The Silent Epidemic
The Silent Epidemic is an expository documentary short made for Raahgiri Foundation.
Road accidents in India claim around 2 lakh lives every year and leave more than 4 lakh people severely injured or with some form of disability.
The film explores the lives of four families from different walks of life, impacted in different ways by road accidents and tries to provide a fresh, design oriented perspective to look at the problem.
Premiered at the Indo-German Filmweek in Berlin in 2023 and was an official selection at the Global Liftoff Sessions in France, The World Health Organisation (WHO) Health For All Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival to amongst others.
Credits
Featuring: Sumit Antil, Tannu Mishra, Usha Mishra and Parul Mishra, Vikram Singh and Pritam Singh, Neelam and Chander Vohra
Presented by: Raahgiri Foundation, Cinema4good, Wheeling Happiness Foundation
Producers : Sarika Panda, Jitendra Mishra
Director: Akshat Gupta
Executive Producer: Akshat Gupta
Creative producer : Akash Basu
DOP: Arnav Malhotra
Editor: Ruchika Singh, Akshat Gupta
Colorist: Akshat Gupta
Sound design: Hanosh Khan
Motion Graphics: postboy studios
ADs: Suryansh Deo, Pulkit Sharma
Special Thanks - Deepa Malik, Devika Malik, Manas Human, Max Hospital Gurgaon
