I showed this to an Indian Friend who works in IT, currently working for a client in UK, living in UK for 1 year and will be returning soon to live again in Bangalore. He is from Mumbia originally. He feels the Western world doesn’t show India in a good light and only focuses on the worst parts like: Rape, Poverty, Arranged marriages (where they don’t work etc). His reaction to the film was, that it’s not true, how can India be the third biggest producer of salt and do it by hand, all of it or most must be done by technology and in large factories.
How can you interact with people who don’t want to discuss or see certain parts of their own country?
As a UK citizen, I have a good job and am financially secure, but I will always want to watch benefit shows and other documentaries about the struggles of British people appreciate how others live and the strengths they have to do what they do etc… I do not just watch the best bits of Britain etc.
Amit Jindal / 12-5-2017 / ·
hey!
I watched this film on epic channel. I am spellbound by it. would you tell me, how you choose the crew for the film? especially Lutz Konermann. I read about him, he is a maestro.
salt / 12-6-2017 / ·
Hey Amit,
Thanks a lot for your enthusiastic response!
As far as your question goes, the crew came together one by one. Farida and Lutz first met on another documentary shoot, “Dharavi, Slum for Sale”, directed and photographed by Lutz with Farida as Assistant Director. They went on collaborating from there and are currently on their fourth film together. The editor, Katharina Fiedler, is an alumni of Ludwigsburg Filmschool in Germany where Lutz teaches. And Marcel Vaid, an Indo-Swiss, is one of the most sought-after composers in Switzerland these days. They met in Zurich, where the film was post-produced.
Are you into film production, too?
Best
How can I see this film? Incredibly interested.
Hello Richard,
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
How can I see the entire film? I learned of it on NPR and it looks beautiful…
Hello Sallygirl,
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
I showed this to an Indian Friend who works in IT, currently working for a client in UK, living in UK for 1 year and will be returning soon to live again in Bangalore. He is from Mumbia originally. He feels the Western world doesn’t show India in a good light and only focuses on the worst parts like: Rape, Poverty, Arranged marriages (where they don’t work etc). His reaction to the film was, that it’s not true, how can India be the third biggest producer of salt and do it by hand, all of it or most must be done by technology and in large factories.
How can you interact with people who don’t want to discuss or see certain parts of their own country?
As a UK citizen, I have a good job and am financially secure, but I will always want to watch benefit shows and other documentaries about the struggles of British people appreciate how others live and the strengths they have to do what they do etc… I do not just watch the best bits of Britain etc.
hey!
I watched this film on epic channel. I am spellbound by it. would you tell me, how you choose the crew for the film? especially Lutz Konermann. I read about him, he is a maestro.
Hey Amit,
Thanks a lot for your enthusiastic response!
As far as your question goes, the crew came together one by one. Farida and Lutz first met on another documentary shoot, “Dharavi, Slum for Sale”, directed and photographed by Lutz with Farida as Assistant Director. They went on collaborating from there and are currently on their fourth film together. The editor, Katharina Fiedler, is an alumni of Ludwigsburg Filmschool in Germany where Lutz teaches. And Marcel Vaid, an Indo-Swiss, is one of the most sought-after composers in Switzerland these days. They met in Zurich, where the film was post-produced.
Are you into film production, too?
Best