Ka Ba Ddi: a breath, a move, a game
Synopsis
Ka ba Ddi is a high-energy team sport originating in South Asia played between two teams of seven players on a divided court. Players respond to boundaries, bodies think in relation to each other: lines of the court, focal points for players movements. Stretching back into their own territory; a vocabulary of movement that make connections with what is happening in the wider world, in domestic UK politics but also internationally. Territory has never felt so terrifying or so contested. The rules based order of Kabaddi stipulates that one team sends a single "raider" into the opposing team's territory, the aim is to tag/touch as many players as possible from the opposing side before retreating back into your own territory. Rules govern our bodies, we live in a series of ever increasing courts both materially and ideologically.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Short Film Competition
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 min
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Alia Syed
- Producer
- Alia Syed
- Director of Photography
- Alia Syed
- Sound
- Luke Fowler, Ankna Arockiam
- Composer
- Luke Fowler, Ankna Arockiam
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Production Status
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