Persistence Resistance 2010

A Festival of Contemporary Political Films

Organised by
Magic Lantern Foundation & India International Centre

Venue: India International Centre
40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003

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Festival Schedule

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25 February 2010, Thursday
Auditorium 1 Auditorium 2 Outdoor Night Screening
9:30 AM Registration
10:30 AM Inauguration
by Jai Chandiram
Keynote address
by The Hoot
Inaugural Film:
Wagah
Dir: Supriyo Sen
14 min, 2008, India/Pakistan/Germany
11:45 AM Sacrifice of Babulal Bhuiyan
Dir: Manjira Datta,
64 min, 1988, India		 11:45 AM Films of Manjira Datta
Sacrifice of Babulal Bhuiyan
64 min, 1988, India
The Many Faces of Madness
Dir: Amar Kanwar,
19 min, 2000, India		 Films of Kesang Tseten
We Homes Chaps
74 min, 2002, Nepal
Q&A with Filmmakers:
Manjira Datta and Amar Kanwar
2:15 PM Delhi Premiere
The Advocate
Dir: Deepa Dhanraj,
126 min, 2007, India		 2:30 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Kesang Tseten with Samina Mishra
4:35 PM Kya Main Qaafir Hoon?
Dir: Sandhir Flora,
56 min, 2009, India
Bilal
Dir: Sourav Sarangi,
88 min, 2008, India		 5:00 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Manjira Datta with Brinda Bose
Q&A with Filmmakers:
Deepa Dhanraj and Sandhir Flora
7:45 PM Rishtey (Relationship)
Dir: Manjira Datta,
25 min, 1994, India
Naach (The Dance)
Dir: Saba Dewan,
84 min, 2008, India
Filmmakers will be present to introduce film
26 February 2010, Friday
Auditorium 1 Auditorium 2 Outdoor Night Screening
9:30 AM Student Films from NID, Ahmedabad:
Sarai
Dir: Prachi Mokashi,
18 min, 2008, India		 10:00 AM Films of Bishakha Datta
In the Flesh
53 min, 2002, India
Pollena Kathe
Dir: Udayraj P. J.,
15 min, 2008, India
Bride Wanted
Dir: Sarah Da’Costa,
16 min, 2008, India
Kapi
Dir: Prahlad Gopakumar,
11 min, 2008, India
Tran Eka Tran
Dir: Aastha Gohil,
19 min, 2008, India		 10:55 AM Films of Bishakha Datta
Hot Off the Press
31 min, 2006, India
Antardvandva
Dir: Ujjwal Utkarsh,
21 min, 2008, India
Allah-u-Akbar
Dir: Asham K. R.,
10 min, 2008, India
Purna Virama
Dir: Ujjwal Utkarsh,
12 min, 2008, India
11:45 AM What’s the point of telling stories when they aren’t even true?
Dir: Aditi Banerjee,
12 min, 2008, India		 11:40 AM Films of Saba Dewan
Sita’s Family
60 min, 2003, India
Nodir Gan
Dir: Prachi Mokashi,
23 min, 2009, India
Chattalmazha (Drizzle)
Dir: Asham K. R.,
16 min, 2009, India
Sarkhej
Dir: Shraddha Sakhalkar,
12 min, 2009, India
Dopahar
Dir: Siddharth Gautam Singh,
16 min, 2009, India		 12:40 PM Films of Saba Dewan
Delhi Mumbai Delhi
63 min, 2006, India
Gullak
Dir: Manish Saini,
19 min, 2009, India
Chaah
Dir: Prem Gunjan,
12 min, 2009, India
2:05 PM Adha Aasman: Women’s Access to Health Care
Dir: Samina Mishra,
32 min, 1996, India
Silent Hues
Dir: R. Rohini,
49 min, 2007, India		 2:30 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Bishakha Datta with Veena Hariharan
I Ranu Gayen
Dir: Shyamal Karmakar,
9 min, 2002, India
Arzoo
Dir: Shashi Ghosh Gupta,
26 min, 2008, India
Q&A with Filmmakers:
Samina Mishra R. Rohini and Shashi Ghosh Gupta
4:35 PM Goddesses
Dir: Leena Manimekalai,
45 min, 2007, India
Life of the Law
Dir: Manjira Datta,
30 min, 2004, India		 5:00 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Saba Dewan with Sabeena Gadihoke
Something Like a War
Dir: Deepa Dhanraj,
52 min, 1991, India
Tales From the Margins
Dir: Kavita Joshi,
23 min, 2006, India
Q&A with Filmmakers:
Manjira Datta and Kavita Joshi
7:45 PM The Last Rites
Dir: Yasmine Kabir,
17 min, 2008, Bangladesh
In Search of the Riyal
Dir: Kesang Tseten,
83 min, 2009, Nepal

