Stopover

The stories of four immigrants living and working in Dubai.

Directed by Collin D’Cunha | 2016
Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra

Collin D’Cunha is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India and has assisted filmmakers Reema Kagti, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Raj Kumar Hirani, amongst others. His diploma film, Shyam Raat Seher, won two National Film Awards while his short film Mumbaikar Ganesh, was adjudged the Best Film at the Mumbai Film Festival.

Rajiv Mehrotra is the founding Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. He serves as the Trustee/ Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH the Dalai Lama (For more, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_M....

PSBT was a not-for-profit that nurtured and supported the production of independent documentary films by a diversity of filmmakers from across India. Over two decades, it produced close to 700 documentary films, each film averaging two film festival selections and every second film an award. (Read more here: www.psbt.org, https://www.civilsocietyonline.com/ci..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2..., https://www.thehindu.com/features/cin..., https://psbt.org/wp-content/uploads/2...)

PSBT was led by some of India's iconic film personalities - Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore, with Fali Nariman and Kiran Karnik. From its inception in 2000, Tulika Srivastava was a key member of the Team, joined in 2005, by Ridhima Mehra.

Credits
Cinematographers: Jigmet Wangchuk, Nitasha Kapahi
Sound Recordist: Anish John
Editor: Maryann D’Souza

Produced by PSBT, for and in partnership with the External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs
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Last updated: July 2020