Melissa Balan // USA // Running Time 55min // Documentary // WATCH TRAILER
Saturday, October 3 // 4:30pm // Livestream Public 195 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Tickets Available // 85
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SYNOPSIS
Titled from the ancient Sanskrit word for "culture", Sanskriti is a documentary filmed around the world, that captures the human experience in today's digital age. Following the lives of four young adults from China, Kenya, Finland, and the USA, the film chronicles the day-to-day experiences of Millennials coming of age in the digital era. Acting as a portrait of a generation, the film celebrates human progress, and encourages re-examination of our relationships with each other, and our iPhones.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Melissa Balan has been obsessed with storytelling from a young age. She was heavily involved in theater and creative writing throughout childhood, before developing a love of cinema in her early teens. Struck with an overwhelming wanderlust, she has been globetrotting since the age of fourteen, and is continually inspired by each new culture she encounters. Melissa grew up in the suburbs of metro-Detroit Michigan before relocating east in 2008 to pursue filmmaking, graduating from NYU with a BFA in Film and Television Production in 2012. Sanskriti is her first feature film, and she is thrilled to combine her two life's passions — filmmaking and travel — into one artistic venture. She currently works as a director and producer in Brooklyn, NY.