Habitat Film Club
The Habitat Film Club was started in March 2000. A Member of the Federation of Film Societies of India, Habitat Film Club promises film buffs a rich fare of meaningful and entertaining films from across the world, Masterclasses and interactive sessions with Directors, Producers, Actors, Retrospectives and much more. Members are exposed to the wealth and variety of cinema - from the early classics to the
works of the new filmmakers as well as refreshing departures in mainstream cinema. It also aims to facilitate for members insights into the history of cinema and awareness on contemporary trends. The film club's two standalone annual festivals, namely Habitat International Film Festival in March celebrating critically acclaimed International Cinema, and Habitat Film Festival in May showcasing award winning Pan Indian Cinema, have become indispensable forums for film lovers in the city.
MEMBERSHIP TO HABITAT FILM CLUB IS CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.
For more information email us on habitatprogrammes@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP TO HABITAT FILM CLUB IS CLOSED TILL FURTHER NOTICE.
For more information email us on habitatprogrammes@gmail.com
Films This Month!
FILM - DIFF On The Road - Himalayan Cultures. The Poplar Trees (Nepal, Maldives/ 2023/ Tibetan (Mustangi), with Eng subs/ 9 mins) Dir. Manoj Kumar Pant. Windhorse (Nepal/2023/ Nepali, English with Eng subs/ 10 mins) Dir. Sunil Gurung. Dhorpatan/ No Winter Holidays (Feature Documentary/Nepal/ Nepali/ 2023/ 79 mins) Dirs. Rajan Kathet & Sunir Pandey.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
06:30 pm- FILM - Manu Rewal's Architecture Films. Udaipur, a romance with nature (1997/Docu/English/30 mins). Dir. Manu Rewal. Built on the slopes of a hill and on the banks of Lake Pichola in the 16th and 17th century, Udaipur’s urban planning is an organic response to the hot dry climate of Rajasthan. Its beautiful palaces that integrate nature with architecture in unique ways, inspired Shah Jahan when he was given asylum by the Maharana. Mandu, the city of joy (1996/Docu/English/ 31 mins). Dir. Manu Rewal. Created in 1401, Mandu’s genius lies in the merging of water bodies and landscapes with its whimsical architecture. Dialogues over miniature paintings, evoking life in the palaces, alternate with analyses of Mandu’s architecture, an example of the composite Hindu-Muslim culture of India of that era.Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmaker.
Venue : Gulmohar
07:00 pm - FILM - DIFF On The Road - Himalayan Cultures. Gangri Gi Min/ Mountain Man (Bhutan/ 2022/ Dzongkha with Eng subs/ 22 mins) Dir. Arun Bhatarai. The Shepherdess of Glaciers (Feature Documentary/ France, India/ 2015/ Ladakhi/ 74 mins) Dir. Stanzin Dorjai and Christiane Mordelet.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
09:00 pm - FILM - DIFF On The Road - Himalayan Cultures. Shera (India/ 2023/ Kumaoni/ 20 mins) Dir. Arun Fulara. Silent Walls (Bhutan/ 2023/ Dzongkha/ 20 mins) Dir. Suraj Bhattarai. Guras (Feature Narrative/India, Nepal/ 2023/ Nepali with Eng sub/ 114 mins) Dir. Saurav Rai.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
06:30 pm - FILM - Manu Rewal's Architecture Films. Datia & Orcha, the spirit of innovation (2000/Docu/English/29 mins). Dir. Manu Rewal. In the 16th and the 17th century, successive rulers of Datia and Orchha in Bundelkhand, built a unique temple and a series of palaces. In the first three, they enriched and refined the building form with terraces centred around a courtyard. The fourth palace is the most innovative, as it rejected traditional taboos and built a tower in the centre of the courtyard. Jantar Mantar, charting the heavens (2000/Docu/English/28 mins). Dir. Manu Rewal. In the 18th century, Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II, built astronomical observatories to correct the errors he had noted in the ancient Indian astronomical tables used for land revenue, agricultural purposes and astrology. After rejecting brass devices, he settled for huge stone and masonry instruments. These ingenious and elegant instruments represent an architectural vision that anticipates 20th-century architecture. Screenings followed by QnA with the filmmaker.
