The Siolim Zagor in Goa is an all night festival of prayerful song, dance, stage performances and entertainment. Zagor is sanskrit for "Awakening" or staying awake. While zagors are performed all over Goa, what makes the Siolim zagor special is the coming together of two communities – Hindus and Catholics to celebrate together.

I shot the Siolim zagor this year as part of a film project by Alexander Henn.

Been working on a project on the Zagor in Goa with US-based researcher Alexander Henn. Been helping him with a short film on the Zagor. Had the opportunity to use the Canon 7D in a real-world situation as we shot the Siolim Zagor on 26th Dec.

It was an all night affair that went on from 10pm to the wee hours of the morning. Posting some stills from the footage we got that night.

Working with Alexander on my first real film project, I learnt quite a bit on script writing that should be useful for future projects. We're already into the 3rd draft now. Will post some clips at a later date.

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