Filmmakers will be present to introduce film
27 February, 2010, Saturday
Auditorium 1 Auditorium 2 Outdoor Night Screening
9:30 AM Students’ Films from FTII, Pune:
Padaav
Dir: Abhinav Gupta,
11 min, India
Thread
Dir: Lillium Leonard,
20 min, India
Swayambhu Sen Foresees His End
Dir: Debashish Medhekar,
18 min, India		 9:45AM Films shot by Avijit Mukul Kishore
Narmeen
Dir: Dipti Gogna,
17 min, India		 John and Jane
Dir: Ashim Ahluwalia,
83 min, India
Tubulence
Dir: Gulam Shaffi Khan,
10 min, India
Ramoshi
Dir: Tathagata Singha,
13 min, India
Vaishnav Jan Toh
Dir: Kaushal Oza,
10 min, India
In the Garden
Dir: Mahashweta Burma,
12 min, India
Chivlya
Dir: Rohit Sawakhande,
12 min, India		 11:10 AM Films shot by Avijit Mukul Kishore
Made in India
Dir: Madhusree Dutta,
37 min, 2002, India
Kal 15 August Dukan Band Rahegi
Dir: Pratik Vats,
11 min, India
11:55 AM Journey of Snow Flake
Dir: Rahat Jiloha,
11 min, India
The Light and Her Shadow
Dir: Andrea Lannetta,
11 min, India		 12:00 PM Films of Supriyo Sen
Hope Dies Last in War
77 min, 2007, India
Dhin Tak Dha
Dir: Shraddha Pasi,
20 min, India
Ekti Kaktaliyo Golpo
Dir: Tathagata Singha,
10 min, India
3 Cheers
Dir: Promod Jainarian,
8 min, India
1:20 PM Films of Supriyo Sen
Rupban – The Beautiful
26 min, 2008, India
1:30 PM Bhagwan Das: In Pursuit of Ambedkar
Dir: S. Anand,
60 min, 2009, India
Sarpat
Dir: Abhay Tiwari,
18 min, 2009, India		 2:30 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Avijit Mukul Kishore with Shankhajeet De
Hunting Down Water
Dir: Sanjay Barnela & Vasant Saberwal,
32 min, 2003, India
The Latent City
Dir: Krishnendu Bose,
58 min, 2009, India
Q&A with Filmmakers:
S. Anand, Abhay Tiwari, Sanjay Barnela, Vasant Saberwal and Krishnendu Bose
4:45 PM ML 05 B 6055
Dir: Ruchika Negi, Amit Mahanti & Subhashim Goswami (Frame Works),
38 min, 2008, India		 5:00 PM Conversation with Filmmaker
Supriyo Sen with Ira Bhaskar
Out of Thin Air
Dir: Samreen Farooqui & Shabani Hassanwalia,
49 min, 2009, India
.in for motion
Dir: Anirban Datta,
59 min, 2008, India
Q&A with Filmmakers:
Frame Works, Samreen Farooqui and Ranu Ghosh
7:45 PM Wagah
Dir: Supriyo Sen,
14 min, 2009, India/Pakistan/Germany
World Premiere
Sound of Tibet: Awakening Kindness
Dir: Kim Joon-Nyeon,
59 min, 2008, Tibet
Filmmakers will be present to introduce film
Retrospectives (all three days)
Video Parlour 1 Video Parlour 2 Video Parlour 3
Retrospective of Deepa Dhanraj Retrospective of Manjira Datta Retrospective of Saba Dewan
9:30 AM Kya Hua Iss Shehar Ko?
52 min, 1986, India		 9:30 AM Sacrifice of Babulal Bhuiyan
64 min, 1988, India		 9:30 AM Barf (Snow)
54 min, 1997, India
Something Like a War
52 min, 1991, India		 Democracy in Crisis
50 min, 1991, India		 Sita’s Family
60 min, 2002, India
The Legacy of Malthus
50 min, 1994, India		 Seeds of Plenty, Seeds of Sorrow
52 min, 1992, India		 Delhi Mumbai Delhi
63 min, 2006, India
Time to Listen
50 min, 1996, India		 Rishtey (Relationship)
25 min, 1994, India & USA		 Naach (The Dance)
84 min, 2008, India
Nari Adalat
40 min, 2000, India		 Present Times
50 min, 1998, India
Young Historians
47 min, 2005, India
Jeevan Jyothi
55 min, 2008, India
Video Parlour 4 Video Parlour 5 Video Parlour 6
Retrospective of Krishnendu Bose Retrospective of Sanjay Barnela Retrospective of Supriyo Sen
9:30 AM Revolution and After
30 min, 1992, India		 9:30 AM Turf Wars
(co-director: Vasant Saberwal)
34 min, 2001, India		 9:30 AM The Dream of Hanif
26 min, 1997, India
Harvesting Hunger
53 min, 2000, India		 Hunting Down Water
(co-director: Vasant Saberwal)
32 min, 2003, India		 The Nest
38 min, 2000, India
Jardhar Diary
29 min, 2002, India		 Turf Wars Revisited
17 min, 2004, India		 Way Back Home
120 min, 2003, India
Dance With Hands Held Tight
61 min, 2005, India		 River Taming Mantras
(co-director: Vasant Saberwal)
31 min, 2004, India		 Hope Dies Last in War
77 min, 2007, India
Delhi – Work in Progress
38 min, 2008, India		 Water Business is Good Business
(co-director: Vasant Saberwal)
27 min, 2004, India		 Wagah
14 min, 2009, India/Pakistan/Germany
Following the Rhythms
34 min, 2005, India
Installations (All three days)
Installation 1 Installation 2 Installation 3
9:30 AM Disconnect
An Installation by Frame Works		 7:00 PM Dialogue Remains
An Installation by Ranu Ghosh		 7:00 PM Films on installation
Erased
Dir: Neha Raheja Thakker,
9 min, 2009, India
Looking for Amitabh
Dir: Meenakshi Shedde,
5 min, 2003, India
Baba Black Beard
Dir: Sanghamitra Karmakar,
11 min, 2006, India
Note: Schedule subject to last minute changes

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