Sessions 2020
    Buckinghamshire
    United Kingdom
    December 20, 2020
    Official Selection
  • 51st Indian International Film Festival
    Goa
    India
    January 16, 2021
    Indian Panorama
  • Arthouse Asia Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    February 27, 2021
    Kolkata Premiere
    Special Mention: International Category
Director Biography - Prithviraj Das Gupta

Prithviraj Das Gupta is an Indian filmmaker living in Mumbai city. A graduate from Delhi University, he was instrumental in setting up the film making society First Cut in the campus. He directed and edited several short films during his three year stint. He started making documentaries when he associated with India Tribal Care operating in North East India. His films delve into the socio-economic tapestry of the Indian life.
“GREEN BLACKBERRIES” is his first feature film as a director and writer.
He usually collaborates as an editor with established production houses like EPIC, CLIMB MEDIA, Docubay and Star Sports.
He has written, directed and edited two short films that have won at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival and AMU International Film Festival and his short film COWMEDY has been selected at New York Indian Film Festival 2020.

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Director Statement

Our crew went to shoot an independent documentary in the remotest villages of North East India in March 2018 and found that there are areas with just one Government Primary School for 20 villages, often with a single teacher who has bare minimum education.

The terrain in these areas is relentlessly hilly. Some children walk up to 20 km in this unforgiving land, while others row up- or down-river for 3 hours, then walk up to 10 km to get to school. These are 3 to 13-year old's we are talking about.

Yet, despite the challenges these kids haven’t lost their hopes and dreams. And their story is the substance and splendor of our film.