The gods are watching. They're not happy with what we've done.
A daring exploration of the intersection of religion, patriarchy, and gender oppression in India, unearthing how rituals, customs, and cultural double standards—often sanctified in the name of faith—perpetuate misogyny across generations.
Direction
Chaudhuri's surgical unmasking of sacred hypocrisy.
Editing
Jarring cuts between devotion and degradation.
Director
Aneek Chaudhuri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chaudhuri filmed in regions where his crew faced local resistance; some subjects participated only after guarantees of anonymity from religious backlash.
The title's deliberate awkwardness—'Once Known as Earth'—references a specific 1970s Bengali protest poem about ecological and moral collapse, a nod Chaudhuri confirmed in festival Q&As.
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