Marco Leopardi and Raffaele Brunetti
Hair India
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Hair India

Hair India

Marco Leopardi and Raffaele Brunetti

2008
75 min.
Italy
English, Italian, Hindi, Bengali and Telugu
Subtitles: English, Catalan and Spanish

An original view of today’s India with its contradictions. A kaleidoscope of modernity, economic expansion and ancient traditions.

Datasheet

Show
Direction
Marco Leopardi and Raffaele Brunetti
Sound
Stefano Varini
Distribution
DocsBarcelona Distribution
Production
Carmen Gonzales, B&B Film, Terra
film Editing
Ilaria de Laurentiis
Music
Alfonso D’Amora
Fotography
Marco Leopardi
Synopsis

The journey of a young Indian woman’s hair, donated to the Temple to be then converted into exquisite hair extensions in Italy. This same hair will then return to India to satisfy the whim of a successful career woman in Bombay. A story of the cult of beauty in the era of globalization. An original view of today’s India with its contradictions. A kaleidoscope of modernity, economic expansion and ancient traditions.

About the direction
Marco Leopardi

Marco Leopardi

Director

With an outstanding career as a photojournalist, Marco Leopardi has directed more than thirty docume...

Raffaele Brunetti

Raffaele Brunetti

Director

Raffaele Brunetti has been director and producer of documentaries since 1987. He is founder of B&amp...

DocsBarcelona Trajectory

2010
DocsBarcelona Festival
Edició 2010
2010
Docs del Mes · July
Edició 2010

Awards and festivals

Ondas Award for Best International Program
Spain, 2009
Prix d'Italia
Italy, 2009
Jury Prize at Guangzhou Documentary Film Festival
China, 2009
IDFA Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
The Netherlands, 2008
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Canada, 2009
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Brasil, 2009
Festival dei Popoli
Italy, 2008
DOCNZ New Zealand International Documentary Film Festival
New Zeland, 2009
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