29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Spring – a River & the Raging River
Spring – a River & the Raging River
Spring – a River & the Raging River
Spring – a River & the Raging River
Spring – a River & the Raging River

Spring – a River & the Raging River

Rola Shamas / Lebanon, India / 2017 / World Premiere / 420 min.


synopsis

In this purely observant episode, the audience will have a chance to explore life at the sacred Ganges River considered to be in the goddess and the mother of all rivers in the Indian Vedas.  Small stories taking place on the river may give us an insight into the everyday life of India in different seasons.

biography

Rola Shamas (1971) has a rich of experience from all film professions, but she has taken a special liking to direction. In her work, she is able to capture the beauty of human existence in an impressive way. 

more about film

director: Rola Shamas
producer: Rola Shamas
editing: Rola Shamas

contact

ROLA SHAMES / rshamas@yahoo.com

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2018
section:Laboratorium, Lebanon: Between Ashes and Roses
format:Video File
colour:Colour

Info

director:Rola Shamas
original title:Spring - A River & The Raging River
country:Lebanon, India
year:2017
running time:420 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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