English (subtitled), 59 min, 2008, India
‘Volume Zero’ is an hour-long video on the work and ideas of Charles Correa, one of world’s most important architects.
It deals with his childhood, architectural training, formative years, and the paradigms underlying his large and complex architectural oeuvre spanning over five decades, as well as his pivotal role in addressing issues of urbanization in the Developing World.
It uses first person narration by the filmmaker, combined with extended excerpts of interview with Correa, live action, stills, diagrams, animation and archival footage to open up the thought process that generate architectural space and form.
Premiere at the Tata Theatre, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, Maharastra, India, September 5, 2008
Producer
Arun KhopkarCreative Crew
Associate Director & Editor: Sankalp Meshram / Camera: Sudhir Palsane, Manoj Peter, Rajendra Jangley, Ashu Solanki, Sankalp Meshram, Sudhakar Reddy, Yakkanti, Naiyer Ghufran / Sound: Anita Kushwaha / Sound Design & Re-recording: Vinod Subramaniam / Narrator: Benjamin GilaniTerritory
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