Series Doon School Project
Director David MacDougall
Country/Production Australia
Release 2004
Length 87 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location India, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal / Asia
Ethnic Group Indian
Collection MacDougall
Comments Not for sale in North America (Special rate for ordering whole Doon School Series - £ 200 / EURO 300 / $ 380)
Order No RAI-200.304
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In this fifth and final film in the Doon School quintet, MacDougall focuses on the life of one student whom he discovers at the school. The film was made in parallel with The New Boys and intersects with it at several points. However, instead of looking at the group, it explores the thoughts and feelings of Abhishek, a 12-year-old from Nepal, during his first days and weeks as a Doon student. This is at once the story of the encounter between a filmmaker and his subject and a glimpse of the mind of a child at “the age of reason.” This is the most intimate and interactive film of the series.
