On the occasion of the International Peace Day (21 September), Kriti Film Club presents:
PEACE REELS
We are screening two thought-provoking films on our online platform https://doculive.blogspot.com/p/now-showing_14.html
Lyari Notes
(80 mins.| Urdu with English subtitles | 2015| India, Pakistan)
Dir. Maheen Zia & Miriam Chandy Menacherry
About the film: Through the lives of Hamza Jafri and his students, this film provides an insight into just what it takes to have a voice in an area known for gang warfare and a country where self expression and music is often drowned out by cycles of violence… A unique film project where two filmmakers Maheen (Pakistan) and Miriam (India) collaborate to string a new political discourse through music.
Selected Festivals and Awards:
- World premiere (Amsterdam, 2015), at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam - nominated by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists – EDA Award
- India premiere (Mumbai, 2016), at the Mumbai International Film Festival - international competition category
- US premiere Indie Meme International Film Festival (Austin) – April 2016
- UK premiere (Sheffield, 2016), at the Sheffield International Documentary Festival - nominated for the Youth Jury Award
- Visions Du Reel (Nyon, Switzerland) – April 2016 selected for the viewing room
- Winner of the Indian Documentary Producers Association Silver Award for long form documentary
- Winner of `Best documentary project’ – Docedge, Asian pitch, 2016
- Opening film at the Kochi Biennale
- Broadcast on Al Jazeera.
Dreaming Taj Mahal
(51 mins.| Urdu with English subtitles | 2010| India, Pakistan)
Dir. Nirmal Chander
About the film: Haidar, a taxi driver by profession, has a dream of going to India to see the Taj Mahal. The only problem is that he lives in Pakistan.
About the film: Haidar, a taxi driver by profession, has a dream of going to India to see the Taj Mahal. The only problem is that he lives in Pakistan.
Festivals and Awards:
- National Award 2012, Best Promotional Film
- Silver Conch, International Competition, MIFF 2012
- IFFI, Indian Panorama 2012
- Mumbai International Festival for Documentary, Short & Animation Films (MIFF), 2012
- World Film 2011 – Tartu Festival of Visual Culture, 2011
- Bollywood and Beyond, Stuttgart, Germany, 2011
- About the Film maker: Nirmal Chander is a multiple Award winning filmmaker who has been working in the field of documentaries for over two decades. His films have received awards at many national and international festivals and have been telecast on NDTV and Doordarshan.
- Nirmal has also conducted workshops on documentary filmmaking and served on juries at film festivals.
- His documentary Moti Bagh was the entry to the Oscars for 2019.
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