A Festival of Contemporary Political Films
Organised by Film & Television Institute of India
and Magic Lantern Foundation
Dates: 15, 16 & 17 September 2009
Venue: FTII, Law College Road, Pune 411001
Schedule: Preview Theatre
15 September 2009: Tuesday
| Time | Film & Programme | Director | Country | Duration | Film Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 to 13:30 | Open Forum Independent Cinema in the Globalized world: Challenges & Possibilities | ||||
| 14:15 to 17:45 | ML 05 B 6055 | Frame Works Collective | India | 38 | A biographical portrait of a bus that is the life line between villages of East-Khasi Hills and the city of Shillong in Meghalaya |
| In the Forest Hangs a Bridge | Sanjay Kak | India | 39 | A film about the building of a thousand foot suspension bridge of cane and bamboo in India's north-east, an evocation of the tribal community that makes it possible, and a reflection on the strength_and fragility_of the idea of community. | |
| We Corner People | Kesang Tseten | Nepal | 50 | When a trail bridge comes to far-flung mountain home of the 'corner people'. | |
| Death Life Etc | Arghya Basu | India | 83 | A chronicle of the passage of seasons over scattered habitations tucked amidst Himalayan frontiers between India and Tibet, mapped by historic facts and fantastic tales. | |
| 18:00 to 20:15 | Machhendranath: on the road with the red god | Kesang Tseten | Nepal | 52 | The spectacular chariot jatra of Kathmandu's Rato Machhendranath _ a gritty arena for conflict and contestation. |
| .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. | |
| Sarpat | Abhay Tiwari | 18 | An urban couple has a car breakdown on a desolate road. They go looking for some help and in the middle of the dense jungle they have an encounter with a village woman. | ||
| Rewind | Atul Taishete | India | 9 | One likely heist Ð two untamed bullets Ð three good friends. |
16 September 2009: Wednesday
| Time | Film & Programme | Director | Country | Duration | Film Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 to 13:30 | Open Forum The Cinematic Subject : Gaze, Voyeurism & Eco-Political Legitimacy | ||||
| 14:15 to 18:15 | Jashn-e-Azadi: How we Celebrate Freedom (with 10 min intermission) | Sanjay Kak | India | 139 | From Kashmir, a provocative look at Indian democracy; a reflection on power, resistance and "freedom's terrible thirst". |
| Hawa Mahal | Vipin Vijay | India | 60 | Hawa Mahal, video on the holy little box, the radio. | |
| Through the Window | R. V. Ramani | India | 30 | A painter and a filmmaker. A dialogue of non-figuration and abstraction with the painter vis-a-vis filmmaking. | |
| 18:30 to 19:45 | 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. |
17 September 2009: Thursday
| Time | Film & Programme | Director | Country | Duration | Film Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 to 13:30 | Open Forum Reality & re-presentation : Responsibilities / Scripting for the "real" or anticipating the future | ||||
| 14:30 to 18:00 | Scribbles on Akka | Madhusree Dutta | India | 57 | A musical documentary on the 12th century saint-poet Mahadevi Akka. |
| Hot Off the Press | Bishakha Datta | India | 31 | "Khabar Lahariya", published every fortnight from a small town in Uttar PradeshÍs Chitrakoot district, covers all the news that mainstream media forgot. | |
| A Day in the Life of Ponga Pandit | Sanjay Maharishi & Sudhanva Deshpande | India | 23 | A performance that no one saw in response to an attack that barely happened . . . | |
| Pretty Dyana | Boris Mitic | Serbia | 43 | Gypsy refugees in a Belgrade suburb make a living by transforming Citroen's classic 2CV and Dyana cars into Mad Max-like recycling vehicles. But the police doesnÍt always find these strange vehicles funny... | |
| Nima Timba Sherpa | Margriet Jansen | The Netherlands | 53 | A Sherpa, climbs for the umpteenth time one of the highest Himalayan summits. But all eyes are on the Western ñheroesî and their first attempts. | |
| 18:15 to 17:50 | Unlimited Girls: A Fearless Tale of Feminism | Paromita Vohra | India | 94 | A Fearless tale of Feminism; an exploration of engagements with feminism in contemporary urban India. |