Amar Kanwar lives and works in New Delhi, India. Emerging from the Indian sub continent, his films are complex, contemporary narratives that connect intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social political processes. Finding a contextual relationship with diverse audiences, Kanwar's work maps a journey of exploration revealing our relationship with the politics of power, violence, sexuality and justice. He is the recipient of the 1st Edvard Munch Award for Contemporary Art from Norway, a Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts, Maine College of Art, USA , the MacArthur Fellowship in India, the Golden Gate Award ( San Francisco International Film Festival); Golden Conch (Mumbai International Film Festival ); The First Prize (Torino International Film Festival, Italy ) ; Jury's Award (Film South Asia , Nepal ), Grand Prix at EnviroFilm, Slovak Republic and the Golden Tree at the 1st National Environment and Wildlife Film Festival, Vatavaran, Delhi.
Open Space, the civil society outreach initiative of the Centre for Communication and Development Studies (CCDS), Pune, in collaboration with the Film and Television Institute of India invites you to a 2 day programme of documentary film screenings and an interactive talk and discussion with noted independent Delhi-based documentary filmmaker Amar Kanwar. The talk will outline the role of independent documentary filmmaking in India as a media advocacy tool for social change. PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Sunday, October 28, 2007, 6.00pm to 9.00pm, at the Main Auditorium, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Law College Road, Pune Screening of THE LIGHTNING TESTIMONIES Dir: Amar Kanwar, Duration: 1 hour, 56 min, 2007 Why is one image different from the other? Why does an image seem to contain many secrets? What can release them so as to suddenly connect with many unknown lives. The Lightning Testimonies reflects upon a history of conflict in the Indian subcontinent through experiences of sexual violence. As the film explores this violence, there emerge multiple submerged narratives, sometimes in people, images and memories, and at other times in objects from nature and everyday life that stand as silent but surviving witnesses. In all narratives the body becomes central - as a site for honour, hatred and humiliation and also for dignity and protest. As the stories unfold, women from different times and regions come forward. The film speaks to them directly, trying to understand how such violence is resisted, remembered and recorded by individuals and communities. Narratives hidden within a blue window or the weave of a cloth appear, disappear and are then reborn in another vocabulary at another time. Using a range of visual vocabularies the film moves beyond suffering into a space of quiet contemplation, where resilience creates a potential for transformation. The screening will be followed by an informal discussion with the filmmaker Monday, October 29, 2007, 2.00pm to 7.00pm, at the Main Auditorium, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Law College Road, Pune Screening of a selection of Amar Kanwar's films followed by a talk cum discussion with the filmmaker 2.10pm A Season Outside Dir: Amar Kanwar, Duration: 30 min, 1997 There is perhaps, no border outpost in the world quite like Wagah, where this film begins its exploration. An outpost where every evening people are drawn to a thin white line... and probably anyone in the eye of a conflict could find themselves here. A Season Outside is a personal and philosophical journey through past generations, conflicting positions, borders and time zones. 3.00pm A Night of Prophecy Dir: Amar Kanwar, Duration: 77 min, 2002 Is it possible to understand the passage of time through poetry? And if that were so even for one special moment then would it be possible to see the future? The film travels in the states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland and Kashmir trying to understand the past, the severity of conflict and the cycles of change. Through poetry you suddenly see where each and all the territories are heading to, where you belong and where to intervene, if you want to. The different poetic narratives merge together, allowing us to see a more universal language of symbols and meanings. The moment when this merger in the mind takes place is the simple moment of prophecy. 4.30pm The Many Faces of Madness Dir: Amar Kanwar, Duration: 19 min, 2000 The Many Faces of Madness is a short film that emerges from the reality of ecological destruction and the appropriation of the commons in India. 5.00pm Henningsvaer Dir: Amar Kanwar, Duration: 15 min, 2006 Henningsvaer is about being in exile and the thin line that can exist between paradise and prison. Filmed entirely through glass, this film is located on the famous cod fishing island of Henningsvaer in Norway in the Arctic Circle. 5.30pm to 6.30pm Presentation by the film maker outlining the importance of the documentary film as a media advocacy tool for social change followed by an open discussion On Oct 19, 3:54 pm, "Ranjit Ranjit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > see docus in NDTV > > *The Many Faces of Madness* > *a film by Amar Kanwar * > ** > *will be screening on **NDTV 24x7* > *in their new documentary series, Documentary 24x7 * > ** > *on Thursday, October 18 at 9.30 pm. * > *to be repeated on Sunday, Oct 21 at 1.30 pm * > > *The Many Faces of Madness emerges from the reality of ecological > destruction in India. The film travels through different parts of the > country, revealing glimpses of traditional water harvesting systems, mining > and chemical pollution, community forest protection, displacement, > deforestation, bio-piracy and coastal ecosystems. This award winning film > brings people face to face with the intensity and impact of globalization > and industrialization and passionately pleads for wisdom while facing these > challenges. * > * * > *For feedback write to:* > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > Ranjit --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
