AGAINST THE TIDE
A film by Sarvnik Kaur
2023, 97 minutes
2023, 97 minutes
No. 446
Documentary
Documentary
Description
Bombay fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system – a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in the traditional fishing methods while Ganeshhas strayed away from them, embracing technology.
Against the Tide is a tale of friendship and rising resentment between the two men, as close as brothers, against the backdrop of an adoring sea, which is increasingly turning hostile because of climate change
Festivals
Winner, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Vérité Filmmaking, Sundance
Official Selection, San Francisco International Film Festival
Winner, UN Perception Change Award, Visions du Réel
Official Selection, Hot DocsOfficial Selection, San Francisco International Film Festival
Reviews
"Against the Tide, Sarvnik Kaur’s breathtaking documentary about Indigenous fishermen in Mumbai, India, dispels the myth that cinematic beauty has to do with the power of the camera or the glossiness of the image. Shot by Ashok Meena, the film finds beauty, simply, in perspective... The film avoids easy binaries of tradition and modernity, and instead brings to vivid life the ecosystem that encompasses both Rakesh and Ganesh — one that has been wrecked by corporate greed and climate change." - The New York Times
