One Crazy Ride

(India, 2009, 87 mins, digital video)

Midwest Premiere

editor: Kishore Jadhav
project coordinator: Rajiv Menon
music: Ved Nair
mixing engineer: Dwarak Warrier
music Recording Engineer: Shantanu Mukherjee
producer: Dirt Track Productions

Gaurav Jani has already made one film about a solo motorcycle trip through the remote mountains of India. He learned the hard way that while that noble adventure may have been liberating, it’s really hard to do all the camerawork, too. This time, he brought along four friends and members of the 60kph motorcycle club in Mumbai. Their mission: to explore the uncharted (literally) roads across the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh, situated in Northeast India. People say the road does not exist but the intrepid adventurers believe they can find a route without crossing back into Assam. Needless to say, it’s rough country. The five friends make for engaging, enthusiastic companions, braving the conditions with gusto. Gas, spare parts, camera batteries, everything has to be carried on their motorcycles, and it’s not even clear that the locals will welcome them.

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