We went to Dharavi slum to
make a documentary about its factories showing that people there live a
“normal” life. This talented 19-year old guided us around and took us to a pierce
festival. We were very excited because we have witnessed the most amazing religious
practice of Tamil community. Right away we knew we had a story.
Since we didn't plan
shooting the festival we had to build the story with proper begging, logical
flow and an ending out of the diverse material we had. To make a well shaped
piece we went through the footage over
and over again and wrote a new post-shot script to make voice-over and the
picture fit perfectly together.
Shooting inside the slum
was a big challenge. We had to hide the camera because of the police, and we
didn't know what will be the reactions of the residents.
We tried to show all the amazing things we shot
in a three minute time frame, until we realized we have to concentrate on one
thing instead and that was the festival.
Few months ago we travelled to India to start our
"docu-filmmaking career". Everybody thought we’re crazy, but we did
it. Now we are a National Geographic
material.
