About

Sejuti Basu

I have worked with Pragya and Himalayan communities as a researcher for 15 years. We designed and implemented the disaster management initiative working closely with the communities and local youth. The engagement and motivation of Varsha, Tajwar, Vikram and many other Himalayan youths and their ability to work with the people tirelessly with a lot of patience and empathy, have always fascinated me. When I saw the opportunity for creating a short film, I wanted to share their stories. Together with my colleagues Hersh and Yatin, I developed the idea and filmed interviews and work done by the youths. We visited their villages to film footage in the last week of April 2022 - completed on schedule despite bouts of heavy rains, insufficient light, and heavy wind disturbance. We have only created videos using image slideshows in the past for use in social media posts. This is our first experience with filmmaking