Kolam

Kolam is a multinational film that is India's first experimental art film to be created by a South Asian female film director inspired by the life of Aurovillians. Auroville is a Utopian township in Tamil Nadu, India, which is the vision of Shri Aurobindo's spiritual collaborator Mira Alfassa, also known as 'The Mother'. The film holds an original score created by contributions from 23 international artists and stunning visuals, designing a profound narrative for Auroville. It is a non-verbal narrative for the viewer to immerse in the Auroville experience through this film.

Auroville is an experiment on human unity. Sustainable practices for the growth and upliftment of the united communities driven by the utopian practice for the greater good are at the city's core. As a design prodigy, we saw great potential and inspiration from such an initiative on our own soil. As filmmakers and by heart art students, we seek newer pastures to meditate on our ideology and take on Auroville. After much research and understanding of the township, we realized that Auroville needed more than words. And that's when we took a direction for creating a film in a format that was never executed in the documentary segment in India.  With renowned films like Timescapes, The Quatsi Trilogy, Baraka, and Samsara; the kind of technology used to capture such grandeur is sumptuous, hence our objective to create a film like Kolam required strong music to further elaborate the mood and message of our film. We collaborated with over 23 international artists and contributors based in Auroville and around the world to create our original score that defined the film's true spirit.  To convey the true essence of the place, we decided to capture organic movements and raw shots as much as possible in a high-speed format along with multiple timelapse to produce a experiential film. After watching this documentary, we want each person to have their own rendition of Auroville.