Utkarsh Chatuvedi
Directing
Biography
Utkarsh Chaturvedi is a Cinephile, Independent Filmmaker, and an award-winning documentary journalist whose films won National and International Film Festival awards. He completed his Film Appreciation from IIT Madras and FTII, Pune. He also won the Best Editor award at the Indian International Film Festival 2020. His documentary film “Walking Under The Sun” was nominated as the “Best Director” in “Standalone International Film Festival and Awards 2020, Hollywood, Los Angeles ”. He is also certified in Storytelling Photography from National Geographic. He completed his course in Screenwriting from FTII Pune
Known For
The film follows the story of a successful photographer who begins to lose his eyesight due to glaucoma. As his condition deteriorates, he struggles to come to terms with the loss of his profession and passion. The film explores themes of loss, adaptation, and the relationship between art and the artist. Along the way, the photographer learns to see the world in a new and different way, ultimately finding new ways to create and appreciate art. The film is a powerful and emotional story of one man's journey to come to terms with a life-changing condition.
A Photograher Who Clicks Blur Photographs
During this coronavirus pandemic, different countries faced different sorts of struggles. India is the nation that faced a large amount of movement of Migrant laborers who went to different cities to earn their living. This Documentary Focuses on the problems these laborers and many more related topics.
Walking Under The Sun
Nitin, 27, is struggling to recover from a recent heartbreak, seeking solace in small daily rituals like making coffee and listening to jazz, but his peace is interrupted by an emotionally fragile 26-year-old who joins him for breakfast. As they discuss Jaun Elia’s poetry and the man’s mental health struggles, Nitin grapples with understanding his trauma while dealing with his own. Later, Nitin discovers a dead man in the street, surrounded by a crowd indifferent to the death, more concerned with trivial matters like recipes and exams. This absurdity deepens when Nitin realizes a profound truth about life and death upon returning home.