Varanasi - a city older than the universe, the spiritual capital of India. A city where time has stood still. A place bound by tradition and the dying come to free their souls.
But in the midst of this rich culture on the banks of the holy Ganges river, traditions spawn darker undercurrents giving birth to societal issues such as the caste system and prostitution.
Diving under the surface in Varanasi, the film "Confluence" takes the viewer through the visual abundance of the city and peeks into the life and struggle of the people there.
Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival
Cult Movies International Awards
Sonali Devnanvi is a photographer and filmmaker whose work comes from lived experience, not observation.
Her subjects are never treated as stories to be captured, but as lives to be understood. Every topic she chooses is deeply thought through, and that intention reflects clearly in her films.