A Depression in the Bay of Bengal
A Depression in the Bay of Bengal is one of the most talked-about movies released in 1996, attracting audiences with its cinematic storytelling and memorable performances.
Shot while LaPore was on a Fulbright Scholar Fellowship to Sri Lanka in 1993-1994. “I have made a film about travelling and living in a distant place which looks at aspects of daily life and where the war shadows the quotidian with a dark and rumbling step.”--LaPore. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014.
