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Bilal

Director: 수라브 사랑기/Sourav SARANGI

Country: India/Finland

Entry Year: 2009

Running Time: 88min

Format/Color: DV / COLOR

PROGRAM NOTE

Observing the life of a toddler boy, Bilal, who still needs a lot of care, and his blind parents is fascinating yet uneasy and dangerous. Unlike his parents, their kids are not blind. Bilal lives with his parents who do not need light. In his dark house he plays hide-and-seek and teases his younger brother (sometimes in a risky manner) and then breaks his arm. When he wants to "hide" from his parents, he sneaks out and other various things happen. It is not that his parents leave the kids alone, in fact, they do their best. Capturing a young sighted boy, unaware of cameras, and his blind parents, offers a sense of reality and rare moments of love and hope. Their everyday life may look cruel to viewers who can see, but to them it is normal and natural. Bilal lives in hardship with his family in their own way and creates another life for himself.

DIRECTOR

Sourav SARANGI

Sourav Sarangi was born in 1964. He studied geology but later joined FTII, a reputed film school in India to learn film editing. He has been involved in international co-productions as a producer and director. His documentaries and fictions have won awards and accolades worldwide. He has also worked for private television channels in India as a programming director.

CREDITS

credits.
DIRECTOR	Sourav SARANGI
PRODUCER	Sourav SARANGI
CINEMATOGRAPHY	Sourav SARANGI
EDITOR	Sourav SARANGI
SOUND	Sourav SARANGI, Pankaj SEAL
MUSIC	Sourav SARANGI
PRODUCTION COMPANY	Son et Lumiere Abhishek, 2F, 8/1 Nibedita Sarani, Garfa, Kolkata, West Bengal 700078 India Tel: 91 33 2418 4139 Fax: souravsarangi@hotmail.com
WORLD SALES	Mercurymedia International Limited Whitchurch Rd., 6 Baseline Studios, London W11 4AS UK Tel: 44 20 7221 7221 Fax: 44 20 7221 7228 info@mercurymedia.org