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Fireflies in the Abyss

Directed by Chandrasekhar Reddy | |

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  • WINNER OF THE AWARD FOR THE BEST LONG DOCUMENTARY AT THE INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA (IDSFFK). (2016)
  • WINNER OF THE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM & THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD AT THE MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2016.
  • BALA KAILASAM MEMORIAL AWARD, CINEMA RENDEZVOUS 2016.

In a narrow pit, 11-year-old Suraj crawls through tunnels, scratching coal from rock in a northeastern Indian boomtown. Such “ratholes” have become the sole source of income for many Nepalese migrants, whose itinerant lives intertwine in this chronicle of people living on the margins. With the loss of his mother, and an unreliable alcoholic father, Suraj is forced to become independent at a young age. Toiling in the dangerous mines with an indomitable spirit and stubborn smile, he hopes to one day beat the odds and return to school. A transporting and immersive journey fostering deep emotional connectedness to its subjects, Fireflies in the Abyss illustrates how even seemingly insurmountable obstacles can help the human spirit grow.

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Chandrasekhar Reddy is an independent producer/director, having extensive experience in a variety of documentary formats – factual, developmental and environmental. Previous credits include films for National Geographic Asia, Discovery Asia, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Ministry of Tourism GoI, and BBC. His short Coalboy was part of the “Why Poverty’ series. Fireflies in the Abyss, is his debut feature length documentary.

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