KRITI FILM CLUB
invites you to celebrate the 20th Birthday of Kriti team
with the the India Premiere of
SURYAGANGA (SunGanges)
(72 mins/ English/ 2019)
Editor & Director: Valli Bindana
Executive Producer: Marthand Bindana
on Saturday, 1st June 2019
7 pm
Gulmohar Hall
India Habitat Centre
Lodi Road, New Delhi
The Film will be followed by a discussion with Valli and Marthand Bindana and Alok Raj (a Kriti team volunteer and young energy/ environment expert)
invites you to celebrate the 20th Birthday of Kriti team
SURYAGANGA (SunGanges)
(72 mins/ English/ 2019)
Editor & Director: Valli Bindana
Executive Producer: Marthand Bindana
on Saturday, 1st June 2019
7 pm
Gulmohar Hall
India Habitat Centre
Lodi Road, New Delhi
The Film will be followed by a discussion with Valli and Marthand Bindana and Alok Raj (a Kriti team volunteer and young energy/ environment expert)
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About the Film: When the Ganges riverbed dries up in the Himalayas due to intensified damming, curious 6 yr old, Anu who has been hearing wonderful mythological stories about the river, asks "if the river is not there, why read stories about it?" Mom Valli decides to get some answers. And so they pack their bags and with brother Marthand set out on an adventure across the vast Indian landscape filming the social and environmental (specifically water) impact of big energy projects - hydro and coal and witness the rise of solar and wind. A wild and intense ride, SunGanges continuously dives right into the heart of matters. In the process of filming, the makers meet actor Naseeruddin Shah who adds a dubious yet not entirely unfamiliar dimension to the subject.
About the film makers and team:
Valli Bindana, Writer Editor Director - Valli began her career as an advertising copywriter with McCann Erickson and Foote Cone & Belding Ulka. She launched, among other brands, Tropicana, LML Bikes, Radisson, Habanos Cigars in India, conceptualizing, scripting and creating ad campaigns for them. A travel bug within, led her on a detour to the then start-up makemytrip.com which she helped launch as Content Manager. Soon feeling the need to give her writing a more dynamic life Valli stepped back into the realm of film, making her first documentary feature SunGanges.
Marthand Bindana, Camera, Exec Producer - Marthand has led teams to create animation films for education purposes for leading content provider Educomp Ltd. He nurtures an eye for photography in the wild giving a whole new perspective to animals, insects, birds and all things natural. Marthand holds his photography work rather close to himself, so get in touch with him if you need to see some gems. Currently working with an NGO in the Himalayas to train farmers in organic farming. SunGanges is his first documentary feature film.
Naseeruddin Shah, Commentator & Critic - Naseer is one of the finest stage & film actors India has known. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and an award at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Shri and then the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema. The list of accolades is long. And since we wonder if any of his own achievements impress him in any serious way, let’s leave it at that.
About the Kriti Film Club: This is an educational initiative of a not-for-profit organisation 'Kriti team'. We screen and share documentary films on development, environment and socially relevant issues, in an effort to influence mindsets and behaviour towards an equitous, just and peaceful world. We also curate issue based film festivals and organise documentary film shows in neighbourhoods, schools, colleges or institutions on request and otherwise. The Kriti Film Club has been screening documentaries regularly and independently (without any funding) in Delhi NCR since 2000 and in Mumbai since 2019, to promote 'thought-provoking cinema'.
On the sidelines: Gestures and Docushop stall of community and handmade products and knowledge resources
Venue Collaboration: India Habitat Centre, Habitat World, New Delhi
Nearest Metros: Jor Bagh, JLN Stadium, Khan Market, Race Course
Open for All. The space is wheelchair and disabled friendly.
Seating on first cum first basis.
Preference to senior citizens, differently abled and wheelchair bound persons.
Confirmations would be appreciated on space.kriti@gmail.com
Contact us: 011-26027845/ 26033088
https://krititeam.blogspot.com
www.doculive.in
http://www.gestures.in/Docushop-depid-687581-page-1.html
About the Film: When the Ganges riverbed dries up in the Himalayas due to intensified damming, curious 6 yr old, Anu who has been hearing wonderful mythological stories about the river, asks "if the river is not there, why read stories about it?" Mom Valli decides to get some answers. And so they pack their bags and with brother Marthand set out on an adventure across the vast Indian landscape filming the social and environmental (specifically water) impact of big energy projects - hydro and coal and witness the rise of solar and wind. A wild and intense ride, SunGanges continuously dives right into the heart of matters. In the process of filming, the makers meet actor Naseeruddin Shah who adds a dubious yet not entirely unfamiliar dimension to the subject.
About the film makers and team:
Valli Bindana, Writer Editor Director - Valli began her career as an advertising copywriter with McCann Erickson and Foote Cone & Belding Ulka. She launched, among other brands, Tropicana, LML Bikes, Radisson, Habanos Cigars in India, conceptualizing, scripting and creating ad campaigns for them. A travel bug within, led her on a detour to the then start-up makemytrip.com which she helped launch as Content Manager. Soon feeling the need to give her writing a more dynamic life Valli stepped back into the realm of film, making her first documentary feature SunGanges.
Marthand Bindana, Camera, Exec Producer - Marthand has led teams to create animation films for education purposes for leading content provider Educomp Ltd. He nurtures an eye for photography in the wild giving a whole new perspective to animals, insects, birds and all things natural. Marthand holds his photography work rather close to himself, so get in touch with him if you need to see some gems. Currently working with an NGO in the Himalayas to train farmers in organic farming. SunGanges is his first documentary feature film.
Naseeruddin Shah, Commentator & Critic - Naseer is one of the finest stage & film actors India has known. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and an award at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Shri and then the Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Indian cinema. The list of accolades is long. And since we wonder if any of his own achievements impress him in any serious way, let’s leave it at that.
About the Kriti Film Club: This is an educational initiative of a not-for-profit organisation 'Kriti team'. We screen and share documentary films on development, environment and socially relevant issues, in an effort to influence mindsets and behaviour towards an equitous, just and peaceful world. We also curate issue based film festivals and organise documentary film shows in neighbourhoods, schools, colleges or institutions on request and otherwise. The Kriti Film Club has been screening documentaries regularly and independently (without any funding) in Delhi NCR since 2000 and in Mumbai since 2019, to promote 'thought-provoking cinema'.
On the sidelines: Gestures and Docushop stall of community and handmade products and knowledge resources
Venue Collaboration: India Habitat Centre, Habitat World, New Delhi
Nearest Metros: Jor Bagh, JLN Stadium, Khan Market, Race Course
Open for All. The space is wheelchair and disabled friendly.
Seating on first cum first basis.
Preference to senior citizens, differently abled and wheelchair bound persons.
Confirmations would be appreciated on space.kriti@gmail.com
Contact us: 011-26027845/ 26033088
https://krititeam.blogspot.com
www.doculive.in
http://www.gestures.in/Docushop-depid-687581-page-1.html
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