How Sweet Does the Honey Taste? wins the prize at DocedgeKolkata 2024

How Sweet Does the Honey Taste? wins the Sunny Side of the Doc Prize at DocedgeKolkata and gets two free accreditations for Sunny Side of the Doc 2024.

The Sunny Side of the Doc team was on deck this month to attend the 21st edition of DocedgeKolkata, Asian Forum for Documentary. On this occasion, our representatives handed out a Sunny Side of the Doc special prize to one of the 24 projects in competition. The Indian documentary project How Sweet Does the Honey Taste? produced by Now Delhi (India), wins two free Market Passes for Sunny Side of the Doc 2024 set to take place from 20 to 24 June 2024 in La Rochelle, France.

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The Indian documentary project How Sweet Does the Honey Taste? is directed and produced by Akshat Nauriyal, Indian filmmaker and new-media artist from New Dehli. The film relates the story of the poet and activist Irom Sharmila, who held the world’s longest hunger strike for 16 years. Over the years, the people she was fighting for abandoned her. Was it worth it?

About DocedgeKolkata

DocedgeKolkata, the Asian Forum for Documentary, is an annual documentary incubation and pitching forum for Indian and Asian filmmakers. Dedicated to the intensive development of creative storytelling skills and fostering international co-production opportunities.