Rima Das is a self-taught film writer, producer, and director. Born and raised in a small village in Assam in northeast India, she is now based in Mumbai and Assam. Her first feature Man with the Binoculars (Antardrishti) premiered in the First Feature Competition at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in 2016 and also screened at MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. In addition to writing and directing feature fiction and documentary films, she also manages a film production company called Flying River Films in Mumbai, which supports local, independent filmmaking in the region. Village Rockstars (2018) was her second feature and had its World Premiere at Toronto Film Festival and will be in the New Directors Competition in San Sebastian.
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