Name Debalina Majumder | Role Filmmaker | |
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Debalina Majumdar (born 1972, Bengali দেবলীনা; Kolkata, India) is an Indian filmmaker, writer, producer, and cinematographer. She studied Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University. Debalina has worked on feature-length documentary films, short films, travelogues, music videos, corporate films, telefilms and experimental films. She is passionate about environmental issues, gender, sexuality and occasionally writes for newspapers and magazines.
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Based on the story of two lovers who committed suicide, Debalina's film "... ebang bewarish" ("...and the Unclaimed"), questioned social taboos and familial non-acceptance in regards to same-sex relationship. She recently is working on a feature length fiction, based on the story of Swapna-Sucheta, two girls who committed suicide at Nandigram for their same-sex relationship.
Awards
"... ebang bewarish" ("...and the unclaimed") has got Jury Special Mention in the Documentary section of SiGNS 2014, organized by the Federation of Film Societies of India, Kerala on 1 June 2014. Nearly 160 films under categories such as national competition for documentaries and short films; artists’ cinema were screened at the 8th edition of SiGNS, the pioneering festival in India for digital videos.