Farida Pacha
writer / director / producer
After obtaining a MFA in filmmaking at Southern Illinois University, USA, Farida Pacha has made several experimental, educational and documentary films. Her documentary The Seedkeepers won the 2006 Indian National Film Award.
My Name is Salt is her first feature length documentary which won her among many others the First Appearance Award at IDFA 2013, Amsterdam as well as the main prizes at Hong Kong, Madrid and Edinburgh.
cinematographer / producer
A multiple award winning director, screen writer, cinematographer and producer with more than thirty years of work experience, Lutz has been credited on more than a hundred fiction and documentary films, including international co-productions.
The cinematography of My Name is Salt won him the prestigious German Camera Award 2014 as well as the Cinematography Award at the Budapest International Documentary Festival 2014.
editor
A graduate of the Filmakademie in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Katharina has been working as a freelance film editor since 2003. Her recent works include Ein Brief aus Deutschland and Metamorphosen by Sebastian Mez, which both had a highly successful festival career.
Her editing of My Name is Salt was nominated for Best Non-Fiction Editing at the German Camera Award 2014.
composer
Marcel is an award winning music director and composer for film and theatre. He has been composing and producing the score for over 50 fiction and documentary films, winning several awards.
Marcel is the head of the electro-acoustic experimental collective Superterz and owner of the LIFT recording studio in Zurich, Switzerland.
Nice videography ,nice editing,nice sound and A perfect documentary
We indeed like it very very ! Much
I would like to acquire a dvd for this film. Please advice.
Hello Pranay,
We’re so sorry for the late reply!
Should you still be interested in watching Farida Pacha’s award winning film here’s the good news, finally.
“My Name is Salt” has become available online worldwide:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mynameissalt2
Additionally, it’s out on Amazon Video @ http://www.amazon.com and http://www.amazon.co.uk!
For views from Switzerland, Germany, Austria please go to
https://www.trigon-film.org/…/vod/collection/My_Name_is_Salt
Best,
Leafbird Films
Hello Farida and Team,
I have watched your documentary, I would like to congratulate to you all for highlighting life of people working so hard to extract salt.
Thanks,
Krunal
Great Work Team “mynameissalt”…
They r Real Heroes… Engineers…
Awesome…
Fascinating story.
What is the purpose of the grass? Is it to serve as a way for the salt crystals to start forming?
All the salt is contained in the water that is pumped out? What is the festival that the family goes to near the end?
Is the old man the father of the main character?
Thanks
Hello Christopher,
Thanks a lot for your feedback and your interest in our film. As far as the grass is concerned, you perfectly understood its purpose! And yes, the salt is contained in the saline ground water, in the seabed sediments that are washed out by the monsoon rains. The festival is an annual event, specific to that temple in the desert. And the old man, Ghuabha, is the protagonist’s uncle.
Best regards
Absolutely beautiful telling of this story. This is why I love documentary film so much. Excellent work.
Bryan David Hall
Thank you!
Touching and exceptionally great documentary. A 10/10. Shows the real value of the salt we eat and how much blood and sweat equity is involved. Thank you for such an eye opening documentary. I value and enjoy my salt more knowing how much has gone into it to get to the table.
Thank you, Anand. Much appreciated.
This is a powerful, moving, lyrical and beautiful documentary film. I will never again take for granted the salt that I use in my meals! I had no idea how much hard labor goes into this!
Despite the harsh conditions and obviously back-breaking work, the true humanity and sense of grace and acceptance are also reveled through these these remarkable people Thank you so much! Melissa
PS: If you haven’t seen Bab’A Azizz I think you’d really like this one!
Thank you for your kind words, Melissa. Will check out your recommendation asap.