The Silence of Day is a symbolic fictional documentary covering the deteriorating ideological, geopolitical, and economic changes that lead to a mass exodus from Earth.
About The Film
The Silence of Day is, in itself, a symbol of extant optimism about our Earth. As a species, we have primarily moved towards outer space with a colonial outlook, even though we regard it with a curious outlook. We offer one view among many others: optimism about the Earth does not counter optimism about Space. An equitable future is always in the cards, and every move we make to improve our impact on Earth’s climate is a move for an equitable future. The Silence of Day is possibly the worst outcome we could suffer as a species, and we hope it never comes to that.
This film emerged in a back-and-forth collaboration between Vishal J. Singh (of Serpents of Pakhangba), and the director, Niranjan Raghu. A shorter, lighter cut of the film led to Vishal scoring over it. This score was vast, and carried so much additional weight and meaning, it inspired a detailed rewrite. This is the version you see here today, and the one we present with hope, as well as a healthy dose of paranoia.
Synopsis
The Silence of Day is a fictional documentary of the key political and ideological changes that push the Earth’s sustainability of humans over the edge. Policy-making rooted in religion and profit, greed, and sociopathic cruelty by the grossly privileged are all symbolized by a single man-made artifact corrupting the habits of life. The chain reaction of global climate events that follow this corruption leads to the Earth being too toxic for us to inhabit, forcing a string of exoduses into uncertain Space, in every direction that is remotely possible. A Kite String Exodus.
Director’s Bio
Niranjan Raghu (24) is a post-futurist, multi-disciplinary filmmaker, and composer pointedly exploring the cosmic horror of living in a neo-capitalist world through surreal, symbolic cinema.
Composer’s Bio
Serpents of Pakhangba is a theatrical avant-garde / experimental / folk / free-jazz band conceptualized and formed by multi-instrumentalist composer Vishal J.Singh (of the internationally acclaimed multi-national avant-prog band Amogh Symphony).
Their line-up includes Fidel Dely Murillo (drums. percussion, sampler, sound design), Vishal J. Singh (guitar, guitar-synth, sound design), Manas Chowdhary (bass, bass-synth, sound design, effects) and Tanushree Saha (vocals, light language, kazoo, valiha, synth/keys).
Credits
For Anuj,
A film by NIRANJAN RAGHU
Original music by SERPENTS OF PAKHANGBA
Sound design & SFX by NIRANJAN RAGHU and VISHAL J. SINGH
Titles by SHREYA ARORA
Additional Cinematography by ADITYA PATIL
Archival footage from:
NASA, Kahlenberg, C. E. Price, Handy (Jam) Organization
Additional 3D Models from:
Dikart, Aurélien Martel, 3D Shaker, 3D Sky, B_nealie, Elisey, Dundee Howff Conservation Group
“THE SILENCE OF DAY”
Tanushree "Shree" Saha: Vocals
Fidel Dely Murillo: Drums, Percussion, Kalimba, Tibetan Bowl
Manas Chowdhary: Bass, Didgeribone
Vishal J.Singh: Guitar, Synth, String Arrangement
Late Anuj Mahadik: English words
Phuningding Katharpo: Karbi words
Special Thanks to
Tamara Kazziha: Violin, Strings
Phuningding Katharpo: Vocals
Arranged and Produced by Vishal J.Singh at Pargot Studios
Mixed and Mastered by Aditya Naik at Evolution Audioworks
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