WE ARE NOT BORN IN THIS LAND TO BE SILENCED!

Three documentaries which were denied permission to be screened in the
tenth edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of
Kerala (IDSFFK) were screened in a parallel event in Trivandrum. The
parallel screening was organized by the Fraternity Movement. “The
Unbearable Being of Lightness” directed by P.N. Ramachandra based on the
suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, “March March March” directed by
Kathu Lukose on the student protests at JNU last year and “In the Shade of
Fallen Chinar” directed by N.C. Fazil and Shawn Sebastian on the life of
Kashmiri students were screened in a hotel auditorium near the festival
venue. You can also watch all three documentaries here


http://www.countercurrents.org/2017/06/19/banned-documentaries-screened-in-trivandrum-watch-them-here-too/


Banned Documentaries Screened In Trivandrum, Watch Them Here Too
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<http://www.countercurrents.org/author/superadmin-2-2-2-2/> — June 19, 2017

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Three documentaries which were denied permission to be screened in the
tenth edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of
Kerala (IDSFFK) were screened in a parallel event in Trivandrum. The
parallel screening was organized by the Fraternity Movement.

“The Unbearable Being of Lightness” directed by P.N. Ramachandra based on
the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, “March March March” directed by
Kathu Lukose on the student protests at JNU last year and “In the Shade of
Fallen Chinar” directed by N.C. Fazil and Shawn Sebastian on the life of
Kashmiri students were screened in a hotel auditorium near the festival
venue.

The parallel screening was originally planned at the Trivandrum Press Club,
however, the press club authorities denied permission on the morning of the
screening. Later the event was shifted to the auditorium of a hotel. Police
pressurized the hotel authorities to cancel the screening. Police asked the
organizers to remove the banner announcing the screening. The organizers
nonchalantly went ahead with the screening. Later, the police put pressure
on the hotel staff to stop the screening. Although the screening was
completed, open discussion had to be cut short due to police pressure. It
must be remembered that Kerala is ruled by Communist Party led Left Front
Government.

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In spite of all the hindrances placed by the authorities the parallel
screening was well attended by cinema aficionados.

*Watch the films here*

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