In Ockhi's Wake: Disaster Preparedness at Sea

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"In Ockhi’s Wake: Disaster Preparedness at Sea", a film directed by Shibani Chaudhury, Dusty Foot Production, and produced for ICSF Trust, focuses on the damage that Cyclone Ockhi wrought at sea of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in South India, in November 2017. Based on grassroots reporting, with on-the-ground narratives of the affected victims, the film records different points of view of the victims who struggled through the trauma of survival. The film also focuses on how families have coped with loss and trauma, and how disaster managers and government authorities are rising to the post-calamity challenges.