The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the market being flooded with plastic in the evolution of civilization, today this Pal community is becoming displaced.
The potter community of Bengal with a thousand years of history is going to be lost due to the encroachment of environment-threatening plastic.
Director: Monowar Jahan Roni · Writer: Monowar Jahan Roni
The thousand-year-old tradition of pottery in the Indian subcontinent is now under threat. With the market being flooded with plastic in the evolution of civilization, today this Pal community is becoming displaced.
Living Art is a 2024 documentary and family movie from Bangladesh directed by Monowar Jahan Roni, starring Jagannath Paul, Kanchan Rani Paul and Bikash Chandra Paul. It was released on May 21, 2024. The running time is 19 min, in Bengali.
“The potter community of Bengal with a thousand years of history is going to be lost due to the encroachment of environment-threatening plastic.”
Living Art was released on May 21, 2024.
Living Art was directed by Monowar Jahan Roni.
The main cast includes Jagannath Paul, Kanchan Rani Paul and Bikash Chandra Paul.
Living Art runs 19 min.
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potteryhuman rightsart historyethnic diversityethnic minorityshort filmenvironmental documentaryhistory and legacysoil ecologyclay painting
Monowar Jahan Roni
Jagannath Paul