Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOX

The Hour of Lynching

India
2019 — 19' / Color

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Synopsis

Since Narendra Modi first took office in 2014, 47 people have been killed in cow-related hate crimes in India. 76 percent of those who died were Muslim. Asmeena mourns the death of her husband, a dairy farmer named Rakbar, who was allegedly murdered by “cow vigilantes.”

Director

Amit Madheshiya

Shirley Abraham

Producer

Amit Madheshiya

Shirley Abraham

Cinematographer

Amit Madheshiya

Editor

Amit Madheshiya

Shirley Abraham

Sound

Amit Madheshiya