The Central Board of Film Certification India (CBFC) approved "The Face of the Faceless," an inspirational film about Blessed Sister Rani Maria Vattatil, on July 12.
At last, the film is all set to be released in a month, Shaison P. Ouseph, director and producer of the film, told RVA News. "We will soon schedule it."
"After several reviews, deliberations, and cuts (reducing the stabbing scene of Blessed Sr. Rani Maria), the Central Board of Film Certification India (CBFC) has granted a U/A certificate for our Hindi feature film, ‘The Face of the Faceless," he said.
"It took almost six months to get the certificate from CBFC, something I had been waiting for," he added.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India houses the CBFC, a statutory agency for film certification. In accordance with the terms of the Cinematograph Act of 1952, it is entrusted with controlling the public display of films.
Based on the life of Blessed Rani Maria, an Indian Franciscan Clarist nun, "The Face of the Faceless" tells her narrative.
She spent several years working with tribal women in central India after moving there from the southern state of Kerala.
She was killed because the oppressive power structures in the area were threatened by her efforts to empower women and landless, impoverished people.
When Rani Maria was killed in 1995, she was only 41 years old. She was beautified in 2017.
"The Face of the Faceless" is produced under the banner of Twilight Creations, 2023 (134 min.), with Vincy Aloysius in the main role.
Ouseph, a young documentary filmmaker, started the film in 2017. It took almost a 40-day shoot with around 150 crew members. Over 90 actors from 17 Indian states took part in the film.
The film is set to be dubbed in several languages—Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, French, and Spanish.
He is an award winner from the United Nations, ILO, US Embassy, and International Independent Film (IIFA). At present, he is the Associate Dean at the Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC), Jesuit-run St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, western India.
He is the co-founder and producer at Tri Light Creations and the course head for film and Television Production at XIC, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
He is also the Gandhi Peace Ambassador International-Europe at the Gandhi Peace Foundation and on the Board of Directors at NGGE, USA.
He studied at Christ College, Bangalore, and film and television at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
"Filmmaking is not easy when it is based on the truth," said Ouseph.
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