Sumantra Ghosal
The Indian director and camerographer Sumantra Ghosal worked as a director of commercials for 20 years and has won several national and international awards. After years of crafting 30-second stories, Sumantra completed a 3 1/2 hour documentary on the legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain (“The Speaking Hand: Zakir Hussain and the Art of the Indian Drum”, 2003), that travelled to international film festivals.
The India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) commissioned him to accompany five Indian artists on their artistic journeys and shoot 5 short documentaries (“Art Matters”, 2006).