Pik Nik

A feature documentary

Supported by the IDFA Bertha Fund

Day turns to dusk, dusk to chaotic night. Music throbs, food is passed, vibrant colours light dull sands. Through a series of cinematic tableau vivant PIK-NIK documents the annual theatrical spectacle of picnic culture of East Indian winters.

This is a visual essay on the act of gathering, a story of looking and coming together, it broods over increasingly noxious displays of nationalistic fervour, xenophobia and patriarchy, providing new visions of the complex shifting realities of present-day India.

A film by: Arko Datto

Producers: Tanaji Dasgupta & Balint Revesz

Exec: Luke Moody