Monkey Business: Eeb Allay Ooo! And The Use Of Monkeys
There’s an uneasy bond that exists between humans and simians. It is precisely this uncomfortable bond that the film’s layered satire tries to explore.
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Prateek Vats
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Eeb Allay Ooo!: The Country That Boasts Of Its Reforms Cannot Find Jobs For Its Youth
It is not the victory of the monkeys but the failure of the system that Vats brings out in a dark, absurd manner
How Eeb Allay Ooo! Was Born Out Of The FTII Students’ Strike
Vats’ second film is a culmination of one of the first student led movements under the current regime: the FTII protests of 2015.
Eeb Allay Ooo: A Film About Us
Prateek Vats’s film is about monkeys. His camera has us, like its characters, looking up at the monkeys—idling and idol-ing
Eeb Allay Ooo! Movie Review: Prateek Vats’ Berlinale Panorama Selection Is A Surr...
Yes, the plot revolves around the real-life menace of monkeys that plagues government buildings in the capital — but could it also be that the animals represent those that run the System?
Prateek Vats On Taking His Film Eeb Allay Ooo To Berlinale
The independent filmmaker on the unique concept of his film, the ongoing challenges of being an indie filmmaker and why cinema in India is like a family business
