MALAYALAM NON-COMPETITION SHORT DOCUMENTARY
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Directors: Shawn Sebastian
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2026
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Malayalam
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India
Salt of Resistance
Synopsis
In the 1980s, traditional fishermen across Kerala’s coast mobilised for welfare rights and a curb on mechanised deep-sea trawling. Through the memories of key participants in Calicut, the film revisits a movement that shaped the state’s marine resource conservation policies and the rights of fishing communities.
Details of Crew
Blesson Biju (Cinematographer), Basim A Rahman (Editor), Ashish Zachariah (Music), Abhishek Cherian (Sound Designer ), Abdul Hanan (Cinematographer/DP)
Producer Details
Madhavan Nayar Foundation
Writer Details
Aditi Zacharias , Surajit Sarkar