Home video release for Kaul (The Calling) - 2016 Indian film with Lynchian undertones - Blu-ray Forum

ravenus · 02-18-2018, 06:36 PM

Hey people,
I assume at least some of you will know me from my forum posts and not regard this as spam. For people interested in Lynchian cinema, there was an excellent Indian film released in 2016 called Kaul - The Calling, which to my mind shares a certain level of kinship with the cinema of David Lynch or the prose of Thomas Ligotti. While I was not in any way associated with the production of the film, I am looking to initiate an all-region DVD release of Kaul that can be shipped internationally (I know this is a blu-ray forum but I will probably have to at least partially self-fund it and the economics of the project don't look very favorable for that right now). I am trying to gauge audience interest to have an idea of the numbers I should consider. I have made a poll thread regarding this in the India forums, and I would be grateful if you could visit and vote in the poll, linked below.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=302712

Trailer of the film for your reference:

Deadguy2322 · 02-18-2018, 07:04 PM

Why didn’t you put the title of the movie in the thread title?

ravenus · 02-19-2018, 01:17 AM

I thought about it but concluded that the chances of anybody here having heard of the film before were minimal and it wouldn't ring any bells, hence put more emphasis on the connection to Lynch's style, so people would have a frame of reference.

ravenus · 03-05-2018, 08:13 AM

Compiling some of the updates I posted in the original thread for this self-funded project:

Update: I can say that I have a feasible estimate for the financial outlay of the project and at this stage I need to finalize the arrangement with the producer before I make a formal announcement. I will most likely try to have a pre-order scheme so people can place their orders prior to the replication and I will have a more concrete picture of the actual demand. I am also trying to see about including a limited edition booklet with critical essay, director's statement and some other stuff.

Update: Recently I wrote to (through his agent) a prominent British dark fantasy author and film critic, who has frequently provided written / video essays for releases by Arrow and other boutique labels (primarily in the horror and giallo segments, some of you may have already guessed the name), and requested him to look at and provide a written critical appreciation of Kaul that can be incorporated in a booklet for the intended DVD release. It was a total shot in the dark, but a couple days later I got a mail from the man himself. He has in principle agreed to look at the film to decide about providing the requested essay. With the producer's permission I will be arranging to send him a screener disc.
This may take a couple of months because he is tied up with other projects at the moment, but I think that should sync well with the time required to put together the other materials, encode and author the master disc, and prepare for the replication.

02-18-2018, 07:04 PM	#2
Deadguy2322 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2017 Blu-ray collection:181 DVD collection:216	Why didn’t you put the title of the movie in the thread title?

02-19-2018, 01:17 AM	#3
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1200 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	I thought about it but concluded that the chances of anybody here having heard of the film before were minimal and it wouldn't ring any bells, hence put more emphasis on the connection to Lynch's style, so people would have a frame of reference.

03-05-2018, 08:13 AM	#4
ravenus Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:India Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:1200 DVD collection:144 Blu-ray reviews: 184 Trading Score:8	Compiling some of the updates I posted in the original thread for this self-funded project: Update: I can say that I have a feasible estimate for the financial outlay of the project and at this stage I need to finalize the arrangement with the producer before I make a formal announcement. I will most likely try to have a pre-order scheme so people can place their orders prior to the replication and I will have a more concrete picture of the actual demand. I am also trying to see about including a limited edition booklet with critical essay, director's statement and some other stuff. Update: Recently I wrote to (through his agent) a prominent British dark fantasy author and film critic, who has frequently provided written / video essays for releases by Arrow and other boutique labels (primarily in the horror and giallo segments, some of you may have already guessed the name), and requested him to look at and provide a written critical appreciation of Kaul that can be incorporated in a booklet for the intended DVD release. It was a total shot in the dark, but a couple days later I got a mail from the man himself. He has in principle agreed to look at the film to decide about providing the requested essay. With the producer's permission I will be arranging to send him a screener disc. This may take a couple of months because he is tied up with other projects at the moment, but I think that should sync well with the time required to put together the other materials, encode and author the master disc, and prepare for the replication.

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