Arundhati Roy on Beatles, AI and Indie Filmmaking at London Indian Film Festival
premiere of the film’s 4K restoration. On the film’s soundtrack, Roy said she and director Pradip Krishen never received a response from the Beatles after...
Key points
- premiere of the film’s 4K restoration.
- On the film’s soundtrack, Roy said she and director Pradip Krishen never received a response from the Beatles after asking to use their music.
- We love you.’ They didn’t reply,” Roy said.
- Roy said she saw a continuity between the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and her memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” calling it “a worshiping at the altar of those four boys.” Popular on Variety Roy also drew a comparison between the film’s low-budget, handmade production and the polish of contemporary cinema, saying she preferred imperfect characters to synthetic ones.
What happened
premiere of the film’s 4K restoration. On the film’s soundtrack, Roy said she and director Pradip Krishen never received a response from the Beatles after asking to use their music. We love you.’ They didn’t reply,” Roy said. Roy said she saw a continuity between the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and her memoir “Mother Mary Comes to Me,” calling it “a worshiping at the altar of those four boys.” Popular on Variety Roy also drew a comparison between the film’s low-budget, handmade production and the polish of contemporary cinema, saying she preferred imperfect characters to synthetic ones. Discussing the making of the film, Roy said it was shot on essentially no budget, with hand-lettered credits and sketches she made herself. The screening was part of the 17th London Indian Film Festival and marked the film’s U.K.
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