SYNOPSIS

"The climate crisis is about the Global South’s present. Not the Global North’s future.” - Disha Ravi, a Climate activist from India. In places like South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and tropical islands throughout the planet, the specter of climate change looms large in everyday life, with heat stress being the foremost risk. Under The Scorching Sun documents the plight of everyday workers in the Global South under the influence of extreme heat. The movie was filmed in Chennai, India, in August 2023. The workers often work and live in environments that are subjected to unbearable conditions. The ambient heat index during the mid-summer months in Chennai averages around 120 ˚F, and on many occasions, the wet bulb temperature reaches dangerously close to 95 ˚F - the maximum temperature that the body can regulate without shutting down. The movie was shot with a visual and an infrared camera. The infrared images captured the worker’s body and surrounding surface temperatures, highlighting the environmental heat stress.

GÉNÉRIQUE

• Director

  Prathap Ramamurthy

• Production

  Prathap Ramamurthy

• Referent

  Prathap Ramamurthy

• Sales

  Prathap Ramamurthy