Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes created waves globally. It was nominated for Oscars 2023 in the Best Documentary Feature Film category. At the ceremony held in Los Angeles on March 12, the film lost the award to Daniel Roher's Navalny. On the other hand, the other Indian projects nominated this year- The Elephant Whisperers and RRR (song Naatu Naatu) won big. Now, days later, Shaunak reacted to All That Breathes' Oscar loss.
Sharing a series of pictures from the Oscars 2023 ceremony, Shaunak wrote on Instagram, "So many chin-uppy messages of encouragement/support since yesterday. We were low for about an hour, but were soon distracted into equanimity amidst the whirl of glittery people and things. Brain is still to wrap around the fact that this is the end of this chapter. Next we'll be working hard to figure India distribution (HBO has ended its deal in India with Hotstar it appears, and we're figuring out which platform it'll come out on now)."
He further added, "For now, very very nice to share this bizarre, swollen day with the brothers, and so many members of our crew. Hugest congratulations to all the winning films from India! Here's a quick (chronological) line of pictures of the day as it progressed. (I'll probably end up sharing another round of pictures, sorry)."
All That Breathes is about two Muslim brothers who live in Delhi, and have made it their life’s sole goal and motive to save a dying breed of birds, black kites, who have been dying due to the toxic environment.
While it missed the Oscars, All That Breathes won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and the Golden Eye award for the best documentary at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
(Source: Instagram)
