Indian-origin artist’s climate action film to premiere at COP-26 Summit in Glasgow
The Hindu
‘Songs of the Earth’, an animation film accompanied by an eight-track album responding to climate change, is directed by Soumik Datta
UK-based Indian-origin artist and musician Soumik Datta will make his directorial debut at the COP-26 Summit in Glasgow next week when his climate action focussed ‘Songs of the Earth’ will be premiered.
The London-based multi-disciplinary artist won a British Council Climate Change creative commission in February to develop a film and music project in partnership with Earth Day Network.
The result is ‘Songs of the Earth’, an animation film accompanied by an eight-track album responding to climate change, weaving issues from climate migration, extreme weather to ocean pollution, deforestation and sustainable fashion through original narrative, songs and immersive visuals.
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