By the River
“A virtual pilgrimage to India's "death hotels" directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad”
2021•25m•Released
Documentary
Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.
Director
Dan Braga Ulvestad
Languages
Hindi
Studio
Nowness
Production
Company
Nowness
Company
Heckler
Company
ShotReady Productions
Producer
Charu Menon
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