Filmmaker Statement

Holy Cowboys seeks to explore politicization of compassion through the unusual and sometimes outlandish nature of 'the politics of cow' in India of the 21st century. With a very rare access into a Hindu nationalist group, the film combines a cinematic, character driven form with an observational lens, tracing the reality of youth in rural India and probing a dangerous reality through the eyes of a person on the cusp of adulthood. I believe this story has a timely, universal appeal in today's overwhelming, violently unstable world where like the protagonist, we are pushed to constantly question the timbre and worth of our beliefs and values.