Lockdown Recommendations by Kriti Film Club/ 1-31st May 2020


contd. from April 2020 through the Covid19 Lockdown!

KRITI FILM CLUB LOCKDOWN RECOMMENDATIONS: 
Online documentaries to watch and share

Day 42 (1 May 2020): On the occasion of Labour Day, presenting a film to highlight key issues of women's access to essential services like water, sanitation, electricity, drainage and lack of safety for women and girls living in a mix of public-private spaces in resettlement locations. OUR LANES...OUR LIVES by Tarini Manchanda, Aanchal Kapur, Ankur Kapoor. Part 1 and Part 2/ Produced by Jagori


Day 43 (2 May 2020): A short film is about a remote part of Nagaland, in Tuensang, close to the Burma border, where the women of the Chang community decide to look after their own lives through various income generation initiatives. EDO by Srishti Films 
Day 44 (3 May 2020): Manger Bani is a forested area nestled in the Aravalli hill range in Haryana, near Delhi. The Manger Bani Eco club works towards raising awareness amongst children about the forest and its rich biodiversity. MANGER BANI by Srishti Films 
An irrigation system designed 300 years ago, diverts water flowing from rivers through mountains into agricultural land. A cost effective and eco-friendly method driven by the local community in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. KUHL KI KAHANI by Srishti Films 

Day 45 (4 May 2020): Presenting Delhi's systematic transformation into a "world-class city" and how different segments of society are dealing with this change. It showcases Delhi - as it exists, as it is envisioned, is likely to become and perhaps should become – constructed by those, seldom counted as its citizens. NEW DELHI PRIVATE LIMITED by Ravinder Randhawa
Day 46 (5 May 2020): On workers' plight in the context of a fire that took place in Bawana. It aligns with Marx's thoughts of a capitalist society where the working class builds the wealth of the society over which they rarely have any ownership themselves. EXIT GATE by History ki Mystery 
Day 47 (6 May 2020): A documentary that traces the history of three women in a Muslim family in India and how the issues of identity and gender conflicts with their lives and that of their family. Personal narratives have a language of their own...SHADOWS OF FREEDOM by Sabina Kidwai
Day 48 (7 May 2020): On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, here is a film that celebrates the birth, the enlightenment and the death of the Buddha. INDIA: THE LAND OF BUDDHA by Gaurav Saxena 
Day 49 (8 May 2020):This documentary poses pertinent questions like what happens to families in the absence of sons? What happens to the land in the absence of farmers? What happens to communities in the absence of men? It was first screened by us in February 2017. SENT AWAY BOYS by Harjant Gill
Day 50 (9 May 2020):This documentary is a black comedy that explores the mindsets behind the gross inequality that exists in post liberalised India. It was first screened by us in November 2012. ANOTHER POVERTY FILM by Fathima Nizaruddin
Day 51 (10 May 2020):This documentary reflects that the way we procreate defines our ability to thrive. It was first screened by us in 2010. BIRTH AS WE KNOW IT by Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova 
& This documentary explores the complex ways in which women understand and experience 'motherhood'. It was first screened by us in November 2012. FOUR WOMEN AND A ROOM by Ambarien Alqadar
Day 52 (11 May 2020): Today, Kriti Film Club brings to you two music videos by K.P. Sasi. GAON CHHODAB NAHIN describes the present-day exploitation of tribal land and forests in the name of development. First screened by us in September 2009.  
AMERICA AMERICA is a satirical take on America's role on escalating world conflict. First screened by us in 2005. 
Day 53 (12 May 2020): This documentary presents personal reflections of young women who have migrated from the North East into the city of Delhi. It was first screened by us in October 2018.FACING THE SUN by Rajat Ghose 
Day 54 (13 May 2020): Today’s film addresses the various issues related to mental illness in Indian society. We have screened it several times since 2007. EXPLORING MADNESS by Parvez Imam https://youtu.be/TLsYCwsxdE

Day 55 (14 May 2020):Today’s filmis based on the struggles of a rural Muslim woman named Daud Sharifa Khanam in Tamil Nadu. It was first screened by us in 2012. SHIFTING PROPHECY by Merajur Rahman Baruah 
Day 56 (15 May 2020): A film on the traditional gharat (watermills) of Garhwal and how the process of tapping low-cost energy helps achieve a sustainable economy. GHARAT by Pankaj Rishi Kumar 
Day 57 (16 May 2020):Today’s film explores the true meaning of community ownership.PEOPLE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN by Srishti Films 
Day 58 (17 May 2020):Sunday watch! A film that explores the underground hip-hop culture in India, with a focus on bboys. BREAKING ALL THE WAY by Sunita Malpani 
Day 59 (18 May 2020): This film narrates the experience of a woman and her family as they come to terms with the early onset of Alzheimer's.  I REMEMBER...by Geeta Sahai 
Day 60 (19 May 2020):Today’s film, is an intimate reflection on women in the business of intelligence. JASOOSNI by Anandana Kapur https://youtu.be/tDjECZCAh3U

Day 61 (20 May 2020): This film is an intimate inquiry into the lives of passengers who use the Unreserved Compartment, the cheapest way to travel across India on the Indian Railways system. UNRESERVED by Samarth Mahajan 

Day 62(21 May 2020): Filmed inside municipal schools in Pune, Maharashtra, through a series of classroom sessions, mid-day meals and teacher-student interactions, this documentary reveals what goes on inside our schools. FREE AND COMPULSORY by Malati Rao

Day 63 (22 May 2020):Today's film is an intimate portrayal of recovery from addiction and is about relationships and the labour of everyday. TAALA TE KUNJEE by Shilpi Gulati https://vimeo.com/275805868

Day 64 (23 May 2020):This film is a chilling testimony to large scale migration by locals in search of employment in a small village in Uttarakhand. MOTI BAGH by Nirmal Chander; Trailer: https://youtu.be/lHfTKPUBY1g  


Day 65 
(24 May 2020):Today's filmis an exploration of Ratan Thiyam's pathbreaking work in the Theatre of Roots Movement - which draws deeply upon the traditions and the art of his home state Manipur. It was first screened by us in May 2006. SOME ROOTS GROW UPWARDS by Kavita Joshi and Malati Rao 
Day 66 (25 May 2020): A film that deals with starvation deaths at the time of food surplus in India. HUNGER IN THE TIME OF PLENTY by Sagari Chhabra 
Day 67 (26 May 2020): Today's film is made by young girls from Tech Centre at Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT) on the issue of lack of toilets in their community. APNA HAQ by Feminist Approach to Technology 
Day 68 (27 May 2020): This film recounts the ups and downs in the lives of girls and young women as ones who can get love but not the right to land. OF LOVE AND LAND by Samina Mishra 
Day 69 (28 May 2020): Watch a film that explores menstrual practices in Himachal Pradesh. BLOODY WOMEN by Priyanka Ishwari 
Day 70 (29 May 2020):Today's filmis a story of five random travellers, an Israeli photographer and a young Palestinian doctor, everybody is searching for something. Can they find it?  THE WATERFALL by Parvez Imam 
Day 71 (30 May 2020): Today's film is about emotions and pressures women go through to fit ideals predetermined by a patriarchal society and the 'matrimony market' in urban India. It was first screened by us in March 2012. HOLY MATRIMONY by Nirmala Nair 

Day 72 (31 May 2020):Today's film is a chronicle of the evolution of urban music in three Indian cities - Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. It was first screened by us in February 2012. IN SEARCH OF AN URBAN BALLAD by Joydeep Ghosh 

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