“Gauri” a documentary based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh , directed by sister, and film director Kavitha Lankesh has won the “Best Long Documentary Award” at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023.
The citation of the award reads “A brave and uncompromising pulse-taking of the current crisis in Indian politics, focusing on the 2017 political assassination of trailblazing Bengaluru journalist Gauri Lankesh. A “J’accuse” docu-thriller directed and narrated with verve by Gauri’s sister, Kavitha Lankesh”.
Another documentary, an Indian entry, “All That Breathes”, which was an Oscar nominee was also in competition and won the runner up. The documentary film “Gauri” has been commissioned by Free Press Unlimited, Amsterdam. Free press Unlimited mission stems from Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
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