SYNOPSIS
“Trolley Times” is a portraiture of the historic and the largest sit-in protest in post independent India that was staged primarily by the farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh on the borders of Delhi from November 2020 to December 2021 to protest the three new farm laws passed by the union government. The title itself is derived from the newsletter ‘Trolley Times’ that was started as a voice of the protest by a group of activists, writers and artists. The film is divided into four parts like four chapters of a book, each distinct in its content and treatment.
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Gurvinder Singh is a graduate in Film Direction from the Film & Televsion Institute of India (2000). He has directed three Punjabi language feature films and one in Pahari dialect. His films include ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’ (Venice 2011), ‘Chauthi Koot'( Cannes 2015), ‘Adh Chanani Raat’ (Rooterdam 2022) and ‘Khanaur’ (Busan, 2019). He has also directed many short films and documentaries, the latest one being “Trolley Times”. His films have premiered and screened at many prestigious film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Busan, Rotterdam, Munich, London, Singapore etc. He has won 3 National Awards: Best Director for ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’ and Best Punjabi language films for ‘Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan’ and ‘Chauthi Koot’. He has also won the Golden Peacock at IFFI, Goa (2012) and the Golden Gateway Award at MAMI (2015), besides other international awards.