The Kali of Emergency

The Kali of Emergency (2017) is a documentary film directed by Ashish Avikunthak.

During social and political turmoil, what is the manifestation of divine intervention? How do the gods and goddesses act in the volatility of the contemporary world? If they walk on earth as men and women, how do they endure the chaos of modernity? Centering on the terrible and majestic incarnations of Goddess Kali and her celestial avatars, this film is a metaphysical contemplation in times of perpetual emergencies. Avikunthak’s remarkable sense of forms finds expression in the extraordinary combination of performance and essayistic cinematic practices.

Cast

Ruma Poddar

Saswati Biswas

Shamistha Nag

Siddhartha Banerjee