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Short-Film: Varanasi, Beyond Life

Gabe Pérez

10 May, 2017

Varanasi, The spiritual capital of India - a place where people come from all over the country to breathe their last, and immerse the ashes in the holy Ganges for the beginning of a new life.

No wonder Varanasi is called the "City of Life". Simply love this place. And this is attempt of director Aeyaz to give you a sense of what it was like to experience the amazing "Varanasi" and the mysterious vicious cycle of life and death...

"Varanasi - Beyond Life" - A personal project shot, edited and directed by Aeyaz.

Credits:

A film by Aeyaz (facebook.com/aeyaz)

Direction, Cinematography, Edit & Grade : Aeyaz
Sound Design: Rahul Prabhakaran (facebook.com/rahul.prabhakaran.7)
Music: Ryan Taubert
Narration: Alan Watts (Recording from 1970s)

Completely shot on Sony A7s.
Lens: Mainly ZEISS Batis 2/25 and Sony 70-200.
Plus few shots with Canon 24-105 and Samyang 35mm T1.5

Gabe Pérez

I'm Accountant / Old and Bitter, not Obsolete / Sometimes I make stuff in HTML, CSS and spreadsheets in Excel / Netizen since 1996

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