Film
Indigenous film, art and activism: counter-cartographies of the Amazon
This one-day symposium explores the relationship between film, art, and activism in the Amazon. Along with in-person discussions by international speakers, the programme includes a number of contemporary Amazonian films made by Indigenous creators who are using film to amplify their voices and contest historical marginalisation.
Word Sound Power
Social Movements, Protest & Dissent in India Film Series - Week 1
Mon 23 January 2017
Alison Richard Building
Following last year's successful programme, we are running another documentary film series this year on the theme: 'Social Movements, Protest & Dissent in India'. This will feature a completely new list of documentaries over eight, thematically arranged weeks. These interrogate issues from the environment and caste discrimination, to Hindutva and freedom of expression.
Screenings are open to all, and we will also provide wine, juice and namkeen! Feel free to invite guests.
Please join us for Week 1 on Monday 23 January, where we will have two short films on the theme: 'Practicing Protest, Doing Dissent':
Accounts and Accountability (Radhika Kaul Batra | 2001 | 30mins) A film about the Right to Information Act, and iconic activist Aruna Roy's struggle to implement the power of public audit in rural Rajasthan.
The Bant Singh Project (Word Sound Power | 2011 | 12mins). A film about Punjabi Dalit singer, Bant Singh, and his revolutionary songs of inequality, caste violence, and rebellion.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Enquiries: Centre of South Asian Studies Email: ea320@cam.ac.uk
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