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High Grounds

'High Grounds' is a documentary film on the drivers and conductors who drive on the death roads of the Spiti Valley in India. The film focuses to narrate their lives, shows us how the government's transport department functions, and documents the lives of locals residing in the valley as one embarks on this bus journey.

  • Rajiv Malu
    Director
  • Vijay Singh Malu
    Producer
  • Rajiv Malu
    Cinematographer
  • Rajiv Malu
    Editor
  • Praveen J.T.
    Additional Photography
  • Aparsi Das
    Additional Photography
  • Taras Litvin
    Music
  • Rajiv Malu
    Sound
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Student
  • Runtime:
    29 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.4:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Manchester Lift-Off Festival 2019
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    March 10, 2019
    Online Screening
  • Mozimotion Film festival
  • Audience Awards 2019

    Official Selection
  • Dharamshala International Film Festival, 2020
    Dharamshala
    India
    October 29, 2020
    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rajiv Malu

I am a filmmaker from Ahmedabad, India. I started as a Travel Photographer and currently, I am a cinematography graduate from Whistling Woods International, Mumbai. "High Grounds" is my first documentary film. I shot this as my 2nd-year thesis film.

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