This post was written by Michelle Gallina and originally appeared on the Adobe blog on January 27, 2025.This debut feature from writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade offers a personal and original depiction of queer life among the rural and lower castes of India, taking audiences on a journey with Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the countryside. After tenderly bonding with a local farmer, Anand must decide the fate of his relationship born under duress when the mourning period ends.Athaley relied on Premiere Pro’s intuitive and customizable tools to edit this touching narrative, leveraging its powerful masking tools to combine elements from different takes into a single shot and clean up dialogue with Enhance Speech. Athaley says Premiere Pro’s integration with other tools in Adobe’s Creative Suite was key: “We used Photoshop and After Effects to create draft graphics, helping us determine the usability of certain takes and mask elements in some shots.”Read on for an inside look at editing Sabar Bonda, premiering at Sundance on January 26th.How did you first get involved with this project?I was in the middle of working on the edit of a narrative series when I got a call from Rohan, the film's director. We instantly connected over the storyline. Having lost my father a few years earlier, I deeply resonated with the protagonist's journey. After reading the full screenplay and the director’s notes on the treatment, I was also drawn to the film’s...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 31 January