Having originated from time, hitherto unknown, to holding a distinct place in the urban wardrobe today, Kotpad Handloom tells the rich and fascinating story of a unique, timeless textile tradition practiced for centuries in the tribal region of Koraput (Odisha).

An out-of-the-world natural dyeing process followed by weaving of an awe-inspiring fabric adorned with nature-inspired tribal motifs is what brings global identity and recognition to Kotpad handloom. But are the factors making the weave unique also the very reasons of its languishing days? Will such a tradition always keep standing the test of time? The documentary tries to find answers.

List of Awards 

List of Film Festival Screenings

(1) Cinemaking International Film Award, Dhaka (2020)
(2) MEIHODO International Youth Visual Media Festival, Japan (2020)
(3) Tamil Nadu Independent Film Festival, Chennai (2020)
(4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Film Festival, Surat (2020)
(5) Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague (2020) – For Trailer
(6) Kosice International Monthly Film Festival, Slovakia (2020) – For Trailer
(7) Kotpad Exhibition, Bengaluru (2019)
(8) Odisha Hastatanta Carnival, Bhubaneswar (2019)
(9) MoziMotion International Film Festival, Netherlands (2019)
(10) Koraput Literary Festival, Koraput (2019)
(11) OpenFrame Film Festival, Delhi (2019)
(12) AageanDocs Festival-Athens, Greece (2019)
(13) Fashion Film Festival-Milano, Italy (2019)
(14) Docademia’s 3rd Short Documentary Contest, Chicago (2019)
(15) Golden Jubilee Convention by The Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA), New Jersey (2019)
(16) Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival, Mumbai (2019)
(17) Tourfilm Riga’ – International Tourism Film Festival, Europe (2019)
(18) Motivational Film Show by Govindalaya, Nabarangpur (2019)
(19) Habitat Film Festival, New Delhi (2019)
(20) Ambacht in Beeld (Craft in Focus) Film Festival, Amsterdam (2019)
(21) Salisbury Public Library, Massachusetts (USA) for ‘The North of Boston Weavers Guild’ (2019)
(22) South Asian Short Film Festival, Kolkata(2019)
(23) Screening of Award-winning Docs at ‘Ama Utkarsha Odisha'(2019)
(24) Screening of Award-winning Docs, Pune (2019)
(25) Asian College of Journalism, Chennai (2019)
(26) Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards, Mumbai (2019)
(27) Inshort Film Festival, Nigeria (2018)
(28) Smita Patil International Film Festival, Pune (2018)
(29) The Kotpad Collection (Exhibition by Kay Collections), Sydney (2018)
(30) Kashmir World Film Festival, Srinagar (2018)
(31) Metro Film & TV Awards, USA (2018)
(32) ZAGREB TOURFILM Festival, Croatia (2018)
(33) Marin County International Festival of Short Film & Video, California (2018)
(34) Indian Creative Minds Film Festival, Mumbai (2021)
(35) Noble International Film Festival And Awards, Bengaluru (2021)
(36) Aasha International Film Festival, Nashik (2021)
(37) 11th CMS VATAVARAN – Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum, New Delhi (2021)
(38) Indic Film Utsav, Hyderabad (2021)(39) International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia, Sydney (2022)
(39) International Film and Entertainment Festival, Australia, Sydney (2022)
(40) One Earth Awards, Bengaluru (2022)
(41) Cinetown Awards, New South Wales (2022)
(42) Bhagwan Birsa Munda International Tribal Film Festival, Mumbai (2022)
(43) VideoTape Short Film Festival, Mumbai (2022)
(44) WILDsound Daily Screenplay Festival, California (2023)
(45) Eagle Eye International Film Festival, Chennai (2023)
(46) Eagle Eye International Film Festival, Chennai (2023)
(47) Paridrishya International Festival of Short Films & Documentaries, Bengaluru (2023)
(49) New Wave International Documentary Short Film Festival, Kozhikode (2023)
(50) Sunfest International Short Film Festival, Thane (2023