Published 19:38 IST, March 14th 2023

'All That Breathes' director Shaunak Sen opens up after Oscar 2023 miss

Shaunak Sen admitted he was ‘low for about an hour’ after the Oscar miss but the ‘glittery people and things’ soon distracted him. 

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Shaunak Sen shared his thoughts on  Oscar snub to All That Breas through an Instagram post on Tuesday (March 14), after his film lost its Best Documentary Feature Film mination to Daniel Roher’s Navalny.  director mitted he was ‘low for about an hour’ but ‘glittery people and things’ soon distracted him. 

Shaunak took to his Instagram handle to share a bunch of pictures from Oscars night and wrote, “So many chin-uppy messs of encourment/support since yesterday. We were low for about an hour, but we're soon distracted into equanimity amidst whirl of glittery people and things. Brain is still to wrap around fact that this is end of this chapter. Next we'll be working hard to figure out India distribution (HBO has ended its deal in India with Hotstar it appears, and we're figuring out which platform it'll come out on w)."

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“For w, very very nice to share this bizarre, swollen day with brors, and so many members of our crew. Hugest congratulations to all winning films from India! Here's a quick (chrological) line of pictures of day as it progressed. (I'll probably end up sharing ar round of pictures, sorry)” he ded. 

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More about All That Breas

All That Breas released in January 2022 at Sundance Film Festival. Following screening, HBO anunced that it h acquired documentary's worldwide television rights. After atrical release in United States through Submarine Deluxe and Sideshow, film was brocast on HBO Max. 

much-loved documentary has won Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2022 Sundance Film Festival and Golden Eye award for best documentary at 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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Meanwhile, or two minees from India, Kartiki Gonsalves’ Elephant Whisperers and RRR track Naatu Naatu both mand to win in Best Documentary Short Film and Best Original Song categories respectively. 

19:38 IST, March 14th 2023