Dear Friends,
Greetings from the Kriti team!
The beginning of September brought with it a lot of rain and downpours and
much needed respite from heat in this capital city of Delhi. But in the northern
most states of Jammu and Kashmir, the rain and breach of river Jhelum has
brought the worst devastation of lives and resources ever. As we support
and wish for the people of J&K to find shelter and succour to re-build their
lives, and think of the context of war and strife that has marked their lives
for over six decades we ask ourselves, ‘what remains when natural
disasters take over every man-made disaster and make living itself
a question’?
In our tradition of remembering socially relevant and human rights’ related
days each month, September marks the following days:
08 International Literacy Day
21 International Peace Day 28 Shankar Guha Niyogi Matrydom Day/ Harsud Day
In our hope and vision for peace not only from war, but also from the
destruction of our natural environments and our people’s liberties and
freedom, the need of the hour is to continuously play constructive
roles in making peace possible.
Through this month of September 2014, we invite you to come and
see documentary films around peace and rights at our workplace anytime
between 11 and 5 pm Mondays through Fridays. (Please inform us in advance)
We begin October with a Kriti Film Club special screening @IHC
to mark the International Day of Older Persons, Anant Raina’s
‘Zohra Segal on Zohra Segal’. We invite you to bring your parents and
grandparents along for this screening and together we can celebrate and
cherish "old age" with them through small performances
(music, singing, poetry or anything they wish) after the film!
Some other film events are being planned for October and November;
we’ll keep you posted and invite you to follow us on facebook for
updates! Look forward to seeing many of you soon.
With peace wishes
Kriti team
9th Annual Peace Day Festival (Online from 12th to
21st September)
Kriti Team is back with its Annual Festival to mark International Peace Day on
21st September 2014. This year we are celebrating it ONLINE (on Facebook)
in an exception to our usual format and we hope that many many people
will join in with their expressions and contributions.
We are inviting you to participate in this ONLINE festival with us by sharing
your expressions and perspectives on PEACE. You are welcome to send in
your entries in the form of:
• Songs
• Poems • Photographs taken by you (as you symbolize peace) • Drawing, illustration or a painting by you • Verse or Quotable quote by you (ideally) or that inspires you • Or any other creative expression that can be posted online
We will collate all the entries and post them on the Peace Day (21st September)
on our blog and on this page. The entries will also form a part of a larger
collective on Peace Expressions/ Rights, to be showcased publically in the
near future (with due credit and ownership to each author/ creator).
Let’s create our collective archive of peace and make our
PEACE HANDPRINT on Sunday, 21st September 2014.
Entries to be sent at: 4events.krititeam@gmail.com or directly post on
facebook event page
Documentary Screenings
Kriti Film Club @Alaknanda (27th September 2014, Saturday)
2 films from the series REMEMBERING 1992, by School of Media and Cultural Studies,
TISS, Mumbai (From IAWRT India’s OUR Lives…To Live seeking a JUST world! as part
of OBR 2014)
Badalte Nakshe (Changing Maps)
24mins/ English, Hindi
Directors: Nithila Kanagasabai, Archana Sadar, Nitya Menon, Likokba Sangtam
&
Ek Aakhri Panah (OneLastRefuge)
15 mins/ Hindi
Directors: Tanvi Barge, Krishna Panchal, Piyush Garud, Juanita Mukhia
on Saturday, 27th September, from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
(screening followed by discussion)
at the Kriti team workplace
A-15 Tara Apartments, near Alaknanda market
New Delhi 110019 (nearest metro – Govindpuri)
Phone: +91-11-26033088/ 26027845
ABOUT THE FILMS:
Badalte Nakshe follows Farhana Ashraf, a teacher and a writer, as it engages
with certain questions: 20 years later, how do those who were children at the
time remember the lived experience of the riots? And how do today’s young
people make meaning of these inherited narratives of violence from what they
hear and see – through popular culture, or text books? Erasures, omissions and
ruptures come to light as the film travels between past and present.
This film was earlier screened at Focus Asia: Memory and Documentary
Film – Exploring Painful and Forgotten Memories in China, India,
and Indonesia, Lund University, Sweden; Madurai International Documentary
and Short Film festival; Woodpecker International Film Festival, New Delhi.
All four directors have completed their MA in Media and Cultural
Studies at SCMS, TISS.
Ek Aakhri Panah – During December 1992 and January 1993, Muslim communities
living in the city of Mumbai witnessed communal violence within their localities. As the
violence escalated, people moved or shifted to areas where they felt safer or had
family. This resulted in the expansion of areas like Mumbra and the creation of
ghettos across the city. This film looks at Mumbra and its history through
the eyes of two young Muslim women who work in the Rehnuma Library, a
space where young women meet to study, write, co-create and work on
issues of women’s empowerment. The film was earlier screened at Seamedu
Film Festival, Pune (Best non-fiction student film); Prakriti Film Festival,
Calicut; VIBGYOR International Film Festival, Thrissur, Kerala. All four
directors graduated from SMCS, TISS in May 2013.
Open for all, confirmations appreciated. Alongside, have some
chai-shai at our ecoCafe !
Kriti Film Club Specials@IHC (1st October 2014, Wednesday)
The Kriti Film Club brings a special screening on 1st October to mark the International Day
of Older Persons.
Zohra Segal on Zohra Segal
39 mins/ Hindi/English
Director: Anant Raina
ABOUT THE FILM: The film is the story of Zohra Segal, in her own words.
Compiled from two interviews with Zohra Segal when she was about to turn
100, interspersed with recitations and personal photographs, it presents an
account of a truly fantastic life.
on 1st October 2014, 7.00 to 8.30 pm
(screening followed by discussion with the film-maker)
at Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
ABOUT THE FILM CLUB: Kriti Film Club (running since 2000) is an educational
and research oriented initiative of Kriti: a development research, praxis and
communication team. We are an independent group that screens documentary
films on a whole range of development, human rights & environment issues.
We also serve as a space for accessing documentary films, so get in touch
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