GARASS
Sanju Surendran
India. 30 min. 2014
Venue : B Travel Brand Xperience
Date : 23 may. 17.30 h
4 friends are to celebrate the night of Diwali. But happiness and nostalgia give way to memories of the past that pursues them. An accident occurs.
Sewing Machine
Samiran Datta
India. 2015. 27 min
Venue : CC Pilar Miró
Date : 23 may. 20.00 h
Sewing machine was the first consumer durable household appliance to get multinational market. It was promoted as a liberating device for woman and was marketed as a symbol of domestic harmony. In this age of consumerism this film tries to introspect the far reaching impact of product – sewing machine, into the core of man woman relationship.
AADHA QUARTER
Sharmista Nag
India. 2015. 30 min
Venue : CC Pilar Miró
Date : 23 may. 20.00 h
Chhintu, works as a cleaner in a dingy bar. He is compelled by the owner to caste aside his morals and induce the customers to drink more. Chhintu takes up the job with ease, using his charm to lull the customers into a sense of security , until a genuine friendship with one of the customers brings about a change of heart in Chhintu.
HOTEL SEA VIEW
Suvradro Chowdhury
India. 2015. 30 min
Venue : CC Pilar Miró
Date : 25 may. 20.00 h
Calcutta couple goes on vacation to the beach to disconnect. They will stay at Hotel Sea View. Their stay will be complicated by the history of the owner of the hotel.
SO LONG…
Debdatta Sengupta
India. 2015. 22 min
Venue : CC Pilar Miró Date : 23 may. 20.00 h
A tailor has a small shop in Kolkata. His child doesn’t pay attention to his effort to get ahead in life. He has other projects. But he will be forced to follow the same path.
In the mood for love
Aakriti Kohli, Sandeep Singh
India. 2015. 28 min PSBT
Una historia de personas que han vivido y amado.
Esta película explora las relaciones y el amor y mirando la noción de la fraternidad, el amor, la sexualidad y la ilegalidad en relación con la comunidad de Gays y Lesbianas. Las historias son documentos de personas y compañeras en un intento de mirada íntima y reflexión sobre sí mismos, la comunidad y el movimiento. Destacando su vida cotidiana y el trabajo, la película examina la experiencia de vivir en una ciudad, tener una relación y el concepto mismo de una familia. Finalmente la película cuestionará los poderes generales del estado en la definición, vigilancia y regulación de la gente y el discurso popular, que rechaza los derechos de los Gays y Lesbianas como algo trivial y sin importancia.
Caste on the Menu Card
Ananyaa Gaur, Anurup Khillare, Atul Anand, Reetika Revathy Subramanian, Vaseem Chaudhary India. 2015. 20 min
Venue : Función Lenguaje Date : 20 may. 19.30h
The film delves into the idea of food as a site of exclusion by focusing on beef-eating practices in Mumbai. It attempts to portray the prevalence of caste differentiations as seen in the food choices of people in the city and touches upon concerns related to livelihood, social inclusion and human rights. By tracing the mythological and historical roots of the meat-eating culture in our country, the film discusses the hierarchy maintained by Brahminical preferences and its intended subversions. This is seen in the stand taken on dealing with the political economy of the leather and meat industries. The film also follows the ruptured background of universities’ caste politics over the demand of inclusion of beef in institutions. It observes that many restaurants in Mumbai offer beef delicacies, but off the menu. Thus, the film reads ‘Caste on the Menu Card’. This film was made prior to the 2015 ban on sale of beef (including bulls and bullocks) in Maharashtra.
The Piyus – Road of Bones
Tomás Elhaiek
Argentina. 2015. 86 min.
Venue : CC Pilar Miró
Date : 19 may. 20.00h
The Piyus are a group of adventurers who are rolling the world on their motorcycles. In this opportunity they ride across Siberia, through the mystical and deadly Road of Bones. An epic odyssey that portrays the vestiges of the Stalin USSR.
In her words
Annie Zaidi
India. 2015. 42 min.
The Film traces the historical and social journeys of Indian women’s lives as revealed through the literature they created in every era. The story of how women lived, and their march towards freedom and self-definition was not officially documented. However, through the verses of nuns, bhakti devotee rebels, folk songs, verses written by courtesans, amateur anthropologists, the memoirs of activists, and modern literature, we witness the oppressions and aspirations of Indian womanhood over two millenia. The film traces these changes through the translators, publishers, historians, and contemporary writers and readers who are pushing towards a more gender equal society.
The deep rising
Mehrajur Rahman Baruah
India. 2015. 26 min
The film delves in to the issue of disability unfolding the biased mindsets and unfriendly circumstances that propel the physically challenged people continue to live and enmesh in the vortex of disability. The narrative minutely explores the dance troupe ‘Ability Unlimited’ encompassing the art practices of differently able artists, their world within and outside, the collapse of the interface as well as “We and They” dichotomy created by the mainstream society. The film engages the artists who have innately redefined the notion of disability by transforming it to their advantage, giving a new lease of life accordingly enabling them to lead a dignified and productive life.
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