By the River (2021)
By the River (2021)
A virtual pilgrimage to India's "death hotels" directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad
Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.

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Varanasi is the Indian city where Hindus go to die. Stretching along the Ganges, Varanasi holds great spiritual significance because Hindu scriptutres say that anyone who dies there will attain moksha—liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Berlin-based director Dan Braga Ulvestad captures life and death in India’s heartland in this moving documentary filled with exquisite cinematic moments. By the River starts its narrative journey with the city’s “death hotels,” dedicated apartments where people wait to die, sometimes for decades, so they can be cremated on the banks of the Ganges.


Tagline: A virtual pilgrimage to India's "death hotels" directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Documentary

Language: हिन्दी

Release Date: 11 March 2021

Country: IN

Runtime: 25m

Company Credits

Company: Nowness, Heckler, ShotReady Productions

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Charu Menon

Charu Menon

Producer

Jamie Watson

Jamie Watson

Executive Producer

Will Alexander

Will Alexander

Executive Producer

Siddharth Bhavnani

Siddharth Bhavnani

Line Producer

Neha Gowda

Neha Gowda

Production Manager

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Dustin Lau

Dustin Lau

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Rubin Henkel

Rubin Henkel

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Caleb Ware

Caleb Ware

Director of Photography

Esteban Rivera

Esteban Rivera

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