Films Notice - October-December, 2006  
     
 
       
  07/10/06

Village of Dust City of Water

The film that negotiates the rough terrain of water use and misuse across India. Director: Sanjay Barnela

 
       
  14/10/06

Eco-Dharma

The story of dedication and sacrifice of Bishnoi  community, the oldest practicing environmentalists of India from Western Rajasthan to whom the preservation of wildlife and forest is a religion. From XV century they effectively continue their sacred duty of protecting the environment. Director: Malgorzata Skiba

 
       
  28/10/06

Seeing Freedom

The profile of Ranchod Soni a visually challenged person who has overcome the limitations of blindness through his efforts and is also helping others to try and achieve the same. Director: A. Ravi Shnakar

 
       
  04/11/06

My Life is My Song

The story of the Langas, folk musicians from Jodhpur, with their five-century-old tradition, leading you into their hopes for their children, their fears for the survival of their art in the commercial entertainment world today, and their solace in the mystical songs that form their repertoire.Director: Gopal Sharma

 
       
  11/11/06

Healing The Coast

The film explores the environmental restoration along Tamil Nadu’s coastline in the post-tsunami context in December 2004.  Director: Nina Subramani

 
       
  18/11/06

That Year That Day

The film explores the mechanisms of attaining freedom from the images… visuals… memories which have the elements of child sexual abuse. Director: Meenkashi & Vinay Rai

 
       
  25/11/06

The Silent World of Partridge Keeping

The film examines the complex issue of bird fights from various aspects: cruelty to birds, illegal trade, and the dying tradition of rearing birds in captivity. Director: Himanshu Malhotra

 
       
  02/12/06

Girl Song

A look at the life of Anjum Katyal, a Kolkata blues singer, drawing on her poems and songs. In her interactions with her mother and her daughter, we see how a cultural identity proudly woven from many strands is increasingly under threat from narrow and exclusionist definitions of identity. Director: Vasudha Joshi

 
       
  09/12/06

Lovesick On Virtual Street

The film is a trip into the teenage mind which is ruled by modern technology and the umpteen temptations that come with it. Director: Jasmine Kaur and Avinash Roy

 
       
  16/12/06

The Whistle Blowers  - Part 1

An investigation into the issue of pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks manufactured by reputed MNC’s like Coca Cola and Pepsi in India which was recently revealed in a report by the Centre for Science and Environment.  .Director: Umesh Aggarwal

 
       
  23/12/06

The Whistle Blowers - Part II

An investigation into the issue of pesticides in bottled water and soft drinks manufactured by reputed MNC’s like Coca Cola and Pepsi in India which was recently revealed in a report by the Centre for Science and Environment.  Director: Umesh Aggarwal

 
       
 
     
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