Anand Patwardhan
Still: In the Name of GodAcclaimed filmmaker Anand PATWARDHAN (1950, India) studied literature, sociology and communication. He has made political documentaries for 30 years, and his films have garnered numerous awards, including the Special Jury Award at Cinéma du Réel for Hamara Shahar/Bombay Our City (1985) and Best Feature-Length Documentary at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam for Vivek (2018). His films have screened at IFFR on multiple occasions, including, most recently, In the Name of God (1992) at IFFR 2023.
Filmography
(selection) Business as Usual (1971), Waves of Revolution (1975), Prisoners of Conscience (1975), A Time to Rise (1981), Hamara Shahar (1985), Un Mitron Ki Yaad Pyaari (1990), Raam Ke Naam/In the Name of God (1992), The Other Side (1993), Nahi Amhi Vannar Bannar (1993), Pitra, Putra Aur Dharamyuddha (1994), Narmada Diary (1995), Jan Aur Aman/War and Peace (2002), Jai Bhim Comrade (2011, doc), Vivek/Reason (2018, doc series)
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