Persistence Resistance in Colleges

A Festival of Contemporary Political Films

Organised by Magic Lantern Foundation
and the Social Communications Media Department, Sophia Polytechnic

Dates: 19, 20 & 21 September 2009

Venue: Sophia Polytechnic, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400026

 



Saturday 19th
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Schedule

19 September 2009, Saturday
Time Film & Programme Director Country Duration
(min)
Synopsis
11:00 - 13:00 Welcome and introduction
15
Theme: Gender

Gender Trouble Roz Mortimer UK 24 Four inter-sex women speak about their lives.

Where's Sandra? Paromita Vohra India 18 Is she naughty? Is she nice? Looking for Sandra from Bandra.

A Certain Liberation Yasmine Kabir Bangladesh 38 30 years ago, during the Liberation War for Bangladesh, Gurudasi Mondol had lost her entire family. Her indomitable presence as a feared and loved crazy woman today, asks many questions: what is the meaning of Liberation? Has madness chosen her, or has she chosen madness?

Colours Black Mamta Murthy India 31 How to break the silence around sexual abuse in families? How to make sense of the fragmented memories of a jagged childhood?
13:30 - 15:30 Every Good Marriage Begins With Tears Simon Chambers UK 62 Two feisty and rebellious London Bangladeshi sisters go "back home" against their will for arranged marriages.

Discussion with subject specialist & Filmmakers
60
Theme: Citizenship
15:45 - 18:20 Mom and Dad, I know you can hear me SCM student film India 20 A film about a daughter's thoughts on her hearing impaired parents

Hot Off the Press Bishakha Dutta India 31 ‘Khabar Lahariya’, published every fortnight from a small town in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district, covers all the news that mainstream media forgot.

Bilal Sourav Sarangi India 88 The story of a little boy Bilal, growing up with blind parents.



20 September 2009, Sunday
Time Film & Programme Director Country Duration Synopsis
Theme: Citizenship
11:00 - 13:00 Holiday Camp Jennifer Lyons-Reid & Carl Kuddel Austrlia 48 Investigating current Australian immigration policies in the context of 200 years of colonisation.

The Bond (Naata) Anjali Monteiro & K. P. Jayasankar India 45 Naata is about Bhau Korde and Waqar Khan, two activists and friends, who have been involved in conflict resolution, working with neighbourhood peace committees in Dharavi, reputedly, the largest ‘slum’ in Asia.

A Day in the Life of Ponga Pandit Sanjay Maharishi & Sudhanva Deshpande
23 A performance that no one saw in response to an attack that barely happened . . .
13:30 - 15:45 Kamlabai Reena Mohan India 47 A gentle, gleaming portrait of Kamlabai – the first woman to act on the Indian screen.

In The Flesh Bishakha Datta India 53 In The Flesh is an intimate exploration of the lives of two women and a transgender individual in prostitution.

Tales from the Margin Kavita Joshi India
The grim human rights situation in Manipur and the extraordinary protests by its womenfolk for justice and peace.

Discussion with subject specialist & Filmmakers
60
16:00 - 18:20 Out of Thin Air Shabani Hassanwalia & Samreen Farooqui India 47 An intimate look into the indigenous Ladakhi film industry

Word within the word Rajula Shah India 74 The "wretched of the earth" hold fast the spirit of Bhakti, the Word resonating in and with their lives. As they sing the poetry of Kabir and Gorakhnath they embody, far beyond the scope of any intellectual resolve, a refusal to die, a bid to seize eternity from historic annihilation.


21 September 2009, Monday
Time Film & Prog Director Country Duration Synopsis
Theme: In Focus – Camera
11:00 - 13:00 Brahma Vishnu Shiva R. V. Ramani India 20 Creation, sustenance and destruction – an artist spends a day on the beach.

.in for motion Anirban Datta India 59 Like a road movie along the information superhighway, .In for Motion investigates recent innovations in IT in India.

Discussion on cinematography and shooting
45
Theme: In Focus – Editing
13:30 - 15:45 Listener's Tale Arghya Basu India 76 A journey into the ever-changing canvas, witnessing fact and fiction dissolve in the dialogue between artist as medium and common man as spectator...

Discussion on film editing
45
Theme: In Focus – Concept & Script
16:00 - 18:00 Rewind Atul Taishete
9 One likely heist - two untamed bullets - three good friends.

Setu Shyamal Karmakar India 9 Encroachment of one's space…

Listen O' Friends Madhusree Dutta
13 A musical on the fear of young girls’ sexuality and trafficking.

Nusrat has left the building... But when? Farjad Nabi Pakistan 20 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s metamorphosis from a genuine popular artiste to a mass produced exotica of the east.

Morality TV & The Loving Jihad Paromita Vohra India 30 A sting operation on lovers in a Meerut park uncovers a town¹s complex dynamics, the fear of love, the scrutiny and control of women's sexuality, a history of communal and feudal violence, and the alternate realities of breaking news

Discussion on topic selection, conceptualising and scripting
45






 

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