CIFF 360 & Kep : Vinay Bharadwaj : Cinema in the Service of Art and the Ocean

By Christophe Gargiulo | Cambodge Mag

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With Beneath the Sea, presented in Kep as part of CIIF 360 and Art for Kep, director Vinay Bharadwaj delivers a film that is both aesthetic and committed, conceived to celebrate the beauty of the coastline while raising awareness about the fragility of the marine world. 

Vinay Bharadwaj is a creator with a singular background. Born in India and based in Singapore for his higher education, he first built a career in banking and investment before pivoting to media, then to cinema. "I never thought I would become a filmmaker," he admits, as if to remind us that his path to directing came in stages, almost by accident. But behind this unexpected trajectory, there is one constant: the desire to tell stories, to share, and to give meaning. 

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