Salim Baba

Salim Baba is a 2007 American short documentary film directed by Tim Sternberg. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1]

Salim Baba
Directed byTim Sternberg
Produced byFrancisco Bello
Scott Mosier
CinematographyFrancisco Bello
Edited byArturo Sosa
Production
companies
Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Productions
Distributed byCinemax
Release date
  • 2007 (2007)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageBengali

Content

The film follows Salim Muhammad, a 55-year-old man who lives in Kolkata with his wife and children. Since the age of ten he has supported himself by screening discarded film scraps for area children. He uses a hand-cranked projector that he inherited from his father. A businessman as well as a cinephile, Salim runs his projector with his sons. He hopes that they will carry on this tradition.[2]

Production

Salim Baba was co-produced by Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Productions, with a grant from the Urban Arts Initiative and financial support from the Independent Feature Project.[2] The film was presented as part of Maryland Film Festival's Opening Night shorts program on the evening of May 1, 2008.

References
  1. "The 80th (2008) Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  2. "Salim Baba". Projects. Ropa Vieja Films. Retrieved April 21, 2012.


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