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
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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