PimealaThe Weight of Light
- Logline
- Surya, a teenage rag picker, finds a camera on a huge garbage mountain in Delhi. The camera becomes her window to the untold stories of women surrounding her. The film walks the line between documentary and fiction and focuses on a community of garbage collectors who try to find their place in the world midst garbage and scorching heat.
- Talent
- Johanna Maria Tamm
- Role of participant
- Producer
- Director
- Anna Hints
- Producer
- Johanna Maria Paulson, Evelin Penttilä
- Screenwriter
- Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2024
- Running time
- 19 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Countries of Production
- Estonia , France
- Production Company
- Stellar Film, Insolence Productions
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Festivals and Awards
Selected festivals:
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE, Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) 2024
AWARD, Human Rights Film Festival (San Sebastian, Spain) 2024: Youth Jury Award for Best Short Film
PARTICIPATION, Odense International Film Festival (Odense, Denmark) 2024
PARTICIPATION, Festival International d’éducation (France) 2024
PARTICIPATION, CinEast (Luxembourg) 2024
PARTICIPATION, Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition (Pittsburgh, USA) 2024
PARTICIPATION, New York Baltic Film Festival (New York, USA) 2024
AWARD, Winner of National Competition at PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn, Estonia) 2024
AWARD, Paris Courts Devant Official Competition Grand Prix and Student Jury Award (Paris, France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Baltic Film Days Paris (Paris, France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Music et Cinéma (France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Un Court Tournable (France) 2025
AWARD, Indian Ocean International Film Festival FIFOI (Réunion Islands) 2025 – Best Short Film; Domini Special Award; Youth Jury Award
PARTICIPATION, Courtivore (France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Red Line International Film Festival (Italy) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Valga Hot Shorts (Estonia) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Social Film Festival (various locations across France)
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE, Tampere Film Festival (Tampere, Finland) 2024
AWARD, Human Rights Film Festival (San Sebastian, Spain) 2024: Youth Jury Award for Best Short Film
PARTICIPATION, Odense International Film Festival (Odense, Denmark) 2024
PARTICIPATION, Festival International d’éducation (France) 2024
PARTICIPATION, CinEast (Luxembourg) 2024
PARTICIPATION, Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition (Pittsburgh, USA) 2024
PARTICIPATION, New York Baltic Film Festival (New York, USA) 2024
AWARD, Winner of National Competition at PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn, Estonia) 2024
AWARD, Paris Courts Devant Official Competition Grand Prix and Student Jury Award (Paris, France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Baltic Film Days Paris (Paris, France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Music et Cinéma (France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Un Court Tournable (France) 2025
AWARD, Indian Ocean International Film Festival FIFOI (Réunion Islands) 2025 – Best Short Film; Domini Special Award; Youth Jury Award
PARTICIPATION, Courtivore (France) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Red Line International Film Festival (Italy) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Valga Hot Shorts (Estonia) 2025
PARTICIPATION, Social Film Festival (various locations across France)