3rd I Presents: Chicago Premiere of Final Solution

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Please spread the word!   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3rd I Chicago presents the Chicago Premiere of FINAL SOLUTION Saturday, May 1st Mediterranean Ballroom Lake Shore Center, 2nd floor 850 N. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago Campus, Northwestern University Free Admission: $7 Suggested Donation Screening: 2:00 PM Q & A with Director: 4:30 PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FINAL SOLUTION This award-winnning documentary is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat during the period February/March 2002 - July 2003, the film examines the consequences of Hindu-Muslim polarization in the state. Dir: Rakesh Sharma, 2004, India, 145 min* "Pride and Genocide" deals with the genocidal violence against Muslims and its immediate aftermath, that many claim was state-supported. "The Terror Trail" contrasts the barbaric acts of violence against Muslim women at Panchmahals with Chief Minister Modi's safe travels safely through the state. "The Hate Mandate" documents how right-wing activists exploited the Godhra incident (in which 58 Hindus were burnt alive) for electoral gains during the Assembly elections in Gujarat in late 2002. "Hope and Despair" studies the situation after the storm and its impact on Hindus and Muslims' ghettoisation, and continuing acts of violence more than a year after the carnage. *This is an edited version of the original 218 minute film Directions & Additional Info available at http://www.thirdi.org/~chicago - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Co-sponsored by 3rd I Chicago and South Asian Law Students Association (NU SALSA), South Asian Group for Action and Reflection (SAGAR), Building Bridges, Coalition for Secular and Democratic India (CSDI), Midwest Thamil Sangham, World Tamil Organization, Indian Muslim Council-USA, NRI-SAHI, South Asian Progressive Action Collective (SAPAC) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3rd I South Asian Independent Film is a non-profit, national organization committed to promoting diverse images of South Asians through independent film, representing filmmakers and audiences from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, The Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, and the South Asian Diaspora. We support our mission by providing film screenings and other resources for the South Asian-American film community and our audiences.