For the creation of a short film about love and the internet. Oscillating between fiction and reality the film titled Love in the Time of Internet will explore the interactive spaces of the internet and the ways in which it affects relationships of couples. It will attempt to capture both love and the internet through the lens of a rapidly changing world. As the outcome of the project, the film will be a collage of art, animation and videography. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the film together with documentation of the process. Grant funds will pay for the purchase of software, professional fees and equipment hire.
For the creation of three short videos that explore the impact of internet shutdowns and throttling, across different regions in India. With specific reference to the year-long blackout of communications including internet services in Kashmir, this project seeks to unravel the idea of ‘digital apartheid’ in which citizens are denied the means to participate in a highly networked and digitised world. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the three short videos. Grant funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees and purchase of stock images and footage.
For the making of a short film exploring urban India’s engagement with online dating. Drawing from interviews with men and women across different Indian cities, online research and the grantee’s personal experiences, the project intends to weave together stories of four protagonists and their quests on dating apps. The outcome of this grant will be the short film. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will also be the short film. Grant funds will pay for honorarium and professional fees.
For the making of a series of tricolour gum bichromate prints and sculptures by appropriating images collected from panoramas of India uploaded by Google Street contributors. The outcome of the project will be this series of prints and a lecture-performance. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the digital images sourced from Google Street, scanned images of the tricolour gum bichromate prints and sculptures, video recording of the lecture performance and photo documentation of the negatives and the tricolour gum bichromate printing process. Grant funds will pay for materials, honorarium and purchase of books.
For the making of a 25-panel non-fiction comic on the evolution of the internet in India, presented using the graphic narrative format. Following significant moments of using the internet in the lives of its makers who grew up in the 90s, the project will connect these personal memories to important milestones in the history of the internet in India. The outcome of the project will be a manuscript of the non-fiction comic. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the digital files of the 25 comic panels, two copies of the manuscript of the comic and detailed documentation of the process. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, honorarium and materials.
