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Riding Solo To The Top Of The World

Brief synopsis: Riding Solo... is a film about filmmaker Gaurav Jani's solo motorcycle journey from Mumbai to one of the remotest places in the world, the Changthang Plateau in Ladakh, bordering China. The film is even more extraordinary for the fact that Jani was a one-man crew who loaded his 200 kg motorcycle with over 100 kgs of equipment/supplies and set off on a journey to one of the world's most difficult terrains.

Genre: Documentary feature, Travel and Adventure

Product Details

• Format :
• Language : English, Hindi with English Sub-titles
• Format : NTSC - All Regions
• Run time : 94 mins
• No of discs : 1 (Dual Layer)
• Rating : Suitable for all ages
• Aspect ratio : 4:3
• Sound : Dolby Digital Stereo 2CH

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Festival Reviews

"Riding solo to the top of the world is a marvelous ethnographic rarely seen in recent years." - Shyam Benegal - Chariman, Jury

“Sheer spirit of adventure with a compassion that enhances the viewer’s perception” - Jury, SIGNS Film Festival

“Judicious mix of adventure and ethnographic details.”
- Critics Jury, Mumbai International Film Festival

“With Riding Solo...” a new form of film making emerges. A road movie, which transforms a trekking adventure into a poem, revealing the mysteries of a gentle mindscape.”
- Award Jury, Mumbai International Film Festival

"A spontaneous way of looking at the world around, yet managing to remain controlled and disciplined"
- K. Hariharan Film maker, Director, L V Prasad Film School

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Awards

• Jury Award at Vatavaran Nature and Wildlife Film Festival.
• Audience Award at Independent South Asian Film Festival in Seattle, USA
• Nominated for Best International Documentary Award at the Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival - Germany
• Best Non-Feature Film at the 53rd National Film Awards, India 2006
  The film leads the viewer from revelation to revelation, giving us an opportunity to come to love and know the 'Changpas' and their unique lifestyle.
• Technical Award for Sound Design - Dwarak Warrier at the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (2006).
  A delightful documentary with simple but good sound of consistent quality, with the sound track adding to the film tremendously.
• Technical Award for Editing - Sankalp Meshram at the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (2006).
  The film kept the viewers' interest alive for 94 mins in a feat of sleek editing.
• Documentary - Gaurav Jani at the Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (2006).
  A true celebration of the documentary, this solo adventure translates into a film that is an experience both personal and universal.
• Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (2006)
• Nominated for Best International Documentary at the Calgary International Film Festival (2006)
• Recipient of Golden Conch for Best Documentary at the Mumbai International Film Festival (2006)
• Recipient of National Critics Award at the Mumbai International Film Festival (2006)
• Recipient of Best Documentary Award (Biography Category) at the Signs Film Festival, Kerala (2006)