Tomorrow We Disappear

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The Kathputli Colony in New Delhi is home to a community of artists, magicians, and street performers who have passed their traditions down from generation to generation. But after the New Delhi government sells their land out from under them, the impoverished artists struggle to band together to keep their home and traditions intact. First time directors Jim Goldblum and Adam M. Weber depict the ups and downs of the process with a skillful touch, offering a balanced look at the complex issues behind the displacement alongside lush visual images that will amaze and move you.

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Running Time:	85 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	English

synopsis

TOMORROW WE DISAPPEAR chronicles the last days of Kathputli, the mysterious hand-built artist colony first discovered in Salman Rushdie's iconic Midnight Children. Hidden in the alleyways of New Delhi, a community of magicians, acrobats and puppeteers approach their looming eviction to make way for a modern skyscraper. Bound together by tradition and impending gentrification, this captivating film allows us to experience a culture’s magic and wonder before it’s gone.