From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf
(83 min; 2013; HDV, SDV, VHS, Cell-phone; Kutchi, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi with English subtitles )
A film by CAMP (Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran)
A boat has many powers: to gather a society in its making, to distribute goods, to carry people and ideas across places that, it seems to us, are more different than ever before. From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf is a result of four years of dialogue, friendship and exchange between CAMP and a group of sailors from the Gulf of Kutch. Their travels, and those of co-seafarers from Pakistan and Southern Iran, through the Persian and Aden Gulfs show us a world cut into many pieces, not easily bridged by nostalgics or nationalists. Instead, we follow the physical crossings made by these groups of people who make and sail boats, and who also make videos, sometimes with songs married to them.
Awarded the Jury mention at Festival International de Cinema, Marseille and the New Views Prize, Olhar de Cinema, Curutiba, Opening Film Images Festival Toronto
A film by CAMP (Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran)
A boat has many powers: to gather a society in its making, to distribute goods, to carry people and ideas across places that, it seems to us, are more different than ever before. From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf is a result of four years of dialogue, friendship and exchange between CAMP and a group of sailors from the Gulf of Kutch. Their travels, and those of co-seafarers from Pakistan and Southern Iran, through the Persian and Aden Gulfs show us a world cut into many pieces, not easily bridged by nostalgics or nationalists. Instead, we follow the physical crossings made by these groups of people who make and sail boats, and who also make videos, sometimes with songs married to them.
Awarded the Jury mention at Festival International de Cinema, Marseille and the New Views Prize, Olhar de Cinema, Curutiba, Opening Film Images Festival Toronto
Yeh Kahaan aa Gaye Hum (52 min; 2014; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Pankaj Butalia
Produced by Films Division
Dr. Mushtaque Sadaf, Sahitya Akademi will briefly introduce the work of Nida Fazli; and Pankaj Butalia will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Nida Fazli is one of India’s well-known Urdu poets. Born in Gwalior from where his family left for Pakistan after the partition of India, Nida decided to stay behind and moved to Bombay to see if he could make his mark there as a poet. From the mid-seventies onwards, he has been recognised as one of the leading modernist voices in Urdu poetry. This film is a way to look at the man and his work
Rosalind Wilson Memorial Lecture 2015 Between Nationalism and Internationalism: The Political Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore
Between Nationalism and Internationalism: The Political Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore
Speaker: Dr. Ramachandra Guha, historian and biographer
Coding, Designing, and Revolution-Making: Digital Cultures Across the World
Speaker : Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, Director UC Center for Global Digital Cultures and Associate Professor
Department of Information Studies and Design|Media Arts, University of California at Los Angeles
Chair: Dr. Githa Hariharan
This talk explores how digital technologies can be re-imagined in the shape of peoples and communities worldwide on the margins of political and social power. It considers these questions in terms of how political movements are formed and sustained, how heritage and identity are preserved and how technologies may shape labor and the environment. I share insights from my work that range from South America, the Middle East, and South Asia
Department of Information Studies and Design|Media Arts, University of California at Los Angeles
Chair: Dr. Githa Hariharan
This talk explores how digital technologies can be re-imagined in the shape of peoples and communities worldwide on the margins of political and social power. It considers these questions in terms of how political movements are formed and sustained, how heritage and identity are preserved and how technologies may shape labor and the environment. I share insights from my work that range from South America, the Middle East, and South Asia
Bollywood Does Shakespeare
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Pravina Cooper, Lecturer, Comparative World Literature, California State University, Long Beach
Chair: Chair: Ms Aruna Vasudev
Shakespeare continues to be the most prolific and translatable screen writer of modern cinema. Dr. Cooper will examine the ideological implications of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, Omkara and Maqbool; how and to what ends does Bhardwaj’s work align with the central moral dilemmas at the heart of Shakespeare’s Renaissance texts and to what extent does his work re-write them?
Chair: Chair: Ms Aruna Vasudev
Shakespeare continues to be the most prolific and translatable screen writer of modern cinema. Dr. Cooper will examine the ideological implications of Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, Omkara and Maqbool; how and to what ends does Bhardwaj’s work align with the central moral dilemmas at the heart of Shakespeare’s Renaissance texts and to what extent does his work re-write them?
