05 December 2024, 06:00 pm
FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUES
Programme Type
Festivals
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building
Rabb Di Awaaz
(77 min; 2023; Hindi with English subtitles)
Director: Ojaswwee Sharma
Rabb di Awaaz follows R.J. Karan, a radio jockey whose perspective on life undergoes a profound transformation after an
interview with Shiv, a visually impaired individual
Followed by
The Steps of One Hand (Iran)
(39 min; Farsi with English subtitles)
Director: Kioumars Samadi Tari
Film about Mohammad Gomar, a differently abled athlete with no feet nor a left hand, who climbed to the top of Milad tower in Tehran using only one hand in a record time of 39 minutes, 50 second and 91 hundredth setting a new Guinness record. Milad tower is the sixth highest tower in the world
(Collaboration: Brotherhood; and Iran Culture House, New Delhi)