In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another (2023)

In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another (2023) poster

In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another is constructed through the director’s personal experience of living in the remote Himalayan mountain town of Manali, a historically popular destination for shooting Bollywood film songs. The glacial landscape of Manali has become a site where projections of the idyllic countryside are directed — rife with tropes of adventure, eroticism and romance. The work interrogates this thin layer of narrative practices, constructing tableaus of high-altitude mountains as static objects and backdrops for second-hand urban aspirations to happiness, while the precarious reality of living in a highly sensitive ecosystem spins an adventure far removed from most imaginaries.

Director: Priyanka Chhabra
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 16 min
Release Date:
Country: India
Language: English, हिन्दी
Original Language: hi
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What is In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another about?
In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another is constructed through the director’s personal experience of living in the remote Himalayan mountain town of Manali, a historically popular destination for shooting Bollywood film songs. The glacial landscape of Manali has become a site where projections of the idyllic countryside are directed — rife with tropes of adventure, eroticism and romance. The work interrogates this thin layer of narrative practices, constructing tableaus of high-altitude mountains as static objects and backdrops for second-hand urban aspirations to happiness, while the precarious reality of living in a highly sensitive ecosystem spins an adventure far removed from most imaginaries.
Who directed In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another?
In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another was directed by Priyanka Chhabra.
How long is In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another?
In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another has a runtime of 16m (16 minutes).
What genre is In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another?
In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another is a Documentary film.
Where was In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another produced?
In The Forest One Thing Can Look Like Another was produced in India.