Jonas Scheu

Film

Amrit – Nectar of Immortality

Documentary · 52 min · India

Shot during the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, North India, the film follows men and women on a pilgrimage to the largest gathering of humankind. A journey into another world, in search of Amrit, the nectar of immortality.

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Festivals (selection)

  • Festival international du film à thématique religieuse, Neuchâtel — Prix Farel
  • 26th Pärnu International Documentary and Anthropology Film Festival, Estonia
  • 6th Moscow International Festival of Visual Anthropology
  • 11th Imagine India International Film Festival, Madrid
  • Indisches Filmfestival Stuttgart
  • Festival of Visual Anthropology ASPEKTY, Toruń
  • Voices from the Waters, Bangalore
  • Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Estonia
Direction and script
Jonas Scheu, Philipp Eyer
Camera and editing
Jonas Scheu, Philipp Eyer
Production
Amrit Medias, Coupdoeil
Music
Daniel Symons, Oliver Rittener, Sujay Bobade, Stephan Montangero
Sound
Jakob Stoller
Languages
English, Hindi
Release
April 2012
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