Green is the Fire’s Tint

Runtime: 89' & 52'

Expected release: May 2027

Production stage: Editing

Budget: €644,217 (90% in place)

1st feature: No

Looking for: Festivals, Sales Agents / Distributors, Buyers

Synopsis:

Somi (37), an Indigenous Indian woman, faces eviction from her land due to the opening of an iron mine. A few years ago, Somi was an armed Naxalite-Maoist rebel; now, she’s determined to lead her community in resisting the encroachment and fighting against displacement—this time without her rifle. The film is a sequel to A Rifle and a Bag (IFFR 2020, Special Mention of Bright Future Competition).

Director’s Profile:

NoCut Film Collective was founded in 2016 by Cristina Hanes (Romania), Isabella Rinaldi (Italy) and Arya Rothe (India) after graduating from DocNomads. The collective fosters creative documentaries, envisioning filmmaking as a transcultural endeavour. Their directorial debut A Rifle and a Bag won the Special Mention of the Jury at 2020 Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film has screened at over 50 festivals and was streamed by Mubi worldwide. They are currently working on Green is the Fire’s Tint, a sequel to it. Their films were supported by Chicken & Egg Films, Doha Film Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund, Romanian Film Center, Federal Office of Culture Switzerland, Redford Film Centre, IDA and others.

Cristina Hanes’ previous film António e Catarina won Pardino D’oro for Best International Short at 2017 Locarno Festival. She is an alumna of Points North Fellowship, Emerging Producers, DocNomads, Berlinale Talents. She is currently directing frosty blue forget-me-nots.

Isabella Rinaldi is involved in international co-productions with Nepal, India and Belgium. Liberland (Belgium, 52 min) had its world premiere in Visions du Réel in 2022 and was broadcast on the Flemish national television VRT. Isabella is currently developing her first fiction film Fuoristagione selected in Biennale College, the script program of Venice Film Festival.

Arya Rothe is a recipient of IDA Logan Elevate Grant. Her fiction film Where Shadows Wait is supported by Hubert Bals Fund. She has worked as a director, writer, and editor on films for platforms like Arté, RTBF, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.

Production’s Profile:

NoCut Film Collective’s first production A Rifle and a Bag was awarded the Special Mention of the Bright Future Competition of 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, was screened at over 50 festivals and streamed on Mubi. It was financed by Doha Film Institute, IDFA Bertha Fund, Asian Cinema Fund, AlterCine Foundation.

NoCut co-produced Marching in the dark by Kinshuk Surjan (CPH:DOX 2024, Special Mention of the Jury) and No Winter Holidays by Rajan Kathet and Sunir Paney (2023 Sheffield DocFest, First Feature Competition).

Their upcoming film Green is the Fire’s Tint co-produced with La Belle Film (Switzerland) is supported by Romanian Film Center, FOC, ZFF, SRF/SRG, IDA Logan Elevate, Chicken & Egg Films, Redford Film Centre, InMaat Foundation and was pitched at FIFDH Geneva Impact Days, MeetMarket Sheffield DocFest, Points North Fellowship, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum.