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Date: 5 February 2018 at 23:58
Subject: Social Justice Film Festival, Hyderabad
*Social Justice Film Festival #5*
Curated by Amudhan R. P.
Organised by Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Law and Civil
Society,
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
*Screening ScheduleDay 01: 10 Feb, Saturday*
10.00 to 10.15am: Inauguration
10-15am to 12.05pm: Film: Kakkoos (108min); Director: Divya Bharathci
The documentary, shot in 25 districts for over a year, conveys the
message
that even though manual scavenging was banned in India in 2013 it
continues
to exist and conservancy workers are involved in removing human waste.
The
film is dedicated to those who maintain a âfalse silence on manual
scavengingâ.
12-05 to 12.15pm: Tea Break
12.15to 1.00pm: Discussion: With Dr. Partha Sarathy, EFL-U, Hyderabad
1.00 to 2.00pm: Lunch Break
2.00 to 3.05pm: Film: Seruppu (64min); Director: Amudhan, R. P.
In an old slum Dharmananthapuram, in the heart of Turuchirappalli in
Tamil
Nadu, live the Catholic Arundhatiyars, a community that makes footwear,
a
traditionally Dalit occupation. But according to the Presidential Order
1950: Para 3, by the Union Government of India, "No person who
professes a
religion different from Hindu, shall be deemed to be a member of a
Scheduled Caste."
So even as Dalits who have converted to Islam or Christianity, they
continue to live under the historical oppressions of caste - they are
denied access to reservations in jobs, education and other mechanisms
of
affirmative action designated for Scheduled Castes as per the Indian
Constitution. With growing mechanisation in footwear manufacturing in
an
era of globalisation, Arundhatiyars lead a life of growing difficulty
and
invisibility.
3.05 to 3.40pm: Discussion: With Prof. P. Thirumal, University of
Hyderabad
Maheen Mirza
The film looks into an alleged encounter of a 15 year old adivasi girl,
Meena Khalkho who lived in Village Karcha of Balrampur district of
North
Chhattisharh. She was killed by the police who alleged that she was a
naxalite. Moving between the electronic news coverage of the incident
and
testimonies of her parents and other people from her village, the film
investigates the claims of the police. Sexual violence, the attempt to
suppress the truth of meenaâs murder and the impunity of the culprits
gradually comes to light. We also get a glimpse into how difficult and
long
the struggle for justice is in the conflict zones of the country. This
film
is part of a series of films called Loktantra Hazir Ho produced by the
Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS).
4.00 to 4.20pm: Film: Encountering Injustice (14min); Director: Maheen
Mirza
In a combing operation in the Dantewara region of Chattisgarh an
adivasi
was encountered and killed by security forces. He and his wife had gone
to
a stream to bathe and collect material to make a baadi and were
catching
crabs when the security forces opened fire. Budhri, the woman hid
behind a
tree but Bhima Nuppo was shot and killed. The people from rewali
village of
which Budhri and Bhima were residents called the local leaders and
media to
investigate this incident and bring out the unprecedented violence that
adivasis living in the area have to face regularly. A rally of about
7000
people set out to seek justice for Budhri and her 5 children. They were
stopped and not allowed to go to the Collector office. Negotiations
ensued
between the people and the administration. The film documents the
entire
process.
4.20 to 4.30pm Tea Break
4.30 to 5.15pm: Discussion: With Dr. Partha Sarathy, EFL-U, Hyderabad
5.15 to 6.20pm: Film: A Delicate Weave (62min); Directors: Anjali
Monteiro
and K P Jayasankar
A Delicate Weave, set in Kachchh, Gujarat, India, traces four different
musical journeys, all converging in the ways they affirm religious
diversity, syncretism and love of the other. Drawing on the poetic and
musical traditions of Kabir and Shah Bhitai, as well as the folk
traditions
of the region, these remarkable musicians and singers bear testimony to
how
these oral traditions of compassion are being passed down from one
generation to the next.
Whether it is the group of young men in Bhujodi who meet every night to
sing the bhajans of Kabir, or the feisty women from Lakhpat, who
quietly
subvert gender roles through their music performances, or Noor Mohammad
Sodha, who plays and teaches exquisite flute music, or Jiant Khan and
his
disciples, whose love for the Sufi poet Bhitai is expressed through the
ethereal form of Waee singingâall these passionate musicians keep alive
this delicate weave, committed to the project of what Naranbhai, a
carpet
weaver and community archivist from Bhujodi calls âbreaking down the
wallsâ; walls that have been built up through the politics of hate and
intolerance that marks our times.
