some reactions from both press and viewers

"The Sky Below is a film that will not please those who are looking for easy answers. It does, however, raise all the right questions." -Tehmina Ahmed, NEWSLINE MAGAZINE, Pakistan

"'The Sky Below' has added fresh dimensions to the long-debated Indo-Pak partition." -Aditi Tandon, THE TRIBUNE, India

"A bewildering collection of footage shot in India and Pakistan...Sixty years after independence, it appears that survivors are finally willing to talk about the horrific events of Partition..." -Nandini Ramnath, Film Critic, TIME OUT Mumbai, India

"This is a powerful and moving look into an unpleasant part of human nature. As the cartoon character Pogo said 'we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us'. A scathing indictment of hatred fanned by political and religious leaders." -Alex Henteloff, CASA MAGAZINE, Santa Barbara, CA

"An outstanding film made with utter sincerity and courage; an engaging and nuanced film. Regardless of which side of the border you are on, the images come back to haunt you, much after the film is over." -Deepa Pant, THE ARAB TIMES, Kuwait

"The film dances around different "sides" but wisely claims none. It is hard for any documentary to envelop its audience in its events beyond mere glimpses of catastrophe--but perhaps Singh's experience in the visual arts is what enables us to be so engrossed and involved in this film whose subject can feel quite distant for some. Sanjna Kapoor's narrative voice, accented and soothing, feels like the watchful mother of the subcontinent, one who attests to the common root of her divided children, who saw and sees the suffering endured by millions." -Ian Shaikh, ASIA PACIFIC ARTS MAGAZINE, UCLA, CA

"A string of striking photographs...Sarah Singh's film is about society's ability to disengage with the cycle of violence. A series of images and voices haunts the viewer." -Ayesha Mattan, THE HINDU, India

"A contemporary retelling of the myth and reality of partition. A reclamation of the past by the present generation to move towards resolution and thus redemption. A film alive with raw cinematic energy, fractured narratives, and instinctual editing." -Jury Members, FILM SOUTH ASIA, Kathmandu, Nepal

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"In order to understand Pakistan, you must see this film first" -- viewer in Karachi

"The pace of a music video yet the depth of a Sufi poem" -- Victoria Woo, INSEAD

“A brilliantly constructed work” -- Howard Rutkowski, FORTUNE COOKIE PROJECTS

“Extraordinarily insightful; The cinematography is exquisite” -- Malavika Sangghvi, DNA

"Your footage is dramatic, beautiful, funny, sad, wise and powerful” -- viewer in New York City