Subrata Acharya

Biography

Subrata Acharya (b. 1975, India) is an artist involved in painting, film direction, and in writing current affairs essays for local newspapers and magazines. His paintings have been exhibited at galleries throughout his career, and he has published three books, including one on Bengal folk art and crafts. He shot his first short documentary at age 24, Road to Heaven (1999). Since then he regularly creates short films and documentaries, one almost per year. Spring in the Air is his feature film directorial debut. He is currently finishing work on the documentary The City of Saturn.