Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose’s ‘A Fly on the Wall’ Set for Busan Premiere

Their new documentary tells a touching story of friendship and death. It follows the last days of their friend, Chika Kapadia, who chose physician-assisted suicide.

Hyderabad: Acclaimed filmmakers Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose will premiere their latest documentary, ‘A Fly on the Wall’, at the 29th Busan International Film Festival.

The film is competing in the Wide Angle Documentary Competition, which showcases unique documentaries from around the world. This is the third film by Maniyar and Bose to be presented at the Busan Film Festival, following ‘The Sky Is Pink’ and ‘Margarita with a Straw’.

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Their new documentary tells a touching story of friendship and death. It follows the last days of their friend, Chika Kapadia, who chose physician-assisted suicide.

The film, shot in Switzerland, also includes moments where Maniyar convinced Bose to become part of the story by filming her experience as well.

Speaking about the film, Maniyar said, “Chika was a friend who gave more than he took. And what a life altering impression he left on me in his last days. Hence it was only apt to tell his story via a lens of friendship that Chika and Shonali shared for 25 long years. With the premiere at Busan, we hope to further the conversation about the right to dignity in death, as in life.” Bose added, “Fulfilling Chika’s dying wish and shooting this film has been the hardest challenge of my filmmaking career. This film is my love letter to Chika and to life. I am honoured to premiere it at Busan, a festival that values such deeply personal stories.”

The Busan International Film Festival will be held from October 4 to October 13, 2024.