JUNE 2008 |
| DATE |
TIME |
EVENTS |
| 2nd Mon |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM | History Rocks - Classic Albums Bob Marley and The Wailers - Catch A Fire A documentary series which focuses on the great albums which have influenced the course of music and touched generations. The film features archive interviews with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and contributions from Bunny Wailer, Family Man Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare and Rita Marley.
Collab: The History Channel |
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5th Thurs |
6:30pm |
FILM| Katha and TERI present Green films for children aged 9 to 14 yrs: Forest (20mins/English), Water Ignites Life And Hope (22mins/Hindi) with an interactive session on solid waste management. |
| 7:00pm |
Maski-Show (Russia/43mins/1992) Dir. George Deliev. This slapstick comedy reveals various aspects of the former Soviet society. |
|
7:45pm |
Three Fables For Use by Whites In Africa (Africa/17mins/1998) Dir. Claude Gnakouri. A reflection on the behaviour of some Whites in Africa, and the gap between African reality and Western culture. |
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6th Fri |
7:00pm |
Rolling (Switzerland/93mins/1997) Dir. Peter Entell. A film about the younger generation's search for self-respect, success and fulfilment in the midst of economic and social pressures. |
| 7th Sat |
7:00pm |
Welcome to the Human Race (South Africa/52mins/ 1997) Dir. Betty Wolpert. An extraordinary meeting between two families: Zondos and Smits. As the two families mourn together the loss of their children, a poignant and moving reconciliation takes place. |
| 8th Sun |
7:00pm |
Naalu Pennungal (India/105mins/2007) Dir. Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award Winner. A film about four women-each coming from a different social stratum. Screening will be followed by a discussion with the Director. |
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9th Mon |
7:00pm |
Images Of A Dictatorship (Canada/56mins/1999) Dir. Patricio Henriquez. A film from Chile, of General Pinochet's years in power, the protests against him and the methods used to crush those protests. |
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10th Tue |
7:00pm |
The Inner Tour (Israel/Palestine/96mins/2001) Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz. Some Palestinian families take a tour of Israel as it is the only way that they can enter Israel proper. Story of how a Palestinian Arab meets his Mother for the first time in years in such a tour. |
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11th Wed |
7:00pm |
Thinking Aloud (India/54mins/2005) Dir. Judhajit Sarkar. Mother Teresa - Is she for real or a myth? A film about the Saint of the Gutters, and Calcutta. |
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17th Tue |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM| Public Service Broadcasting Trust and The Max Mueller Bhavan continue with their monthly screenings. Women In Conflict Dir. Radhika Kaul Batra Prod: PSBT & '2' Dir. Tal Kfir. |
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25th Wed |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM| Waters of Despair- a story of flood-ravaged Darbhanga and launch of Dateline Ghanshyampur- a fact finding assessment undertaken in the aftermath of the floods of 2007 in Bihar. Dir. Srijan Prod . Praxis- Institute for Participatory Practices. |
| 26th Thu |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM|Chinh Filmy Basta a selection of impressive, motivating, touching and sometimes brutally honest quality children's programmes from CHINH Kids Film Festival, children's film producers, festivals and agencies across the globe. |
| 27th Fri |
6:30pm |
DOC FILM|Repeat of Chinh Filmy Basta a selection of impressive, motivating, touching and sometimes brutally honest quality children's programmes from CHINH Kids Film Festival, children's film producers, festivals and agencies across the globe. |
Other films
Collab: World Movies |
| 13th Fri |
7:00pm |
Three Colours: Blue (French/93mins) Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski. Faced with the loss of her family in a car crash, Julie, tries to deal with her loss by leaving everything behind her and disappears in anonymity. |
| 21st Sat |
7:00pm |
Invisible Waves (Japanese/111mins) Dir. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Kyoji is having an affair with his boss's wife who orders him to kill her and flee from the country. |
Film Club Discussion |
| 27th Fri |
6:30pm |
FILM CLUB DISCUSSION GROUP meets to discuss Dial M for Murder (1954/88mins) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Underneath a typical murder mystery, the film explores male-female relationships. Film Scholar Divya Raina will introduce the film and facilitate the discussion. |
