All That Breathes (2022)
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- 1h 37min
- Documentary
- 07 Feb 2023 (USA)
- Movie
Amidst the darkening backdrop of Delhi's apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 43 nominations.
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Cast
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| Salik Rehman | ... |
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| Mohammad Saud | ... |
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| Nadeem Shehzad | ... |
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Directed by
| Shaunak Sen | ||
Produced by
| Sean B. Carroll | ... | executive producer |
| David Guy Elisco | ... | executive producer (as David Elisco) |
| Guy Horlock | ... | associate producer |
| Teddy Leifer | ... | producer |
| Aman Mann | ... | producer |
| Joshua Oppenheimer | ... | consulting producer |
| Florrie Priest | ... | co-producer |
| Shaunak Sen | ... | producer |
| Sam Stanley | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Roger Goula | ||
Cinematography by
| Ben Bernhard | ... | director of photography |
| Riju Das | ... | (director of photography 2) |
| Saumyananda Sahi | ... | (director of photography 3) |
Editing by
| Charlotte Munch Bengtsen | ||
| Vedant Joshi | ... | co-editor |
Editorial Department
| Prithvi Buddhavarapu | ... | assistant colorist |
| Mahak Gupta | ... | colorist |
| Aaryaman Kutty | ... | assistant colorist |
| Sidharth Meer | ... | supervising colorist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Rohan Ranganathan | ... | associate director |
| Siraj Sharma | ... | chief assistant director |
Sound Department
| Moinak Bose | ... | sound recordist |
| Prasenjit Das | ... | Additional Sound Recordist |
| Simon Ellegaard | ... | mix stage engineer |
| Shashank Kothari | ... | Associate Sound effects editor |
| Ketan Majmudar | ... | Audio Description Narrator / audio description writer |
| Ramandeep Malhotra | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Susmit Nath | ... | Senior Sound Design Consultant |
| Anurag Pant | ... | additional sound recordist |
| Jacques Pedersen | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Niladri Shekhar Roy | ... | sound designer / sound recordist |
| Yuki Shizuoka | ... | Foley Artist and Editor |
| Seby Varghese | ... | dialogue editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sundarram Arjun | ... | assistant camera |
| Raju Biswas | ... | assistant camera |
| Salim Khan | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Tom Bailey | ... | score mixer |
| Mat Bartram | ... | score engineer |
| Ed Marquis | ... | score coordinator |
| Violeta Vicci | ... | Violin |
Additional Crew
| Dermot Desmond | ... | production counsel |
| Paul Hillier | ... | e&o insurance |
| Krishna Khakhria | ... | production assistant |
| Aileen O'Hearn | ... | science editor |
| Russell Smith | ... | production counsel |
Thanks
| Freja Astrid | ... | special thanks |
| Aakash Bhatia | ... | special thanks |
| Kingshuk Chakravarty | ... | special thanks |
| Keshav Chaudhary | ... | special thanks |
| Felicia Cirijns | ... | special thanks |
| Mélanie de Vocht | ... | special thanks |
| Upasna Mann | ... | special thanks |
| Siddharth Pandey | ... | thanks |
| Dymme Plomp | ... | special thanks |
| Khushboo Ranka | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- HBO Documentary Films (presents)
- Submarine Deluxe (in association with)
- Sideshow (II) (in association with)
- Kiterabbit Films
- Rise Films
- HHMI Tangled Bank Studios (in association with)
Distributors
- HBO Documentary Films (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sideshow (II) (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Submarine Deluxe (2022) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (United States) (theatrical)
- Disney+ Hotstar (2023) (India) (video) (VoD)
- HBO Documentary Films (2022) (United States) (video)
- HBO Max (2023) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
- Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bridge PostWorks, Mumbai (post-production facilities)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- IDFA Bertha Fund (funding)
- SmithDehn (production counsel)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs, and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two brothers fall in love with a bird - the black kite. From their makeshift bird hospital in their tiny basement, the "kite brothers" care for thousands of these mesmeric creatures that drop daily from New Delhi's smog-choked skies. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate, the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected kite forms a poetic chronicle of the city's collapsing ecology and rising social tensions. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In a 2022 interview with Factual America Podcast, Shaunak Sen spoke of the intent behind the film's visual style: "The idea was to shoot it not like a regular nature doc or wildlife doc, but make it cinematic... We took our time. We wanted to shoot it like a proper high art film and not like a wildlife doc, so we committed ourselves to the visual grammar of it." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2023). See more » |
| Quotes |
Mohammad Saud:
Life itself is kinship. We're all a community of air. See more » |