The Weight of Light

Anna Hints / 2024
19min 24sec

Surya, a teenage ragpicker, finds a camera on a huge garbage mountain in Delhi. The camera becomes her window to the untold stories of women surrounding her. The film walks the line between documentary and fiction and focuses on a community of garbage collectors who try to find their place in the world amidst garbage and scorching heat.

Short film / 20min

Director: Anna Hints
Screenwriters:
Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash
Cinematographer: Karan Thapliyal
Production designer: Tiya Tejpal
Costume designer: Rajan Bhandari
Make-up designer: Dinesh Upadhyay
Editor: Marion Koppel
Sound designer: Gabriel Solis
Composer: Ann Reimann

Producers: Evelin Penttilä (EST), Johanna Maria Tamm (EST)
Co-producers: Emilie Dubois (FR), Anaïs Bertrand (FR), Pascaline Saillant (FR)
Companies: Stellar Film (Estonia), Insolence (France)
Sales Agent: Fløw Art Sales (France)

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