Award winning short film Tailing Pond to be made into documentary series

Tailing Pond, an award-winning short film directed by Saurav Vishnu, has been confirmed for a six-episode docuseries. The short film, which qualified for the Oscars, showcases how tribal families in Jadugora, Jharkhand are suffering from medical conditions because of uranium radiation.

Narrated by Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon, the 20-minute short film gives audiences a brief introduction to the horrifying effects of uranium poisoning. The short film took five years of hard work and over 160 hours of shooting to make.

Speaking on the announcement, director Saurav Vishnu said, “We are thrilled with the positive response we have received. We are now planning to expand this narrative into a six-episode docu-series that will give an in-depth insight into the entire story of Jadugora. We will be highlighting 12 families who are victims of radiation poisoning.”