Hrisiraj Sengupta
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"One doesn't believe in catharsis. Only compost."
Mono Melancholia, the first standalone experimental film by Hrisiraj Sengupta, folds together fragments of the director’s own past with images captured for no purpose beyond the quiet act of noticing. Some shots were never meant for a film. They began as personal keepsakes, and now sit beside moments filmed solely for this piece. Every frame was taken quickly on a phone, under the light that was there, without the interference of formal setups. The monologue came later, written as an echo to the images, shaped by the atmosphere of its non-original soundtrack. More than a narrative, it is an instinctive arrangement of memory and mood, a small attempt to make sense of what refuses to be explained.
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