A documentary, titled ‘Gauri’, based on journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh won the ‘Best Long Documentary Award’ at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal 2023.
The citation of the award reads “A brave and uncompromising pulse-taking of the current crisis in Indian politics, focusing on the 2017 political assassination of trailblazing Bengaluru journalist Gauri Lankesh”.
It was directed by award-winning director and Gauri’s sister, Kavitha Lankesh.
Another documentary ‘All That Breathes’, which was an Oscar nominee, was the runner-up.
Published 15 May 2023, 19:11 IST