Salim Baba

Salim Baba
Salim Baba
Directed by	Tim Sternberg
Produced by	Francisco Bello; Scott Mosier
Cinematography	Francisco Bello
Edited by	Arturo Sosa
Production; companies	Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Productions
Distributed by	Cinemax
Release date	2007;
Running time	15 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Bengali

Salim Baba is a 2007 American short documentary film directed by Tim Sternberg. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[1]

Content

The film follows Salim Muhammad, a 55-year-old man who lives in Kolkata with his wife and children. Since the age of ten he has supported himself by screening discarded film scraps for area children. He uses a hand-cranked projector that he inherited from his father. A businessman as well as a cinephile, Salim runs his projector with his sons. He hopes that they will carry on this tradition.^[2]

Production

Salim Baba was co-produced by Ropa Vieja Films and Paradox Smoke Productions, with a grant from the Urban Arts Initiative and financial support from the Independent Feature Project.^[2] The film was presented as part of Maryland Film Festival's Opening Night shorts program on the evening of May 1, 2008.

References

^ "The 80th (2008) Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved December 22, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Salim Baba". Projects. Ropa Vieja Films. Retrieved April 21, 2012.

External links

Salim Baba at IMDb
Salim Baba at Ropa Vieja Films
Watch Salim Baba at Aeon

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[1] "The 80th (2008) Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Retrieved December 22, 2015.

[Ropa-2] "Salim Baba". Projects. Ropa Vieja Films. Retrieved April 21, 2012.

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