Letters to the City Yet to Come

Shot in the weeks following the deadly gang-rape of a young woman, "Letters to the City Yet to Come" provokes reflection on the past, present and future of New Delhi, India. The film is a city symphony composed of three letters written in three languages (Hindi, Urdu and English) by an artist, an academic and an activist. Each letter is intimately addressed to a loved one in the future, describing the city as it is today, as it might become tomorrow.

Director: Gorav Kalyan

Gorav Kalyan (Director) is a New York-based filmmaker and co-founder of Nonetheless Productions. Gorav studied philosophy at the College of New Jersey and studied Film Directing at the California Institute of the Arts. He was a 2013 Film Independent Project: Involve fellow, and his most current project is "The Biography of the Philosopher," a feature length documentary about French philosopher Alain Badiou.

Specifications

Film Type:Documentary, Short
Runtime:11 minutes 50 seconds
Completion Date:January 15, 2015
Production Budget:2,000 USD
Country of Origin:United States
Country of Filming:India
Film Language:English, Hindi, Urdu