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Mrityubhoj: The Death Feast (2019)
Directed by Akanksha Sood
Documentary · 52m
Hindus celebrate 'Mrityubhoj', or the Death Feast, on the 13th day after a cremation as a remembrance for the departed soul, and also as a ritual to help the soul find heavenly abode. However, today this practice has become akin to a status symbol and a reflection of a family's social standing. This film takes a fly on the wall approach, following a family in the Chambal district in India, as they get ready to organize a death feast following the demise of their father. Caught between tradition, societal pressure, and prestige on the one hand and on the other hand, activists trying to put a lid on the pernicious practice of Mrityubhoj, especially for the poor, it tries to capture their predicament of being caught between a rock and a hard place.
Cast
Praveen Kumar Sobti
Crew
- Director
- Akanksha Sood
- Writer
- Eklavya Sakpal
- Director of Photography
- Rakesh Rana, Sanjiv Monga
- Editor
- Sanjiv Monga, Tenzin Kunchok
- Producer
- Praveen Singh
Details
- Release date
- 2019-02-18
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- HI
- Spoken languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
- Production
- Gaia People Production, Public Television Service Taiwan