Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Déjà Vu: Documentary Explores Farmer Struggles in the US and India
Imagine farmers in two different countries, the US and India, facing similar problems.
A new documentary called Déjà Vu explores this.
It shows how big companies are taking over farming and making it hard for small farmers to survive, even pushing some to suicide.
The film suggests that this issue of farmers is a global problem and the concept of "free market" does not benefit farmers.
The documentary argues that farmers in both places are suffering due to policies and corporations.
The filmmaker wants to make people think about these issues and question the current systems.
Documentary 'Déjà Vu' compares farmer struggles in the US and India.
Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain, previously with NASA, made the documentary after researching farmer distress.
The film highlights how corporatization and free markets affect farmers.
The documentary features interviews with US farmers and observations of the Indian farmer protests.
The film suggests that the issue of farmers is a global problem and the concept of "free market" does not benefit farmers.
- Who
- The documentary is by Bedabrata Pain and features farmers in the US and India.
- What
- Déjà Vu is a documentary that explores the similarities between farmer struggles in the US and India.
- When
- Filming took place in 2021; it premiered in August at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala.
- Where
- The documentary covers farmer experiences across the US and in India.
- Why
- The documentary aims to highlight the impact of corporatization and free market practices on farmers and the need for economic justice.
- Documentary Title
- Déjà Vu
- Subject
- Plight of Farmers in US and India
- Director
- Bedabrata Pain
- Narrators
- Ali Fazal, Naseeruddin Shah
- Focus
- Impact of corporatization, free market
- Premiere
- International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala