TAMASO MA JYOTIRGAMAYA

Firozabad is a small town in Western Uttar Pradesh which is home to a large glass factory which employs children between 6 and 7 years old. These children are condemned to live in a morass of illiteracy and poverty. Most of the children do not attend and even those who do leave at some point or other

Akhilesh Das started working professionally as a free-lance cinematographer in Mumbai in 1996. He went on to work as an assistant on features, directed commercials and worked on some television series.

Country India Running Time 18 mins Betacam Director Akhilesh Das DoP Akhilesh Das Print Source Sunflower Films 129 Tagore Town, Allahabad 21100 India T 91 532 2465051 W sunflowerfilms@rediffmail.com