08 March 2022, 06:30 pm
FILMS OF THE SPIRIT
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions
Venue
C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC main building

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME
    
Curated by Rajiv Mehrotra

A Flowering Tree (Poomaram)
(56 min; 2009; English)
Director: Vipin Vijay

A PSBT film for the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

Recipient of the Special Jury Award, National Film Awards, India International Film Festival, Rotterdam; Silver Award, Excellence in Sound Design, and Certificate of Merit: Best Documentary Category, Indian Documentary Producers’ Association Awards

A closer look at a taboo subject in India: menstruation and how it is embedded in Hindu rituals and beliefs, dating back to ancient times. A short docu-fiction in the enigmatic, associative narrative style typical for this award winning director. 

(Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama)

 

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Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 guidelines.

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