This is the latest in the Kachchh Trilogyâ the earlier ones are A Two
Day
Fair , 2009 (Do Din Ka Mela) and Like Here Like There , 2011 (So Heddan
So
Hoddan)
6.20 to 7.40pm: Film: Up, Down and Sideways (83min)
Directors: Anushka Meenakshi and Iswar Srikumar
7.40 to 8.25pm: Discussion: (to be decided)
8.25pm: Dinner
*Day 2: 11 Feb, 2018*
10.00 to 10.50am: Film: I am Bonnie (45min); Directors: Farha Katun,
Satarupa Santra & Saurabh Kanti Dutta
Bonnie (33) is again on the run. He has been on the run from his family
and
sports fraternity since failing 'sex test' before the Bangkok Asian
Games,
1998.
A born intersex, raised by poor, illiterate and confused parents as a
girl
named 'Bandana', s/he became one of the finest strikers of Indian
Woman's
football team in her/his short career. A Sex Reassignment surgery later
transformed her/him to a man but left him without home or career. He
left
home, took up idol-making for a living. He met Swati (F24) then; they
fell
in love and married soon but had to move once again fearing social
backlash. His fight to establish his identity, struggle for existence
is
met by a sarcastic society which is yet to learn to take 'other
genders'
seriously.
10.50 to 12.00pm: Film: Mod (70min); Director: Pushpa Rawat
'Mod' is an attempt by the filmmaker at communicating with the young
men
who hang out at the ânotoriousâ water tank in her neighbourhood in
Pratap
Vihar, Ghaziabad. The water tank is a space that is frequented by the
so-called âno-goodersâ of the locality, a place where they play
cricket,
play cards, drink and smoke up. When she enters the space with her
camera,
the boys are curious and at the same time wary of it and her. They
sometimes resist, sometimes protest, and at times, open up. As the film
unfolds we get a hint of the lives the boys lead and the fragile world
they
create for themselves at the water tank.
12.00 to 12.15pm: Tea Break
12.15to1.00pm: Discussion: With Prof. Nikhila H, EFL-U, Hyderabad and
Ranjani K Murthy, freelance researcher / activist
1.00 to 2.00pm: Lunch Break
2.00pm to 3.20: Film: Bird Trapper or Beggar (79min); Director: Vinod
Raja
The Hakki Pikkis are a free spirited nomadic tribe who began their
wandering many generations ago in the North Western part of the Indian
subcontinent. Over time they travelled through and settled in different
states of the country. As they moved, they survived through trapping
birds
and hunting small game in the forests and selling them in cities and
towns
along with lucky charms and trinkets. If the trap failed, begging was
the
next best bet! Exiled from the forest, reviled by the city, their
traditional ways of life outlawed the Hakki Pikkis share their stories
of
wit and survival in the film that emerged through a series of community
conversations held when we travelled with friends from a settlement in
Bannerghatta, Bangalore to other settlements across Karnataka.
3.20 to 4.25pm: Film: Nicobar, A long way (65min); Director: Richa
Hushing
Deep in the Bay of Bengal, the Nicobar archipelago, a tribal reserve
protected under Andaman and Nicobar Protection of Aboriginal Tribes
Regulation, was worst hit by the Tsunami of 26th December 2004.
Self-subsistent and relatively isolated, post Tsunami the aboriginal
world
was suddenly invaded
4.25 to 4.40pm: Tea Break
4.40 to 5.25pm: Discussion: With Prof. Nikhila H., EFLU, Hyderabad
5.25 to 6.20pm Film: Nuclear Hallucinations (54min); Director: N.
Fatima
Nuclear hallucinations is a film, which claims to be a documentary, and
it
is centred the anti-nuclear struggle against the kudankulam atomic
power
project in south India.
6.20 to 7.00pm: Discussion: With Dr. S P Udayakumar, Writer,
anti-nuclear
activist and the convener of the People's Movement Against Nuclear
Energy
(PMANE).
7.00 to 7.30pm: Closing Remarks/ Reflection
7.30pm: Dinner
*
* Local transport would be available for those coming from the city**
Lunch
and dinner will be provided to the participants*** Accommodation not
availableFor any queries, please contact:Mr. Sunil Neelakandan-
9502234480
<095022%2034480>/ Ms. G.Sushma- 9100453192 <091004%2053192>*
--
A Fly in the CurryâBook on Independent Documentary Film in India
<http://www.sagepub.in/books/Book249297?prodTypes=any&imprint=%22SAGE%20India%22&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1#tabview=title>
Anjali Monteiro, Ph.D., Professor,
K.P. Jayasankar, Ph.D., Professor
School of Media and Cultural Studies
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, India
Phone:+91 22 2552 5661 and +91 22 2552 5660 (Work)
Fax: +91 22 25525050
Skype id: anjalimonteiro
URLs: http://smcs.tiss.edu
http://www.monteiro-jayasankar.com
https://www.facebook.com/monteiro.jayasankar
<https://www.facebook.com/monteiro.jayasankar>
Date: 5 February 2018 at 23:58
Subject: Social Justice Film Festival, Hyderabad
*Social Justice Film Festival #5*
Curated by Amudhan R. P.
