Lipika Singh Darai is an Indian filmmaker, film director and sound recordist from Odisha.[2] She has won four National Film Awards.[3][4][5][6]
Lipika Singh Darai | |
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 Lipika Singh Darai at the IFFR 2023 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, Film Director, Film Editor |
| Spouse | Writer |
| Awards | Four National Film Awards |
Early life and education edit
Darai was born in Damasahi, Odisha, India to both parents from the Ho community.[1] She is based in Bhubaneswar.
Darai graduated from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in 2010, specialising in sound recording.
Career edit
Recording edit
Darai started her career as a sound recordist for a Hindi short film Gaarud [1], receiving the 57th National Film Awards for audiography in 2010 in the non-fiction category when she was a student at FTII.[2]
Direction edit
In 2012, Darai directed her debut film Eka Gacha Eka Maṇisha Eka Samudra (English: A Tree a Man a Sea) in Odia.[6] In 2014, she directed Kankee O Saapo which won the National Film Awards in the narration/voice-over category.[6] In 2015, she co-directed Some Stories Around Witches along with Indraneel Lahiri, a film about the humanitarian crisis surrounding the cases of witch-hunts.[7] In 2017, she directed The Waterfall, receiving the National Film Awards. The Waterfall is a fictional film in Hindi and English about her school in the context of the growing distance between humans and nature. The film later was selected to be screened in 700 schools across India.[2] In 2021, she directed Backstage. This Odia film depicts different marionette art forms of Odisha and the work of master rod-puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr and Rabana Chhaya puppeteer Gouranga Charan Dash, and folk arts in the context of the caste system in India.[8]
Research edit
Darai was joined as an associate fellow for the City as Studio project of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies's Sarai Project.[9]
Filmography edit
| Year | Films | Language | Role | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gaarud | Audiographer | |||
| 2012 | A Tree a Man a Sea | Odia | Director | National Film for Best Debut Film of a Director (Non-Feature Category) | [6] |
| 2014 | Kankee O Saapo | Odia | Director/Editor | National Film Award for Best Narration/voice-over (Non-Feature Category) | [6] |
| 2015 | Some Stories Around Witches | Odia | Director/Editor | [7] | |
| 2016 | In the Shadow of Time | Odia | Editor | ||
| 2017 | The Waterfall | Hindi, English | Director/Editor | National Film Award for Best Educational Film (Non-Feature Category) | [2] |
| 2018 | The Sound Man Mangesh Desai | Hindi,English | Editor | ||
| 2021 | Backstage | Odia | Director/Editor | [8] | |
| 2023 | Night and Fear | Odia | Director/Editor |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Odia film director Lipika Singh Darai returns National Awards | Sambad English". 29 October 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Sahoo, Akshaya Kumar (13 April 2017). "Tribal girl Lipika Singh Darai from Odisha wins 4 National Awards in 7 years". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Dark Side of the Moon". The Indian EXPRESS.
- ^ "Magic and resilience in documentary about the puppeteers of Odisha". Scroll.in.
- ^ Das, Ria (6 May 2017). "Filmmaker Lipika Singh Darai On Winning The National Award - SheThePeople TV". Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Patra, Pratyush (29 May 2014). "Odia girl's works on film society screen - Both the films of contemporary director Lipika Singh Darai's have won national awards". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Some Stories around Witches – PSBT". Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ a b Rout, Atri Prasad (13 December 2022). "'Backstage' builds, rewards curiosity - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Dhar, Jyoti. City as Studio 03: Associate Fellows Associate Fellowship in Contemporary Art (PDF). New Delhi: Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. p. 41. ISBN 978-93-82388-04-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2023.
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