FILMS ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
Clean and Green – Fuelling India’s Alternative Energy (52 min; dvd; English)
A film by Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
Film courtesy: PSBT and Bedi Brothers Production
The film takes a critical look at why green energy solutions have not occupied mainstream policy and how to popularise these methods for economic scale. Travelling through the villages of Rajasthan to Bihar and the millennium city of Gurgaon, the film demonstrates how the sun, the wind, and all the natural elements can be harnessed to generate energy
A film by Ajay Bedi & Vijay Bedi
Film courtesy: PSBT and Bedi Brothers Production
The film takes a critical look at why green energy solutions have not occupied mainstream policy and how to popularise these methods for economic scale. Travelling through the villages of Rajasthan to Bihar and the millennium city of Gurgaon, the film demonstrates how the sun, the wind, and all the natural elements can be harnessed to generate energy
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
Dr. Kalpana Dasgupta, former Director, Central Secretariat Library and former Chairperson, Working Group on Libraries National Knowledge Commission; Dr. Gayas Makhdumi, University Librarian, Jamia Millia Islamia; and Dr. Usha Munshi , Librarian, IIPA will discuss Librarianship in Indian National Perspective by Subhash C. Biswas (Delhi: Gyan Publishing, 2015)
STORIES FROM AUSTRALIA – A FESTIVAL OF AWARD WINNING FILMS
Jabbed – Love, Fear and Vaccines (90 min; 2013; dvd; English)
Director: Sonya Pemberton, Genepool Productions/ SBS TV
As vaccination rates fall and preventable diseases re-emerge, Jabbed reminds us of what’s at stake. Traversing the globe, the film-makers examine the science behind vaccinations and the real cost of opting out. Stylishly crafted, thought provoking and often confronting, Jabbed is a powerful contribution to the often heated vaccine discussion
At 12:00
Sons and Mothers (80 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Director: Christopher Houghton, Pop Pictures/ABC TV
Sons and Mothers uses creative techniques to focus on the abilities, rather than disabilities, of its subjects. An intimate portrait of a group of men who meet once a week as part of the Men’s Ensemble theatre troupe
At 14:00
First Footprints – Episodes 1 & 2 (56 min per episode; 2013; English)
Directors: Martin Butler and Bentley Dean, Contact Films, ABC TV
Winner of the 2013 Walkley Documentary Award
Martin Butler will introduce the screening
First Footprints is a televisual archaeological ‘dig’ which comprehensively explores the history of Aboriginal tribal structures and land management techniques which prevailed for 50,000 years on the island continent which became known as Australia
This four part documentary series explores the story of how people arrived and thrived on our continent. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments.
Episode 1 - Super Nomads: 50,000 To 30,000 Years Ago
The story of how people arrived and thrived in Australia. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments
At 15:10
Episode 2 - The Great Drought: 30,000 To 15,000 Years Ago
For thousands of years people lived with Australia's strange and ferocious mega fauna but all beasts went extinct during the last ice age. Temperatures were 6 degrees colder; it was dry and windy and lasted over 10,000 years
At 16:10
Discussion
Speakers: Pat Fiske and Martin Butler, Australian filmmakers; Liz Jackson, senior Australian journalist; Safina Uberoi, Indian-Australian filmmaker based in Australia; and others
At 18:30
The Sunnyboy (90 min; 2013; English)
Director: Kaye Harrison, Treehouse Productions, JOTZ Productions
Winner of The MHS Broadcast Media Award 2014
The Sunnyboy follows 50 year-old Jeremy Oxley, frontman of the much-lauded 80’s band the Sunnyboys, as he emerges from a 30-year battle with schizophrenia. Told largely from his own perspective the filmmakers capture Jeremy’s struggle to unpick his past and his slowly growing confidence as he dares to contemplate a return to the stage
Director: Sonya Pemberton, Genepool Productions/ SBS TV
As vaccination rates fall and preventable diseases re-emerge, Jabbed reminds us of what’s at stake. Traversing the globe, the film-makers examine the science behind vaccinations and the real cost of opting out. Stylishly crafted, thought provoking and often confronting, Jabbed is a powerful contribution to the often heated vaccine discussion
At 12:00
Sons and Mothers (80 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Director: Christopher Houghton, Pop Pictures/ABC TV
Sons and Mothers uses creative techniques to focus on the abilities, rather than disabilities, of its subjects. An intimate portrait of a group of men who meet once a week as part of the Men’s Ensemble theatre troupe
At 14:00
First Footprints – Episodes 1 & 2 (56 min per episode; 2013; English)
Directors: Martin Butler and Bentley Dean, Contact Films, ABC TV
Winner of the 2013 Walkley Documentary Award
Martin Butler will introduce the screening
First Footprints is a televisual archaeological ‘dig’ which comprehensively explores the history of Aboriginal tribal structures and land management techniques which prevailed for 50,000 years on the island continent which became known as Australia
This four part documentary series explores the story of how people arrived and thrived on our continent. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments.
