Ishaan Ghose
Directing
Biography
Ishaan Ghose (1988, India) is an Indian film director, editor, writer and cinematographer. He worked as a camera assistant from 2011 until 2015, when he began filming documentaries. He frequently worked as a cinematographer’s assistant on documentaries, commercials and feature films before he decided to work independently as a director. His directorial debut Jhilli (2021) premiered at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival.
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Parikrama
Free as a bird. To wander. To nestle. To take flight. We are not. As India gained its much awaited independence in 1947, a race faced another struggle. Bengal was divided and hundreds of thousands of Bengalis were displaced and divided on the basis of their religion. The Hindus were forced out as East Bengal was made a part of Pakistan and the same fate lay in store for the Muslims of West Bengal. Millions became refugees in their own homeland, and thousands still bear the cross and the scar. The film is a human saga of a truncated land and how people are trying to relive their destiny.
Shankhachil
It is a story of two strangers, perpetually on the fringes of survival. They share a journey and meet a third person carrying an ailing old couple in his vehicle. Endangering their own survival, the three fight it out to save precious human lives.
The Wayfarers
Priya, a single mother with an infant in hand, and Kishan, a penniless man looking for work, migrate to the city of Kolkata hoping for a better life.
Mirage
Bokul, a fourth generation manual labour worker, works in a bone crushing factory in the middle of Kolkata's largest dump yard. He is oblivious to his struggles and makes the best of his life in his world. Unbeknownst to him, the world outside is rapidly changing and making space for a new economic boom. His world being traded for a recreational park.