Surya Shankar Dash India
Shot Dead for Development
A tribute to the Adivasi - the original inhabitants of the land.
An animation depicting the Adivasi(Original inhabitants of the land) life in Orissa and their anti-mining struggles. The artist pays tribute to the men, women and children who have been shot dead by the police since 2001 for resisting mining and industrial activities on their land in Kalinga Nagar and Kashipur. The illustrations are in Idital (Saora Adivasi art) style and music is from the Koya and Bonda Adivasi.
- Direction:
- Surya Shankar Dash
- Animation & Edit:
- Surya Shankar Dash
- Music:
- IRDWSI/MV Bhaskar
- Illustrations:
- Sarasi
Surya Shankar Dash
Surya Shankar D
Surya Shankar Dash is an Activist-Filmmaker based in Orissa who has been documenting the various people's movements against industrialisation and mining in this region for last three years. Previous to that he was working with advertising agencies, news channels and filmmakers.