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Rooting for Roona

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Rooting for Roona
Directed byPavitra Chalam
Akshay Shankar
CinematographySujit Anand
Edited byJyolsna Panicker
Music byTapas Relia
Production
company
Curley Street
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)
Running time
41 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesBengali
English

Rooting for Roona is a 2020 Indian documentary short film created, and directed by Pavitra Challam and Akshay Shankar.[1] The film is based on the story of a girl named Roona Begum born with hydrocephalus.[2] The film is produced by Curley Street and was released on Netflix on 15 October 2020.[3]

Reception

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Udita Jhunjhunwala from the Firstpost gave 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "The documentary sensitively captures not only Roona’s unusual case, but also the impact and stress on a young married couple on raising the child."[4]

Awards

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  • Audience Award for Best Short Film at the South Asian Film Festival of Orlando.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Sudevan, Praveen (29 October 2020). "'This is a love story': Makers of Netflix documentary Rooting for Roona". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "'Rooting For Roona' - The Story Of A Brave Girl Who Fought Against Odds With All Her Might". IndiaTimes. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "NYFA Filmmaking Alum Pavitra Chalam Co-Directs Netflix Documentary 'Rooting for Roona'". www.nyfa.edu. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rooting for Roona review: Netflix documentary underscores flaws in Indian healthcare system at grassroots level". Firstpost. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Indian documentary 'Rooting for Roona' wins award at Orlando Film Festival". The News Minute. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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