THE LOTUS AND THE SWAN

71 minutes, HD, 2023

SYNOPSIS:
"Hands destined to mould a thing of beauty​"
Thus wrote James Cousins, eminent writer, of a young Sikh potter he met in Japan in 1922. The film celebrates the life and legacy of S​ardar Gurcharan Singh​, the father of studio pottery in India. Daddyji, as he came to be fondly called, introduced ​the ​underpaid and undervalued craft of pottery to the imagination of the ​Indian ​​mass​es​ with plates, jugs and teapots, ensur​ing that ​colour and beauty ​a​re accessible to everybody. 

FESTIVALS:

• • IDSFFK, Kerala. 2023 

  • DIFF, Dharamshala, 2023

PRESS REVIEWS:

https://scroll.in/reel/1047039/a-documentary-revisits-legendary-studio-potter-gurcharan-singhs-journey-of-utility-and-beauty

https://theaidem.com/the-lotus-and-the-swan-a-television-documentary-by-nirmal-chander/

SCREENINGS:

https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/film-night/

https://www.indianceramicstriennale.com/films-media

TRAILER:

https://vimeo.com/870225242

SCREENING COMING UP AT:

15th November, 2024 - Tokyo Tech University, Tokyo