Kriti Film Club Screenings Archive 2000-2005
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2000 (at our home space in Tara Aptts, New Delhi)
- Slide show on the ‘Amazon rain forests’, Brazil, by Rustam Vania, Centre for Science and Environment. (5th August 2000)
- 'Harvesting hunger', a film on food insecurity in different parts of India, by Krishnendu Bose, Earthcare Films. (2nd September 2000)
2001 (at our home space in Tara Aptts, New Delhi)
- 'Aadha Aasman', on the right to health care, especially from a woman's perspective. Looking at her life and work burdens in the foothills of Uttar Pradesh, by Samina Misra. (3rd March 2001)
- 'Bandits and Backhanders', unfolding the impact of corruption on environment, by Pradeep Saha. (6th April 2001)
- 'Majma', a film on sexuality, by Rahul Roy. (5th May 2001)
- ‘Ek minute Ka Maun’, a documentary on the student’s movement in Jawaharlal Nehru University, capturing the spontaneous protest by students against the murder of Chandra Shekhar - a student activist, by Ajay Bhardwaj. (9th June 2001)
- ‘Barf’, a film sharing experiences and explorations of adolescent girls from the working class in Delhi, on their first trip to the outside, by Saba Dewan. (7th July 2001)
- ‘Beyond Numbers’, a documentary critically looking at the population policy of the country, by Sanjay Muttoo. (18th August 2001)
- ‘Bhoo Adhikar Satyagarh news’ and ‘Our India’, tracing the journey of the Bhoo Adhikar Padyatra (Land rights footmarch) led by Ekta Parishad in Madhya Pradesh, in 1999-2000 and addressing the issues of land rights and land reforms in the state, by Abhivayakti Films and Sehjo Singh. (1st September 2001)
- 'Astitva', a mainstream film based on the story the life of middle class house wife and her realisation of her rights, by Mahesh Manjrekar. (13th October 2001)
- 'Delhi Diary 2001', a documentary on memory, nostalgia and terror in Delhi. Made by Ranjani Mazumdar, the film explores the relationship between events like Emergency of 1975-77 and riots in 1984 and the everyday rhythm of life in the city of Delhi. (3rd November 2001)
2002 (at our home space in Tara Aptts, New Delhi)
- 'In the forest hangs a bridge' by Sanjay Kak. The film is an account of the construction of the bridge in a remote village - Damru in Arunachal Pradesh, an evocation of the tribal community that makes it possible. (17th January 2002)
- 'Kaise Jeebo Re' - by Jharna Javeri and Anurag Singh, a film on the struggle of people against the 'development policy' of the government in the Narmada Valley. (2nd February 2002)
- 'There is a fire in your forest' by Krishnendu Bose a film on Kanha National park in Madhya Pradesh, one of the first places from where adivasis were driven out in the name of conservation. (16th March 2002)
- 'Night and Fog', a classic documentary by Alan Resnais, on the Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War. (6th April 2002)
- 'Bundelkhand Express' by Saba Dewan records the journey of this labour train through the rocky, arid plains of southern Uttar Pradesh. From districts like Shahuji Maharaj Nagar, it picks up hundreds of children & adults deserting a neglected and impoverished land in search of work. Bundelkhand Express connects the stories of these children & their parents with the carpet economy. (4th May 2002)
- 'Filhaal' by Meghna Gulzar a film on the relationship between two friends, as they deal with a decision on surrogate motherhood. (1st June 2002)
- 'Buddha Weeps in Jadugoda' a documentary film by Shriprakash, on uranium mining & its deadly impact on the tribals living near Jadugoda. (12th July 2002)
- 'Of love and land' by Samina Misra, recounting ups & downs in the lives of girls and women as ones who can get love but not right to land. (21st September 2002)
- 'On my own' by Anuradha Srinivasan, a film is about women living alone in Delhi. (19th October 2002)
- 'Sita's family' by Saba Dewan. A personal narrative of the filmmaker, it explores memory and the mysterious ways in which it is transmitted from mothers to daughters. It is about the family, the primary site of struggle for women & it is about the outside, forbidden territory to be negotiated at considerable peril. (16th November 2002)
- 'Unlimited Girls', a film on feminism and women in India by Paromita Vohra, was screened as part of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence in Miranda House and Lady Shriram College. (30th November 2002)
- 'Can't take it anymore' by Meenakshi Rai on sexual harassment at the workplace, with interviews of women victims and organisations. (9th December 2002)
2003 (at our home space in Tara Aptts, New Delhi)
- 'Jardhar Diary' by Krishnendu Bose, the film is a personal journey into Jardhar village in Tehri Garhwal and some neighbouring areas, which are alive with consciousness & commitment to save their natural resources. (15th February 2003)
- 'In the Flesh' a documentary film by Bishakha Datta on three lives in prostitution. (15th March 2003)
- 'Mendha ta Pittto' by Sudhir Aggrawal captures the experiences of an adivasi Gond village to self-rule in post independent India. (19th April 2003)
- 'Skin Deep' by Reena Mohan explores body image & self identity among contemporary middle class women in urban India...feelings of being too short, too tall, too thin, too fat, too dark, too good looking, too old, never feeling right, always falling short of the prevailing ideal...feelings that everyone experiences & attempts to come to terms with. (21st June 2003)