Venue : Gulmohar
07:00 pm - FILM - DIFF On The Road - Himalayan Cultures. Last Day of Summer (India, France/ 2023/ Ladakhi (Changskat) with Eng subs/ 15 mins) Dir. Stenzin Tankong. Rapture/ Rimdogittanga (Feature Narrative/ India/ 2023/ 127 mins) Dir. Dominic Sangma.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
06:30 pm - FILMS - Giants of the Himalayas (2021/English & Hindi with Eng subs, 23 mins) and Feral in the Mountains (2021/English & Hindi with Eng subs/23 mins). Dir. Eshika Fyzee. Shot in Ladakh, the films deal, respectively, with human-bear conflict focused on the elusive Himalayan brown bear, and on problems posed to wildlife by the increasing population of feral dogs. Screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. Collab. Global Wildlife Fair, Wildlife Trust of India.
Venue : Gulmohar
07:00 pm - FILM - Manu Rewal's Architecture Films. Le Corbusier in India (2000/Docu/English & French with English subs/92 mins). Dir. Manu Rewal. Between 1951 and 1965, Le Corbusier, considered one of the greatest architects of his time, designed villas and the millowner's building in Ahmedabad as well as a new city, Chandigarh for post-partition Punjab. Chandigarh, which has a High Court and a beautiful innovative Assembly building is today a pilgrimage spot for the world’s architects. Screening followed by QnA with the filmmaker.
Awards: PRIX ARCHITECTURE: UNESCO Film Festival on art and education, Paris, France and The Jury Award: MIPA, Madrid, Spain.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
07:00 pm - FILM - Born to Sing (2001/English/45 mins) Dir. Shikha Jhingan. This film is a musical journey with four Mirasans, who sing life cycle ritual songs for their patrons in the Malwa region of Punjab. The film raises some important questions: What is the nature of their relationship with their land-owning patrons? What happens when Punjabi pop music takes the entertainment industry by storm? How do they deal with the dwindling patronage, as well as the pressures from the men of their own community? Followed by a discussion with the filmmaker. A Retrospective Series. Collab. Kriti Film Club.
Venue : Gulmohar
07:00 pm - FILM - Dekha (2001/35 mm/Bengali with Eng subs/121 mins) Dir. Goutam Ghose. The film revolves around an aging poet Sashi Bhusan Sanyal, afflicted with glaucoma and nearly blind, whose wife has deserted him because of his reckless lifestyle. Continuing our series of screenings of classic films in original 35mm format. Collab. Directorate of Film Festivals.
Venue : Stein Auditorium
07:00 pm - ONLINE - Film & Talk - GLIMPSES OF CULTURE. Art of the Chalukyas (Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole and Alampur). Screening followed by discussion with art historian, filmmaker & photographer Benoy K. Behl. Prod. Doordarshan. Venue: Zoom. Many temples were made in the Gupta period, from the 4th to the 6th centuries CE. However, most were made of brick and have not survived intact. The earliest large body of well-preserved temples is of the period of the Early Chalukyas from the 6th to the 8th centuries. These were made near the banks of the Malaprabha River in present-day Karnataka and on the Tungabhadra River in Andhra Pradesh. The most important sites are at Pattadakal, Aihole, Alampur and Badami.
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Venue : Zoom
06:00 pm - FILM - World Dance Day Celebrations. Dance of the Seasons (Year/Language/42 mins) Dir. Prof. G.D. Jayalakshmi. A collaborative, inter-disciplinary artistic research project that explores how two very different art forms – dance and film – could be engaged in a creative dialogue with each other in order to address one of the most pressing questions of our time, that of climate change. Screening followed by QnA with the filmmaker.
Venue : Gulmohar
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