Against the Tide | POV Two Koli fishermen in Bombay are driven to desperation by a dying sea, testing their bond.

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Against the Tide

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Mumbai fishermen Rakesh and Ganesh are inheritors of the great Koli knowledge system—a way to harvest the sea by following the moon and the tides. Rakesh has kept faith in traditional fishing methods while Ganesh has embraced technology. Against the Tide is the tale of two men’s bond fractured by the weight of a changing world and a sea threatened by climate change. A Co-Presentation with CAAM (Center for Asian American Media).

season 3790 minpremiere 07.29.2024

Filmmakers

Sarvnik Kaur

Koval Bhatia

Quentin Laurent

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Critical Acclaim

Against the Tide, Sarvnik Kaur’s breathtaking documentary about Indigenous fishermen in Mumbai, India, dispels the myth that cinematic beauty has to do with the power of the camera or the glossiness of the image. Shot by Ashok Meena, the film finds beauty, simply, in perspective... The film avoids easy binaries of tradition and modernity, and instead brings to vivid life the ecosystem that encompasses both Rakesh and Ganesh — one that has been wrecked by corporate greed and climate change.