‘Gauri’ bags ‘Best Long Documentary Award’ at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal

‘Gauri’ bags ‘Best Long Documentary Award’ at South Asian Film Festival of Montreal

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Category : Awards Published on: May 18 2023

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“Gauri,” a documentary based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, directed by Kavitha Lankesh, has won the “Best Long Documentary Award” at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023.
The film is about journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, who was assassinated in 2017, and the current political crisis in India.
The documentary “All That Breathes”, which was an Oscar nominee, was also in competition and won the runner-up award.
The documentary was commissioned by Free Press Unlimited, Amsterdam, an organization that upholds Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which advocates for freedom of expression and access to information.

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