MARCHING IN THE DARK

CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY | 111 MIN | 2024
INDIA, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS

Synopsis Rural regions in India suffer a high suicide rate among farmers. A group of women farmers who recently lost their husbands, have decided to meet a local psychologist and activist to share their stories and problems and help others in their grief. In this act of silent rebellion against a patriarchal society, the 28-year-old introverted Sanjeevani finds the courage to be self-reliant.

Director and writer Kinshuk Surjan
Producers Evelien De Graef and Hanne Phlypo
Co-producers Arya Rothe, Digna Sinke
Production Clin d’Oeil (Belgium)
Co-production companies NoCut Film Collective (India)

FESTIVALS

World Premiere CPH:DOX | 2024, Denmark - Human Rights Award

AWARDS

Shortlisted for European Academy Awards
CPH:DOX - Special Mention in HUMAN:RIGHTS AWARD Competition
Biografilm Festival - Young Critics Award
Biografilm Festival - Audience Award in International Competition
Zurich Film Festival - Special Mention International Competition Jury
Inconvenient Films Festival- Winner Emerging Filmmakers Competition

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Docville
HotDocs
Biografilm Festival
Dokufest
The Silk Road International Film Festival (SRIFF)
Zurich Film Festival
Inconvenient Films Festival
Mostra Sao Paulo International Film Festival
DOK Leipzig
MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, India
Dharamshala International Film Festival, India

SUPPORTED BY

DMZ Docs Fund | South Korea
Flanders Audiovisual Fund VAF | Belgium
Creative Europe MEDIA Program | EU
Stichting Filip Decock | Belgium
Fonds Pascal Decroos | Belgium
Netherlands Film Fund (NFF) | Netherlands
Centre du cinéma de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB-CCA) | Belgium