Films Notice - January-March, 2006  
     
 
       
  07/01/06

Cityscapes

Delhi The film documents Delhi’s collapsing urban environment and recalls the city’s best-loved 19th century chronicler-Ghalib. Director: Meera Dewan

 
       
  14/01/06

A Time for Stories

The film captures a literary convention in Delhi and through the participants explores the necessity of art and issues of communication and personal identity. Director: Nina Subramani & Rajani Mani

 
       
  21/01/06

A Mercedes for Asish

A cinematic document of simultaneous degradations of human space and dignity in Delhi, images of how roads, walls, constructions-in-progress, gandanalas, billboards, all in some way attack the human body. Director: Ruchir Joshi

 
       
  28/01/06

In Search of Colours

The story of an Indian painter Sidharth who exclusively uses natural colours. He first learnt the use of natural colours from his mother in his village and later as a monk in the Namgyal Monastery of McleodGanj, Dharamsala, India. Director: K. Bikram Singh

 
       
  04/02/06

The Fine Balance

The portrayal of the collective efforts by the forest officers and the NGO’s to attain a delicate eco-balance between the lion (the last surviving gene pool of Asiatic lion) and the Maldharies and Siddies. Director: Darshan Dave

 
       
  11/02/06

Lights…Camera….Action….No Cuts Please!

The film traces the history and the changing nature of film censorship over the years in India. It incisively explores both sides of the censorship debate with its high-powered line-up of eminent filmmakers. Director: Deepti Sanjeev

 
       
  18/02/06

Smoke This

The film concentrates on the plight of the auto-rickshaw driver in the context of the recent efforts of the government to ‘clean the city of Delhi’. Director: Varun Mathur

 
       
  25/02/06

Cherrapunji : Rain, Rain Everywhere but not a drop to drink

A documentary that looks into the paradox of drinking water scaricity in Cherrapunji, known as one of the wettest places on earth. Director: Madhumita Nag Chakraborty

 
       
  04/03/06

What About the Children?

The film examines the impact of television advertising on children who are exposed to the audiovisual medium almost from the day of their birth. Director: Priya Krishnaswamy

 
       
  12/03/06

Meeta-Linking A Traditional with Today

A cinematic document about the survival of a young artist and her gharana in the 21st century. Director: Shukla Das

 
       
  19/03/06

A Second Hand Life

The film investigates the murky side of information technology, whereby tons of hazardous e-waste is seeping into developing countries like India causing havoc on their health and environment through the experiences of two children. Director: Nutan Manmohan

 
       
  26/03/06

University of Delhi

The film traces the more than eight decades long history of the University of Delhi one of India’s leading educational institutions and the transformation it is undergoing to meet the challenges of the new millennium. Director: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

 
       
 
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