Mrinmoy Bhowmick

Mrinmoy Bhowmick (Bengali: মৃন্ময় ভৌমিক) is an Indian documentary filmmaker best known for critically acclaimed documentary film I Can Love Too (2011).

Mrinmoy Bhowmick
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist
Years active2010 - present

Background

Mrinmoy Bhowmick is a qualified journalist and documentary director-producer based in India.

He has a deep rooted interest in highlighting the issues and challenges of People with Disability (PWD) and his past work on the lines are a testimony to the fact. Most of his earlier films have dealt with social issues related to Disability and Child rights.[1]

Films

I Can Love Too (2011)

The documentary film deals with the issues and concerns of "specially-abled persons", their need and desire for love, and finding a right life partner. In addition to that, the film presents their opinions and expectations of a husband/wife, and optimism of being happily married all their life. The film has earned multiple awards and nominations.[2][3]

SiliconIndia magazine listed the film in "10 Inspirational documentaries on India you can't miss".[4] Indiatimes included the film in the list of "Inspirational Documentaries".[5]

The film was also cited as "8 Indian documentaries you cannot afford to miss".[6]

Unsighted Hopes (2010)

The documentary film explores the causes behind the negligence of proper educational environment for visually challenged children in Chamarajanagar, a district and town in the southern end Karnataka, a state in India. The film also documents the reasons behind the absence of a special school, and trained teachers under Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan for visually impaired children in the entire district.

Other films
  • Untouched Unexplored (2010)
  • The Life At Other Side (2009)

See also

References
  1. Manjunath, B.S. (9 December 2010). "Special Education Needs Overhaul". The Sunday Indian.
  2. Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival - 2012 : Result Archived 22 July 2013 at archive.today
  3. Delhi Shorts International Film Festival - 2012 : Nominations
  4. News Desk, SiliconIndia (13 March 2015). "Inspirational Documentaries". Silicon India.
  5. Celebscoop, Indiatimes (21 April 2015). "Inspirational Documentaries". India Times.
  6. Afzal, Gulnaaz (27 October 2015). "8 Indian Documentaries You Cannot Afford To Miss".


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