Private Project

Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation.

Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation is a poignant reflection on the sublime sufferings and miserable struggle for survival of the elderly, projected through the intense isolation of an old man working at a dairy farm, whose life takes a tragic turn with the sudden demise of his son who was working at a metro construction site.

  • Arvind Pratap
    Director
  • Arvind Pratap
    Writer
  • Arvind Pratap
    Producer
  • Awnish Kotnal
    Producer
  • Shree Rajbhar
    Key Cast
  • Shivmurat Yadav
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Hindi
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • International Film Festival of Kerala
    Thiruvananthapuram
    India
    March 18, 2022
    World
    Official Selection in Indian Cinema Now
  • Sharjah Film Platform
    Sharjah
    United Arab Emirates
    October 21, 2022
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
    Melbourne
    Australia
    August 12, 2022
    Australian
    Official selection
  • Ottawa Indian Film festival Awards
    Ottawa
    Canada
    June 15, 2022
    North American
    Official Selection
  • Bright Light International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 5, 2023
    USA Premier
    Best Feature Film Award
Director Biography - Arvind Pratap

Arvind Pratap is a self-taught screenwriter and director. He was born and raised in a small village in India. After completing his MBA in marketing, he changed direction to begin filmmaking in Mumbai. He is best known for making indigenous and realistic films, with both professional and non-professional actors. He is an avid lover of artistic world cinema. Arvind’s feature films, The Reluctant Crime (2020) and Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation (2022), both enjoyed successful runs at various film festivals and now Mariam is running at various film festival.

The Reluctant Crime, Arvind’s first feature film premiered at Antakya International Film Festival 2020 and bagged three awards including best director, best actress and best supporting actor. The Reluctant Crime also got selection in Asian film festival of Los Angeles, Diorama International film festival New Delhi, Golden Wheat Award Istanbul, Impacte! Human rights film festival Catalonia, Equad! Equality and Diversity film festival United Kingdom & Parana International Film Festival Aporia International Village Film Festival South Korea.

Life is Suffering Death is Salvation, Arvind second feature Film had good run in different film festival worldwide. It had world premiere at Kerala International Film Festival and it won Best Feature Film at Bright light International film festival LA USA, It also got official selection at Sharjah Film Platform, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne & Ottawa Indian Film Festival.

Arvind's third Feature Film Mariam won Asian Cinema Fund For post production at Busan and had its world premier at Busan International film festival. It also got official selection at Kazan International Muslim Film Festival Russia, Tashkent International Film Festival, Asian Film Festival of Barcelona, Indie Meme Festival Austin USA, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival, and Ottawa Indian Film Festival.

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Director Statement

The reason behind to tell this story is to light on the conditions of such old people who have no one to look after and to show the kind of trauma and pain they have to bear. Having witnessed so many old people fighting for their survival very miserably in their last days, made me to fabricate a story that should be a piece of art and give glimpses of reality of society. My intention is entirely pure for bringing an artistic visual story based on reality.