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Kotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time
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Directed byBiswanath Rath
Written byBiswanath Rath
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyVishal Bawa
Edited byVinayak Dasgupta
Music byBiju Sam
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Running time
29 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish-Odia

Kotpad Weaving: The Story of a Race Against Time is a 2018 documentary film directed by Biswanath Rath. It is produced by Public Service Broadcasting Trust in association with DD National. The film explores the uniqueness of Kotpad Handloom, the issues and possible solutions for revival of Kotpad Weaving and Dyeing.[1][2]

The film had it's World Television Premiere on DD National on 24 March 2018.[3]The documentary features Gobardhan Panika, one of the master weavers of the craft, who was honored by the Government of India with Padma Shri in 2018.

The film had its Australian premiere at Sydney on November 15, 2018 as part of a handloom exhibition titled "The Kotpad Collection" organized by brand Kay Collections (founded by Kushma Ram).[4] It had its Indian premiere at Kashmir World Film Festival, Srinagar on 30 November 2018 where it won the Best Short Documentary award.[5] The film also features 2019 Padma Shri award recipient Gobardhan Panika. The documentary film has garnered a total of 51 international film festival nominations and 8 awards.[6] This film is the world's first documentary film on Kotpad Handloom.[7] In June 2020, the film premiered on Amazon Prime US, UK, Canada, Australia and other English-speaking territories of Amazon Prime, making it the documentary from Odisha to feature on a major global OTT platform.[8][9]

Synopsis

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Having originated from time, hitherto unknown, to holding a distinct place in the urban wardrobe today, Kotpad Handloom tells the rich and fascinating story of a unique, timeless textile tradition practised for centuries in the tribal region of Koraput (Odisha). An out of the world natural dyeing process followed by weaving of an awe-inspiring fabric adorned with nature-inspired tribal motifs is what brings global identity and recognition to Kotpad handloom. But are the factors making the weave unique also the very reasons of its languishing days Will such a tradition always keep standing the test of time The documentary tries to find answers.[10]

Awards and Accolades

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This documentary film has received a total of 54 Awards and Accolades in various International Film Festivals across the globe.

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival 30 January 2022 Grand Jury Prize – Documentary All That Breathes Won [11]
Cannes Film Festival 28 May 2022 Golden Eye Shaunak Sen Won [12]
Hong Kong International Film Festival 31 August 2022 Firebird Award All That Breathes Won [13]
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Zurich Film Festival 2 October 2022 Best International Documentary Film Nominated [15]
London Film Festival 16 October 2022 Grierson Award Won [16]
Montclair Film Festival 30 October 2022 Bruce Sinosky Award for Documentary Feature Nominated [17]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 11 November 2022 Young Cinema Award Won [18]
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 13 November 2022 Best Science/Nature Documentary Nominated [19]
Best Cinematography Benjamin Bernhard and Riju Das Nominated
Gotham Awards 28 November 2022 Best Documentary All That Breathes Won [20]
National Board of Review 8 December 2022 Top Five Documentaries Won [21]
IDA Documentary Awards 10 December 2022 Best Feature Won [22]
Best Director Shaunak Sen Won
Best Cinematography Ben Bernhard, Riju Das, Saumyananda Sahi Nominated
Best Editing Charlotte Munch Bengtsen, Vedant Joshi Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 12 December 2022 Best Documentary All That Breathes Nominated [23]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 19 December 2022 Best Documentary Film 2nd place [24]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 5 January 2023 Best Documentary Nominated [25]
National Society of Film Critics 7 January 2023 Best Non-Fiction Film 3rd place [26]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 9 January 2023 Best Documentary Feature Won [27]
Cinema Eye Honors 12 January 2023 Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer Won [28]
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Outstanding Direction Shaunak Sen Nominated
Outstanding Production Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen and Teddy Leifer Nominated
Outstanding Cinematography Ben Bernhard Won
Outstanding Sound Design Niladri Shekhar Roy and Susmit "Bob" Nath Nominated
Audience Choice Prize All That Breathes Nominated
The Unforgettables Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad Won
Georgia Film Critics Association 13 January 2023 Best Documentary Film All That Breathes Nominated [30]
Online Film Critics Society 23 January 2023 Best Documentary Nominated [31]
London Film Critics' Circle 5 February 2023 Documentary of the Year Nominated [32]
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Satellite Awards 11 February 2023 Best Motion Picture – Documentary Nominated [34]
Directors Guild of America Awards 18 February 2023 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries Shaunak Sen Nominated [35]
Producers Guild of America Awards 25 February 2023 Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, and Teddy Leifer Nominated [36]
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British Academy Film Awards 19 February 2023 Best Documentary Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer, Aman Mann Nominated [38]
Independent Spirit Awards 4 March 2023 Best Documentary Feature Shaunak Sen, Teddy Leifer, Aman Mann Nominated [39]
American Society of Cinematographers 5 March 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Documentary Ben Bernhard and Riju Das Won [40]
Academy Awards 12 March 2023 Best Documentary Feature Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann, and Teddy Leifer Nominated [41]
Grierson Awards 9 November 2023 Best Single Documentary – International All That Breathes Won [42]
Best Cinema Documentary Won
Peabody Awards June 9, 2024 Portrait of Empathy and Interconnectivity Between Nature and Man Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann, and Teddy Leifer Won [43]

OTT Release

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The film is currently streaming on several OTTs/VODs worldwide.

References

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