SEEING DIFFERENTLY

Seeing Differently (2011)
Directed, Produced and Written by Krish Shrikumar

Shows as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011

A thoughtful collaboration of dance and film. The story of the transformation of dance from its roots to the modern stage through the eyes of an Indian dancer.

"Moving On (Seeing Differently) also includes short film by Krish Shrikumar and finally here is a company that is able to mix media both sensitively and successfully..."

"Moving On (Seeing Differently) also includes short film by Krish Shrikumar and finally here is a company that is able to mix media both sensitively and successfully. Close ups of a female dancer fierce concentration in her eyes serve to show the rigours of training. This is matched on stage by the company as they follow the same strict steps, clearly referencing their roots in traditional dance. Meanwhile black and white photos of an old India interrupt this story, each one a reminder of the journey this classic art has undertaken as the photos link in some way to movement, such as the one taken through a bus window. And finally Edinburgh appears on screen as the female dancer emerges with trepidation into blinding light. Unsure of her way she eventually finds inspiration on the street as choreography is shared between dancers on screen and stage."
by Ruth Christie @ The Skinny

"Director Krish Shrikumar's film Seeing Differently gives an insight into the mind of an Indian dancer in training. Dance in the film is reflected or amplified by the dance on stage which makes for a show that is intelligent as well as visually appealing."
by Daph Karoulla @ The Skinny

HOME

Home (2010)
Directed, produced and written by Krish Shrikumar

Nominated for the BAFTA in Scotland New Talent award
Shortlisted for the Satyajit Ray Foundation Short Film Award
in conjunction with the London Indian Film Festival
Shortlisted for the Tenderflix Short Film award
in conjunction with the Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival

An unnamed man (Jay Kumar) finds that his memories of home are becoming increasingly vivid as time passes. This abstract film of insinuation and intimation - a short meditation on what we call 'home' and what others mean by the word - tells the story of his journey back there.

Seona Robinson did an amazing job with the Art Direction, and Rehan Yousuf came in at the last minute to help with production. We shot on two locations, by day on the shores of a lake and by night in the city. Simple enough, or so we thought: we had the kit, the props, the crew, and the food. We knew what we wanted to do, where we wanted to do it, and how. We hadn't reckoned on the capriciousness of the weather that day, though, nor on the fact that still waters don't always run deep.

BOAT

Boat (Blue Iris Films, 2011)
Produced by Katie Crook
Directed and written by David Lumsden
Director of photography: Krish Shrikumar

The world is covered with water. Charlie (Owen Gorman) and his son (Jake Wilson) are aboard their small dinghy, sailing above the drowned streets of Edinburgh, searching for a home they may never find. Plagued by memories, nightmares and hallucinations, we begin to wonder what it is that Charlie's looking for - and whether he'll ever find it.

Boat is a short CGI-meets-live-action film about a very personal apocalypse in the vein of The Road. It's a complex story that needed to be told simply, so I knew that it would also have to be visually extraordinary. I worked closely with David from the outset to make sure I understood his vision in this respect, working through the script and storyboard to break down the scenes and produce a photography plan for each. For me, the greatest satisfaction came from creating images from scratch that had, until then, existed only in the director's mind.