Lost Songs of Sundari

Sudarshan Sawant

India | 2024 | 9 min

Credits:

Directing: Sudarshan Sawant

Cinematography: Sudarshan Sawant

Editing: Dhanesh Gopal

Sound: Sudarshan Sawant

Producer: Sudarshan Sawant & Charles Correa Foundation

Synopsys:

Mumbai — once a cluster of villages connected by the sea — is being reshaped by bridges and land reclamation. This comes at a cost: the erasure of the old world and the Koli people, who lived in deep harmony with the sea. Their fishing traditions and ferry transport are fading. Lost Songs of Sundari follows the Koli myth of a legendary ferryboat and its ferrywoman. Through three voices, the film explores how urban progress has severed a community’s bond with tradition and the sea.

Festivals and Awards:

• 56th Visions Du Reel International Film Festival 2025/ Opening Scnenes / Switzerland 
• 28th CinemAmbiente – Environmental Film Festival 2025 / Short Competition /, Italy