Published: Friday, February 12, 2021, 21:24 [IST]
Black
Sand,
a
documentary
film
directed
by
Dr
Sohan
Roy
and
produced
by
Abhini
Sohan
Roy
under
the
banner
of
Aries
telecasting
Pvt
Ltd
was
qualified
to
content
for
2021
Oscar
awards
under
the
Documentary
Short
Category.
Black
Sand
is
one
of
the
114
movies
that
got
selected
into
this
category.
The
documentary
showcases
the
horror
caused
by
the
irrevocable
damage
caused
by
mining
in
Alappad,
which
turned
into
a
graveyard
far
from
the
scenic
beauty
it
used
to
be.
Alappad
is
a
coastal
region,
where
consistent
plundering
of
the
black
sand
resource
through
mining
has
engulfed
half