Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs

Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs
Directed by Sohan Roy
Production
company
Aries Telecasting Private Ltd.
Release date
  • 25 June 2011 (2011-06-25) (Film Festival of Colorado)
Running time
 21 minutes
Country India
Language English

Dams: The Lethal Water Bombs is a short documentary film about the Mullaperiyar Dam, and the possible natural disaster inherent in the structure.[1] This 21-minute documentary was produced by Aries Telecasting Private Ltd., and directed by Sohan Roy.[2]

Plot

The Banqiao Dam in China, with its 492 million cubic meters of water, has a similar capacity to the Mullaperiyar Dam, with 443 million cubic meters. When it was destroyed by torrential rains in 1975, it claimed the lives of 250,000 people. This documentary is based on the possibility of a similar disaster happening to the Mullaperiyar Dam in India.[3]

Awards won

  • Award of Excellence — Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011
  • Best Editing — Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011 [4]
  • Best Visual Effects — Los Angeles Movie Awards 2011 [5]
  • Best Documentary Short — Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2011 [6]
  • Award of Excellence — Best Shorts Awards 2011

Official selection

  • Artivist Film Festival
  • India International Film Festival, Tampa Bay
  • Kish International Film Festival
  • 4th Annual Charleston International Film Festival
  • The Second Annual Atlanta Shorts Fest
  • Fame Walk Film Festival
  • SIGNS 2011
  • Louisville's International Festival of Film
  • Voices from the Waters 2011
  • Golden Door International Film Festival – Nominated for Best Documentary award category
  • Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
  • Metro International Film Festival
  • UNSPOKEN Human Rights Film Festival
  • Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2011
  • 2nd Annual Film Festival of Colorado

References

  1. ↑ "Film on hazardous dams released". The Hindu. 2011-01-04.
  2. ↑ "DAMs — The Lethal Water Bombs bags the 'LACFH' Award". India PR Wire. 4 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Documentary film based on Mullaperiyar Dam released in Kochi". One India. 2011-01-04.
  4. ↑ "'DAMs — The Lethal Water Bomb' bags three awards at LA fest". Yahoo News. 24 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "A documentary based in India wins three award". IBN Live. 8 Jul 2011.
  6. ↑ "DAM999 Unveils 'World's First 3D Movie Website". Fujairah in Focus. 19 April 2011.
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