- 'Tales of Night Fairies' by Shohini Ghosh, explores the power of collective organising & resistance while reflecting upon contemporary debates around sex work. (17th July 2003)
- 'Portraits of Belonging: Bhai Mian' by Sameera Jain, explores the journey of a kite maker, who lives and works in the old city of Delhi. (16th August 2003)
- 'Three Women and a Camera' by Sabeena Gadihok, films the lives of Homai Vyarawalla, Sheba Chhachi, Dayanita Singh & reveals their perspectives on photography. (20th September 2003)
- ‘Gulabi Aaina (The Pink Mirror)’ by Sridhar Rangayan, exploring the gay landscape in India. (11th October 2003)
- ‘Turning Points of History…Cloud of Death’ a film on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984. (29th November 2003)
- ‘Bhopal Express’ by Mahesh Mathai, is a commercially produced film on the Bhopal disaster, screened in partnership with the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. (2nd and 5th December 2003)
2004 (at our home space in Tara Aptts, New Delhi)
- 'Words on Water', by Sanjay Kak is the story of the journey through the Narmada valley. For more than 15 years people of the valley have resisted a series of massive dams on their river, and in their struggle have exposed the deceptive heart of India’s development politics. This is a dialogue with authority that is usually conducted across barricades. (17th April 2004)
- 'Naga Story - The Other Side of Silence', by Gopal Menon is the first comprehensive film on the Nagas, a three million strong indigenous people, who occupy the North-East frontier of the Indian subcontinent. (29th May 2004)
- 'Shadows of Freedom', by Sabina Kidwai 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. (17th July 2004)
- 'Born to Sing', by Shikha Jhingan is a musical journey with four Mirasans, who sing life-cycle songs for their patrons in Punjab. Through an encounter with the four Mirasans and their songs, the film explores a rich musical and oral tradition kept alive by these women across religious boundaries. (21st Aug 2004)
- 'Inside Burma: Land of Fear' by directed by Davis Munro, the film details the many injustices and human right abuses that have marked the country’s past and present. Burma has been described as a ‘prison without bars’ that has a beauty and resources probably unequalled in Asia by Amnesty International. (11th Sept 2004)
2005
- 'The Bicycle Thief', by Vitttorio De Sica, is set in the post-war period in Italy, marked by poverty and devastation. Shot in the streets and alleys of Rome, the story unfolds as a desperate father whose new job is threatened when a street thief steals his bicycle. Too poor to buy another, he and his son take to the streets in an impossible search for the bike. In the process, witnessing the lives of everyday folks and strengthening the bond between a father and a son. (15th Jan 2005)
- 'Final Solution', by Rakesh Sharma, examines the aftermath of the deadly violence that followed the burning of 58 Hindus on the Sabarmati Express train at Godhra on February 27 2002. In “reaction” to that incident, some 2,500 Muslims were brutally murdered, hundreds of women raped, and more than 200,000 families driven from their homes. Borrowing its reference from the history of Nazism, it seeks to remind that, “Those who forget history are condemned to relive it." (19th Feb 2005)
- 'Lake of Livelihood', by Snehasis Das, focuses on the lives of the Hanjees (or shikara walas) and how they have sustained their livelihood during a troubled span of 15 years. Shikaras (house boats) have lost their glory and the owners of houseboats have been suffering for the last 15 years because of militancy in Kashmir. Tourist inflow has trickled down because of the terrorist activity in Kashmir. Above all, the environmental degradation of lakes and rivers in Kashmir is alarming. Lakes are shrinking because of encroachments. (30th April, 2005)
- ‘Dance with hands held tight’, by Krishnendu Bose and Kavita Dasgupta at Earthcare Films, is a film on women’s livelihoods and natural resources as it travels to the fisherwomen off the coast of Karnataka; the Apatani Women of Ziro, in Arunachal Pradesh; the adivasi and dalit women of Kashipur, in Orissa and Sonebhadra, in Uttar Pradesh. (19th August 2005)
- ‘Arna’s Children’, by Juliano Mer Khamis and Danniel, tells the story of a theatre group that was established by Arna Mer Khamis (1929-1995). Arna comes from a Zionist family and in the 1950s married a Palestinian Arab, Saliba Khamis. On the West Bank, she opened an alternative education system for children whose regular life was disrupted by the Israeli occupation. (16th September 2005))
- ‘Waiting’…by Shabnam Ara and Atul Gupta is about the ‘The Half Widows’ in Kashmir. Women whose husbands or children are missing. These women have not only lost their support but are also being marginalised and have no status left in society. (15th October 2005)
- ‘America America’…by K.P. Sasi is a music video that is a satirical but severe indictment of America’s role in escalating world conflict. (15th October 2005)
- ‘Amu’…by Shonali Bose is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family. The film takes a dramatic turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. (16th December 2005)
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