Directed & Produced by | Nishtha Jain |
Co-directed by | Akash Basumatari |
Produced by | Valérie Montmartin |
Co-produced by | Torstein Grude |
Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government’s then-newly enacted farm laws during the COVID lockdown. Over half a million protesters gathered–men and women from all generations, religions, classes, and castes–and reinvented co-existence at massive protest sites on the borders of Delhi. The film invites us to experience the everyday textures and indomitable spirit of this historic farmers’ movement–until, finally, victory! Farming the Revolution was supported through Nishtha Jain’s 2020 Chicken & Egg Award.
WINNER: Best International Feature Documentary, Hot Docs 2024
WINNER: Best Feature Documentary, Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival 2025
WINNER: Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary, Tasveer Film Seattle 2025
WINNER: Special Jury Award, IDSFFK, Kerala 2024
WINNER: Special Jury Mention, ‘Won Together‘ International Film Festival, Sochi 2025
WINNER: Mention Spéciale, Toulouse Indian Film Festival 2025
WINNER: Special Mention at Auroville Film Festival 2026
WINNER: Peace Honorary Film Tribute Award, International Peace Alliance 2026
NOMINEE: Cinema for Peace Dove for Justice, Berlin 2025
