'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the world is family” is an ancient universalist idea that competes with exclusivist notions of caste.

The director, Anand Patwardhan, grew up in a family that had fought for India’s freedom but had rarely spoken about it. Today, as majoritarian ideologues rewrite India’s history, what started as a home movie has become more precious than mere personal nostalgia.

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is Family) was awarded Best Editing at the International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in 2023. In 2024, it won Best Feature Documentary at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) and Best Long Documentary at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK). The film has officially qualified for the first round of the Academy Awards (Oscars) 2024, under the Documentary Feature Film category.

Join us at the warehouse to witness this documentary gold, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker who has remained a voice of reason, fighting against all odds through his camera and cinema.

Cast and Crew:

Camera and Sound

Anand Patwardhan, Simantini Dhuru

Additional Camera

Shashi Mehta, Nirmala Patwardhan,

Udit Patwardhan, Mohosin Shaikh

Production Assistance

Simantini Dhuru, Mohosin Shaikh

Sound Mixing

Fireflys Postsound, P.M Satheesh,

Manoj Goswami, Diksha Mishra

Narration Recording

Canopy Studio

Colorist

Bridge Postworks, Sid Meer

Technical Assistance

Mohosin Shaikh

Music and Poetry

Kumar Gandharva, Ranjani Ramachandran,

Tue Rabenhoej, Rabindranath Tagore, Kabir

Photo Archives

Patwardhan Family, Dialdas Family

Film Archives

Gandhi Film Foundation, Pratap Dialdas, Vitthalbhai

Jhaveri, Films Division of India, British Film Institute

Paintings

Nandlal Bose, Beohar Rammanohar Sinha,

Chittoprasad Bhattacharya

Production, Direction, Editing

Anand Patwardhan