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Press Material

Press material for Riding Solo To The Top Of The World

Detailed Synopsis

• Synopsis in Microsoft Word format
• Synopsis in Adobe Acrobat format

Press Reviews

• Movie Review [ JPEG ]
  by Mandy Langston - BMW Owners Magazine
• Movie Review [ Acrobat ]
  by Kate Edwards in Friction Zone Magazine, USA
• Riding Solo To The Top Of The World [ Link to the article ]
  by Rick K in webBikeWorld, USA
• Riding Solo To The Top Of The World [ Link to the Article ]
  by Rowena Hoseason in RealClassic Magazine, UK
• Riding Solo To The Top Of The World [ Word ] [ Acrobat ]
  by Brian Rathjen in Backroads Magazine, USA
• Vroooom… to the top of the world [ Link to the article ]
  by Shevlin in Hindustan Times
• On top of the world [ JPEG | Link to the article ]
  by Saumit Singh in DNA
• Motorcycle Chang pa [ Acrobat ]
  by Subash Jeyan in The Hindu
• The Ride Thing [ JPEG ]
  by Deepa Gahlot in DNA Mumbai

About the Director & Credits

• Gaurav Jani [ Biography ]
• Credits [ MS Word | Acrobat ]

Awards / Festival screenings

• Vatavaran Nature and Wildlife Film Festival
• Jury Award
• Independent South Asian Film Festival in Seattle, USA
• Audience Award
• Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival - Germany
• Nominated for Best International Documentary Award
• UNESCO Open frame Film festival
• Invited Entry
• Pesaro Film Festival, Italy
• Invited Entry
• 53rd National Film Awards, India 2006
• Best non-feature film Award
  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.
• Atlanta Museum of High Art - May 2007
• • Invited Entry

• Indianapolis International Film Festival - April 2007
• • Invited Entry

• 2nd Buddhist Film Festival - Montana USA April 2007
• • Invited Entry

• Indian Documentary Producers’ Association Awards 2006
• • Technical Award for Sound Design - Dwarak Warrier
    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
    The film kept the viewers' interest alive for 94 mins in a feat of sleek editing.
  • Documentary - Gaurav Jani
    A true celebration of the documentary, this solo adventure translates into a film that is an experience both personal and universal.

• Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2006
• • Audience Award - Best Documentary

• Mumbai International Film Festival - February 2006
• • Golden Conch for Best Documentary Film / Video
    With "Riding Solo…" a new form (of film making) emerges which should encourage young filmmakers to explore the world around them. A road movie, which transforms a trekking adventure into a poem, revealing the mysteries of a gentle mindscape.
  • National Critics Award
    for its judicious mix of adventure and ethnographic detail.

• Signs Film Festival - August 2006
• • Best Documentary – Biography Category
    For its sheer spirit of adventure with a compassion that enhances the viewer's perception.

• Calgary International Film Festival - September 2006
• • Nominated for Best International Documentary Award

• Indo American Arts Council Film Festival
• • Nominated for Best International Documentary Award

• Himalaya Film Festival - Netherlands Feb 2007
• • Invited Entry

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