The list of films that will be screened on Day Three – February 1, 2014.
Majma Rahul Roy Documentary/54 min/2001/India/Hindi with English Subtitles Aslam sells medicines for sexual problems on the pavements of Meena Bazaar in near Jama Masjid in Delhi… Khalifa Barkat presides over an akhara (wrestling gym) in the adjacent park and puts a group of young men through the moral and physical grind of wrestling… Through the park and the market pass hundreds of men every day… … Continue reading Majma – by Rahul Roy – 54 mins
Boy in the Branch Lalit Vachani Documentary/30min/1993/India/Hindi with English Subtitles “The Branch is the Life of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh” (Mohan Bhagwat, RSS leader) Set at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, India, ‘The Boy in the Branch’ is a film about the indoctrination of young Hindu boys by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (the RSS), India’s foremost Hindu fundamentalist organization. Juxtaposing the activities of two different … Continue reading Boy in the Branch – by Lalit Vachani – 30 mins
India Cabaret Mira Nair Documentary/60min/1985/India/English India Cabaret (1985) is a documentary by Mira Nair exploring the “respectable” and “immoral” stereotypes of women in Indian society told from the point of view of 2 strip-tease dancers in a cabaret house in Bombay. There are no voice-overs by either the cabaret dancers nor the men who were interviewed who frequented the cabaret club. Nair explores the marginalized … Continue reading India Cabaret – by Mira Nair – 60 mins
Kya Hua Shahar Ko? Deepa Dhanraj Documentary/95min/1986/India/Telegu-Hindi with English subtitles A pioneering political work of contemporary relevance: Communal violence between Hindus and Muslims in 1984 forms the starting point for this film, whose complexity lends it immense political force. The film’s historical perspective is provided by a thorough commentary, which gives the camera’s particular presence the necessary depth and complexity. The mechanisms of political power … Continue reading Kya Hua Shahar Ko? – by Deepa Dhanraj – 95 mins
My Mother India Safina Uberoi Documentary/52min/2001/India/English “My Mother India’ is a passionate film told by the child of a mixed marriage and set against the tumultuous backdrop of modern Indian history. With an Indian father who collects kitch calendars, an Australian mother who hangs her knickers out to dry in front of the horrified Indian neighbours, a grandfather who was a self-styled Guru and a … Continue reading My Mother India – by Safina Uberoi – 52mins
Tondo, Beloved Jewel Maranan Documentary /76 mins/ 2012/Philippines/Filipino with English Subtitles Tondo, Beloved: To What Are the Poor Born? is a geopolitical exploration of life before birth in the smallest home in the seams of Manila’s premier international port. Virgie’s family feeds on the fishes that lurk under the industrial ships of North Harbor. Their alternatives are packs of tasteless gelatin found in the same waters. Their entertainment … Continue reading Tondo, Beloved – by Jewel Maranan – 76 mins
Cities on Speed – Bogota Change Andreas Dalsgaard Documentary/52min/2009/Colombia/ English In the ten-year period between 1995 and 2005, Colombia’s capital city, Bogotá, experienced a virtual miracle. Once a city characterized by terror, crime and one of the highest murder rates in the world, Bogotá became a role model for urban planners around the world. Behind this transformation were two visionary and forward-thinking mayors, Antanas Mockus … Continue reading Cities on Speed – Bogota Change – by Andreas Dalsgaard – 52 mins
Kankaria is the largest public lake in the city of Ahmedabad. It always found many loyal plebeian visitors who sought refuge in its peaceful cool environs, All of this was brought to a halt when the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation launched its Kankaria Lake Front Development project. Besides cleaning and the beautification of the lake, this project brought with it a gate, which only allowed those in who could pay the … Continue reading VIKAS CHALU CHHE – by Prachee Bajania – 15 Mins
2000 | Lebanon | Arabic | 11min | AkramZaatari Screening on 1st February 2014 ( Download Schedule PDF) This erotic short is a love poem of sorts as one man recalls meeting another in an alley fifteen years earlier. There, alone in the alley together, they avidly watch a young street vendor chew his gum. One particular piece of gum stands out in the poet’s memory because of its color. (Part of … Continue reading RED CHEWING GUM – by Akram Zaatari – 11 mins
2012 | Philippines / Germany Thagalog / English 1 hr 15 mins Director: Khavn de la Cruz Screening on 1st February 2014 ( Download Schedule PDF) Tony de Guzman is an anti-hero. Life, according to him, is short, brutal. It’s never on your side. Grab what you can, when you can. Settle scores. Be randy. Defy the rules. Cheat the system. Toughen it out. Tony knows … Continue reading MONDOMANILA – by Khavn de la Cruz – 75 mins
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