Screening of films from Jharkhand Two films by Meghnath and Biju Toppo, film makers based in Ranchi, will be screened in the Conference Hall, Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram on the Friday, the 30th of June, at 5 pm. Sri. Meghnath will be present at the screening, to introduce and talk about the films. The screening is organised by Friends of Sarat. The following films will be screened.
1. Vikas Bandook Ki Naal Se (Development Flows from the Barrel of the Gun) Directed by Meghnath and Biju Toppo This is a film on the human right violations on the indigenous people in India. In the name of development, the resource rich adivasi homelands are encroached upon by the corporates, causing only displacement and suffering for the adivasis. Any resistance against this unjust intrusion is suppressed by with the help of state power, supported by state propaganda in the name of a distorted notion of development, from which the people at large never benefit. The film documents the state violence on the people affected by so called development projects in five states of the country. Development Flows from the Barrel of the Gun had won an international award, a silver conch at Mumbai International Film Festival 2006. 2. Gadi Lohardaga Mail Directed by Meghnath and Biju Toppo Ranchi was brought on the Indian railway map with the opening of the Purulia-Ranchi narrow-gauge line in November 1907. This line was extended up to Lohardaga in 1911. A narrow gauge train ran on the track till January 2004, when it was withdrawn. The film is an interesting documentation of many people’s memories of the narrow-gauge train, shot before it was stopped. Through Nagpuri folk songs, the personalities on the train brings forth the angst of the one leaving their beloved, their homes, their families and their roots, perhaps for ever. These were songs that were sung in those days when the train became popular, especially among the tribal people emigrating for work in the tea estates of Assam. A journey that became a part of the region’s history. About the Filmmakers Meghnath & Biju Toppo Meghnath and Biju Toppo belong to Akhra, a group working in the field of culture and communication in Jharkhand. Akhra is a pioneering group that has been making films on the indigenous people’s issues since 1995. They have produced many award winning films which took up burning issues related to the indigenous people’s survival. Meghnath is an activist working in Jharkhand for last 25 years. He has been an active participant in many struggles against destructive development. As a film maker he tries to document voices that remain unheard. Currently, he is a teacher of Mass Communication at St. Xaviers College, Ranchi. Biju Toppo is one of the first Adivasi film makers to have effectively used the camera and new media technologies to represent the point of view of the indegenous community of the country, which is largely unseen in the ‘mainstream’ media. Filmography of Meghnath and Biju Toppo • Devlopment Flows From The Barrel of Gun • Kora Rajee • Iron Is Hot • Story of water • Power For Change • Gadi Lohardaga Mail • Kalinga To Kashipur • Kak Hadasa Aur Bhi • Hamara Gaon Me Hamara Raj Contact address AKHRA, Sastri Nagar(2nd lane), Kanke Road, Ranchi Jharkhand, India. Pin - 834008, Ph.no 0651-2231693 email: [email protected] For details of screening programme, please contact Baburaj: 9387018441 T. Peter: 9447429243 . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an 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.
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