Mira Nair Boards Sundance, Mumbai Documentary ‘Against the Tide’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Mira Nair has boarded Indian filmmaker Sarvnik Kaur’s Sundance-winning documentary “Against the Tide” as an executive producer.
The film follows Mumbai-based fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh who are inheritors of the great Koli fishing knowledge system — a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides.
Rakesh has kept faith in the traditional fishing methods while Ganesh has strayed away from them, embracing technology. The film tells a tale of friendship and rising conflict between the two men against the backdrop of the Arabian Sea, which is increasingly turning hostile because of climate change.
Nair (“Monsoon Wedding,” “A Suitable Boy”) presided over the jury at the recently concluded Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, which awarded “Against the Tide” the Golden Gateway Award, the festival’s top prize.
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