Organised by Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Law and Civil
Society,
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
*Screening ScheduleDay 01: 10 Feb, Saturday*
10.00 to 10.15am: Inauguration
10-15am to 12.05pm: Film: Kakkoos (108min); Director: Divya Bharathci
The documentary, shot in 25 districts for over a year, conveys the
message
that even though manual scavenging was banned in India in 2013 it
continues
to exist and conservancy workers are involved in removing human waste.
The
film is dedicated to those who maintain a âfalse silence on manual
scavengingâ.
12-05 to 12.15pm: Tea Break
12.15to 1.00pm: Discussion: With Dr. Partha Sarathy, EFL-U, Hyderabad
1.00 to 2.00pm: Lunch Break
2.00 to 3.05pm: Film: Seruppu (64min); Director: Amudhan, R. P.
In an old slum Dharmananthapuram, in the heart of Turuchirappalli in
Tamil
Nadu, live the Catholic Arundhatiyars, a community that makes footwear,
a
traditionally Dalit occupation. But according to the Presidential Order
1950: Para 3, by the Union Government of India, "No person who
professes a
religion different from Hindu, shall be deemed to be a member of a
Scheduled Caste."
So even as Dalits who have converted to Islam or Christianity, they
continue to live under the historical oppressions of caste - they are
denied access to reservations in jobs, education and other mechanisms
of
affirmative action designated for Scheduled Castes as per the Indian
Constitution. With growing mechanisation in footwear manufacturing in
an
era of globalisation, Arundhatiyars lead a life of growing difficulty
and
invisibility.
3.05 to 3.40pm: Discussion: With Prof. P. Thirumal, University of
Hyderabad
Maheen Mirza
The film looks into an alleged encounter of a 15 year old adivasi girl,
Meena Khalkho who lived in Village Karcha of Balrampur district of
North
Chhattisharh. She was killed by the police who alleged that she was a
naxalite. Moving between the electronic news coverage of the incident
and
testimonies of her parents and other people from her village, the film
investigates the claims of the police. Sexual violence, the attempt to
suppress the truth of meenaâs murder and the impunity of the culprits
gradually comes to light. We also get a glimpse into how difficult and
long
the struggle for justice is in the conflict zones of the country. This
film
is part of a series of films called Loktantra Hazir Ho produced by the
Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS).
4.00 to 4.20pm: Film: Encountering Injustice (14min); Director: Maheen
Mirza
In a combing operation in the Dantewara region of Chattisgarh an
adivasi
was encountered and killed by security forces. He and his wife had gone
to
a stream to bathe and collect material to make a baadi and were
catching
crabs when the security forces opened fire. Budhri, the woman hid
behind a
tree but Bhima Nuppo was shot and killed. The people from rewali
village of
which Budhri and Bhima were residents called the local leaders and
media to
investigate this incident and bring out the unprecedented violence that
adivasis living in the area have to face regularly. A rally of about
7000
people set out to seek justice for Budhri and her 5 children. They were
stopped and not allowed to go to the Collector office. Negotiations
ensued
between the people and the administration. The film documents the
entire
process.
4.20 to 4.30pm Tea Break
4.30 to 5.15pm: Discussion: With Dr. Partha Sarathy, EFL-U, Hyderabad
5.15 to 6.20pm: Film: A Delicate Weave (62min); Directors: Anjali
Monteiro
and K P Jayasankar
A Delicate Weave, set in Kachchh, Gujarat, India, traces four different
musical journeys, all converging in the ways they affirm religious
diversity, syncretism and love of the other. Drawing on the poetic and
musical traditions of Kabir and Shah Bhitai, as well as the folk
traditions
of the region, these remarkable musicians and singers bear testimony to
how
these oral traditions of compassion are being passed down from one
generation to the next.
Whether it is the group of young men in Bhujodi who meet every night to
sing the bhajans of Kabir, or the feisty women from Lakhpat, who
quietly
subvert gender roles through their music performances, or Noor Mohammad
Sodha, who plays and teaches exquisite flute music, or Jiant Khan and
his
disciples, whose love for the Sufi poet Bhitai is expressed through the
ethereal form of Waee singingâall these passionate musicians keep alive
this delicate weave, committed to the project of what Naranbhai, a
carpet
weaver and community archivist from Bhujodi calls âbreaking down the
wallsâ; walls that have been built up through the politics of hate and
intolerance that marks our times.
