Holy Cowboys

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Cinematographer: Anna Macdonald, Awara Omer Saeed, Christian Cargill, Martin Taube

Director: Awara Omer Saeed, Christian Cargill, Edris Abdi, Jessica Bishopp, Varun Chopra

Producer: Anna Hashmi, Awara Omer Saeed, Christian Cargill, Edris Abdi, Kiran Sidhu, Laura Shacham, Lily Wakeley

Writer: Awara Omer Saeed, Edris Abdi, Jessica Bishopp, Kiran Sidhu

Editor: Carol Nguyen, Christian Cargill, Edris Abdi, Jamie Kataky, Vera Simmonds

Production Company: She Makes Productions Ltd., The Corner Shop

Distribution company (world): Retaw Film Distribution

Distribution company: Retaw Film Distribution

Year: 2021

Country: India

Time: 24

A Hindu teen and his friends tread the bizarre world of a “cow protection” vigilante group to end cow slaughter, exploring what it means to be a saviour of the holy cow in modern day India. The film takes a hybrid approach to shed light on the growing Hindu nationalist influence on youth and their brand of retributive justice in the name of the cow. All while the stray cattle forage the garbage dumps, on the streets of the same country that considers it sacred.

Documentary Shorts Competition