Episode 1 - Super Nomads: 50,000 To 30,000 Years Ago
The story of how people arrived and thrived in Australia. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments
At 15:10
Episode 2 - The Great Drought: 30,000 To 15,000 Years Ago
For thousands of years people lived with Australia's strange and ferocious mega fauna but all beasts went extinct during the last ice age. Temperatures were 6 degrees colder; it was dry and windy and lasted over 10,000 years
At 16:10
Discussion
Speakers: Pat Fiske and Martin Butler, Australian filmmakers; Liz Jackson, senior Australian journalist; Safina Uberoi, Indian-Australian filmmaker based in Australia; and others
At 18:30
The Sunnyboy (90 min; 2013; English)
Director: Kaye Harrison, Treehouse Productions, JOTZ Productions
Winner of The MHS Broadcast Media Award 2014
The Sunnyboy follows 50 year-old Jeremy Oxley, frontman of the much-lauded 80’s band the Sunnyboys, as he emerges from a 30-year battle with schizophrenia. Told largely from his own perspective the filmmakers capture Jeremy’s struggle to unpick his past and his slowly growing confidence as he dares to contemplate a return to the stage
STORIES FROM AUSTRALIA – A FESTIVAL OF AWARD WINNING FILMS
Love Marriage in Kabul (84 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Directors: Pat Fiske and Amin Palangi, Bower Bird Films
Winner of the Foxtel Audience Award for Best Documentary, Sydney Film Festival 2014; and Best Documentary Award, Canberra International Film Festival 2014
Pat Fiske will introduce the film and screening will be followed by a discussion
Mahboba Rawi is a strong-willed Afghan-Australian woman who has dedicated her life to help orphans in Afghanistan. Abdul, one of these orphans, is in love with Fatemeh, the girl next door. The two hope to marry each other one day. But Fatemeh’s father has other plans
At 19:45
Scarlet Road (106 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Directors: Catherine Scott & Pat Fiske
Scarlet Road follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specialises in a long over-looked clientele – people with disability
Directors: Pat Fiske and Amin Palangi, Bower Bird Films
Winner of the Foxtel Audience Award for Best Documentary, Sydney Film Festival 2014; and Best Documentary Award, Canberra International Film Festival 2014
Pat Fiske will introduce the film and screening will be followed by a discussion
Mahboba Rawi is a strong-willed Afghan-Australian woman who has dedicated her life to help orphans in Afghanistan. Abdul, one of these orphans, is in love with Fatemeh, the girl next door. The two hope to marry each other one day. But Fatemeh’s father has other plans
At 19:45
Scarlet Road (106 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Directors: Catherine Scott & Pat Fiske
Scarlet Road follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specialises in a long over-looked clientele – people with disability
STORIES FROM AUSTRALIA – A FESTIVAL OF AWARD WINNING FILMS: 23 TO 25 JULY 2015
A festival of eight exceptional documentary films from Australia organised in collaboration with The Walkley Foundation. Two of the filmmakers will be present to personally present their films. The festival includes a discussion
At 18:30
Introduction
Ms. Liz Jackson, senior journalist and former Member, The Walkley Foundation
Mary Meets Mohammad (80 min; 2013; dvd; English)
Directors: Heather Kirkpatrick and Kristy Dowsing
Multiple award winner including 2014 Special Award United Nations Media Peace Prize; 2014 MIA Award for Outstanding Coverage of Migration in the Media; 2014 Tasmania Media Award for Best Feature, Doc. Current Affairs; Winner 2013 Tasmania Outstanding Achiever Award
A timely and relevant story told with great sensitivity and subtlety, the film follows the arrival of Tasmania’s first detention centre through the eyes of local Christian woman and knitting club member Mary and Muslim Afghan Hazara, asylum seeker Mohammad, who is detained inside the centre
At 20:00
Code of Silence (56 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Directors: Dan Goldberg and Danny Ben Moshe, Mint Pictures & Identity Films/ABC TV
Winner of the 2014 Walkley Documentary Award
Code of Silence is the story of a fight for an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse at an Orthodox Jewish boys’ school in Melbourne. As the case against the abusers continues to make news, the documentary is timely and ground-breaking
At 18:30
Introduction
Ms. Liz Jackson, senior journalist and former Member, The Walkley Foundation
Mary Meets Mohammad (80 min; 2013; dvd; English)
Directors: Heather Kirkpatrick and Kristy Dowsing
Multiple award winner including 2014 Special Award United Nations Media Peace Prize; 2014 MIA Award for Outstanding Coverage of Migration in the Media; 2014 Tasmania Media Award for Best Feature, Doc. Current Affairs; Winner 2013 Tasmania Outstanding Achiever Award
A timely and relevant story told with great sensitivity and subtlety, the film follows the arrival of Tasmania’s first detention centre through the eyes of local Christian woman and knitting club member Mary and Muslim Afghan Hazara, asylum seeker Mohammad, who is detained inside the centre
At 20:00
Code of Silence (56 min; 2014; dvd; English)
Directors: Dan Goldberg and Danny Ben Moshe, Mint Pictures & Identity Films/ABC TV
Winner of the 2014 Walkley Documentary Award
Code of Silence is the story of a fight for an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse at an Orthodox Jewish boys’ school in Melbourne. As the case against the abusers continues to make news, the documentary is timely and ground-breaking