Lakharo of Light
Directed by Huw Davies and Phil Basi
2023 |documentary | 16 Mins

About the film:
Lakharo of Light is a documentary portrait of the renowned Indian artist and photographer, Jyoti Bhatt. Since the mid 1950’s Bhatt documented the rural communities of Chota Udepur, creating a unique record of the changing traditions and indigenous lifestyles which are rapidly giving way to the urban mainstream. Now in his late 80’s and with his eyesight failing, the film explores the value of the archive, ownership in terms of access and representation, and the nature of legacy.