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WHEN THE BODY BECOMES ALL EYES

Kalaripayattu

Directed by Anal Shah
India, United States, 2017
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Woven from observational footage shot at various Kalaris (martial arts gyms) in northern Kerala, Kalaripayattu is an ethnographic portrait of the ancient south Indian martial art- Kalaripayattu, which is often regarded as the ‘mother of all martial arts’.

Synopsis

Woven from observational footage shot at various Kalaris (martial arts gyms) in northern Kerala, Kalaripayattu is an ethnographic portrait of the ancient south Indian martial art- Kalaripayattu, which is often regarded as the ‘mother of all martial arts’.