UK Theatrical release - Distributor Miracle Communication & SDFilms

Gala Screening at Empire Leicester Square at 19.00 with pre-screening drink and post screening Q&A with Cast and Director

Also Opening at :

Cineworld - Stapples Corner, Woodgreen, Feltham, Illford, Bradford, Sheffield and Wolverhampton

Showcase - Birmingham and Coventry

Life goes on - quotes and highlights

2010 - 2011

“Intelligent, perceptive and very well acted” Derek Malcom

“A touching and moving cross-cultural drama”  Sunday Express

" ..... manages the feat of being both a paean to death and a celebration of life"   Sight and Sound

“Embodies the message of transcending barriers....lyrical and life assertive” The Hindu

“Features a soundtrack from Indian classical music to Tagore to London streets....” Andrew Marr, BBC Radio: 4

“Deeply lyrical and residual...at once contemporary and contemplative....” audience response, MIAAC New York.

Best Feature Film Award at Pravasi Film Festival, Delhi

“Emphatic rendition of characters in real situations and heartfelt performances” - Jury Citation

A year after its inception a small budget independent British-Indian  film was screened at Cannes at Marche du Film 20th May, 2010

Life goes on travelled to Dublin, Oslo, New Jersey, Kolkata, 3rd Eye in Mumbai and most recently in Tampa Florida

Life goes on has been released in USA and Canada by Data Bazar Media Ventures in 14 Cities, followed by DVD and VOD release

2009

Stormglass Productions UK launched its first feature film entitled LIFE GOES ON last May. Hailed as” King Lear in a Brit-Asian context” it has been critically hailed in the international festival circuit and has won awards.

The film (UK/India) has won Best Feature Film award at the prestigious Pravasi Film Festival in Delhi (India) and the Audience Appreciation Award at the London Asian Film Festival. It has also had sold out screenings  in New York (MIAAC Film Festival) and Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI).

An English language family drama, the film centres on the experiences of the Indian diaspora in Britain. The production showcases an exciting ensemble cast including a galaxy of Indian talent- Om Puri, Sharmila Tagore, Girish Karnad and Bollywood star Soha Ali Khan.

Written and directed by Sangeeta Datta, the film is a freewheeling adaptation of the King Lear fable, a gripping emotional drama of generational conflict set in contemporary London. The British cast includes Rez Kempton, Misha Crosby, newcomer Neerja Naik, Mukulika Banerjee, Stef Patten and Chris Hatherall. Intensive auditions and actors workshops were held in March-April before filming commenced last May.

The intensive four week UK schedule from May to June 2OO9, wrapped a day before planned. The 4O member unit was mainly based in an independent mansion in Iver Heath, Bucks. Locations were spread across central London (Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Camden Town, Victoria) and key sequences filmed in Hamsptead Heath, Southgate and Hendon. A short production schedule in India followed in the border town of Taki,  recreating the communal violence during the time of partition in Bengal.

LIFE GOES ON has generated considerable media interest in Britain and India. DOP Robert Shacklady has created stunning visuals on the RED camera. For many in the British unit, it was a first time experience with a multicultural story and a star spangled Indian cast. The unit consisted of many young film and media students, runners and observers who all claim it has been a great learning experience for them.

Legendary Bollywood script writer and song writer Javed Akhtar is  lyricist of LIFE GOES ON. For the first time in film music history,  songs have been translated in Hindi to the original tunes written by Rabindranath Tagore. Javed Akhtar has also written the lyrics for an original composition by Soumik Datta. Known for his collaboration with A.R. Rahman and Shankar Mahadevan, Soumik is the youngest composer with whom Akhtar has worked.

The music of LIFE GOES ON is creating an amazing buzz as it reflects the soundscape of contemporary London. Young composer Soumik Datta has drawn from classical orchestra, jazz and blues, Bangla folk, Turkish strains, French rap, to classical poetry of Tagore and Rumi to create a rich and vibrant soundtrack. Soumik has been hailed as a child prodigy as a solo classical Indian musician. He is a core memer of  the amazingly popular jazz band SAMAY whose first CD has been sold out in a few months. Soumik has studied composition at Trinity College of Music.

LIFE GOES ON will be travelling the international festival circuit before a commercial release. “The Lear parable is relevant in any age, in any part of the world. My protagonist learns to rid himself of prejudice and move ahead in life. Its this process of self examination which is needed today. And the belief that love transcends all barriers. It’s a small, independent film which has an international appeal. The festival route is the most suitable way forward” says writer-director Sangeeta Datta.