This is the latest in the Kachchh Trilogyâ the earlier ones are A Two
Day
Fair , 2009 (Do Din Ka Mela) and Like Here Like There , 2011 (So Heddan
So
Hoddan)
6.20 to 7.40pm: Film: Up, Down and Sideways (83min)
Directors: Anushka Meenakshi and Iswar Srikumar
7.40 to 8.25pm: Discussion: (to be decided)
8.25pm: Dinner
*Day 2: 11 Feb, 2018*
10.00 to 10.50am: Film: I am Bonnie (45min); Directors: Farha Katun,
Satarupa Santra & Saurabh Kanti Dutta
Bonnie (33) is again on the run. He has been on the run from his family
and
sports fraternity since failing 'sex test' before the Bangkok Asian
Games,
1998.
A born intersex, raised by poor, illiterate and confused parents as a
girl
named 'Bandana', s/he became one of the finest strikers of Indian
Woman's
football team in her/his short career. A Sex Reassignment surgery later
transformed her/him to a man but left him without home or career. He
left
home, took up idol-making for a living. He met Swati (F24) then; they
fell
in love and married soon but had to move once again fearing social
backlash. His fight to establish his identity, struggle for existence
is
met by a sarcastic society which is yet to learn to take 'other
genders'
seriously.
10.50 to 12.00pm: Film: Mod (70min); Director: Pushpa Rawat
'Mod' is an attempt by the filmmaker at communicating with the young
men
who hang out at the ânotoriousâ water tank in her neighbourhood in
Pratap
Vihar, Ghaziabad. The water tank is a space that is frequented by the
so-called âno-goodersâ of the locality, a place where they play
cricket,
play cards, drink and smoke up. When she enters the space with her
camera,
the boys are curious and at the same time wary of it and her. They
sometimes resist, sometimes protest, and at times, open up. As the film
unfolds we get a hint of the lives the boys lead and the fragile world
they
create for themselves at the water tank.
12.00 to 12.15pm: Tea Break
12.15to1.00pm: Discussion: With Prof. Nikhila H, EFL-U, Hyderabad and
Ranjani K Murthy, freelance researcher / activist
1.00 to 2.00pm: Lunch Break
2.00pm to 3.20: Film: Bird Trapper or Beggar (79min); Director: Vinod
Raja
The Hakki Pikkis are a free spirited nomadic tribe who began their
wandering many generations ago in the North Western part of the Indian
subcontinent. Over time they travelled through and settled in different
states of the country. As they moved, they survived through trapping
birds
and hunting small game in the forests and selling them in cities and
towns
along with lucky charms and trinkets. If the trap failed, begging was
the
next best bet! Exiled from the forest, reviled by the city, their
traditional ways of life outlawed the Hakki Pikkis share their stories
of
wit and survival in the film that emerged through a series of community
conversations held when we travelled with friends from a settlement in
Bannerghatta, Bangalore to other settlements across Karnataka.
3.20 to 4.25pm: Film: Nicobar, A long way (65min); Director: Richa
Hushing
Deep in the Bay of Bengal, the Nicobar archipelago, a tribal reserve
protected under Andaman and Nicobar Protection of Aboriginal Tribes
Regulation, was worst hit by the Tsunami of 26th December 2004.
Self-subsistent and relatively isolated, post Tsunami the aboriginal
world
was suddenly invaded
4.25 to 4.40pm: Tea Break
4.40 to 5.25pm: Discussion: With Prof. Nikhila H., EFLU, Hyderabad
5.25 to 6.20pm Film: Nuclear Hallucinations (54min); Director: N.
Fatima
Nuclear hallucinations is a film, which claims to be a documentary, and
it
is centred the anti-nuclear struggle against the kudankulam atomic
power
project in south India.
6.20 to 7.00pm: Discussion: With Dr. S P Udayakumar, Writer,
anti-nuclear
activist and the convener of the People's Movement Against Nuclear
Energy
(PMANE).
7.00 to 7.30pm: Closing Remarks/ Reflection
7.30pm: Dinner
*
* Local transport would be available for those coming from the city**
Lunch
and dinner will be provided to the participants*** Accommodation not
availableFor any queries, please contact:Mr. Sunil Neelakandan-
9502234480
<095022%2034480>/ Ms. G.Sushma- 9100453192 <091004%2053192>*
--
A Fly in the CurryâBook on Independent Documentary Film in India
<http://www.sagepub.in/books/Book249297?prodTypes=any&imprint=%22SAGE%20India%22&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1#tabview=title>
Anjali Monteiro, Ph.D., Professor,
K.P. Jayasankar, Ph.D., Professor
School of Media and Cultural Studies
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088, India
Phone:+91 22 2552 5661 and +91 22 2552 5660 (Work)
Fax: +91 22 25525050
Skype id: anjalimonteiro
URLs: http://smcs.tiss.edu
http://www.monteiro-jayasankar.com
https://www.facebook.com/monteiro.jayasankar
<https://www.facebook.com/monteiro.jayasankar>