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The nuances of human trafficking By Rina Mukherji Understanding Trafficking stresses the difference between women who migrate and join the sex trade and women who are trafficked into the sex trade More... http://infochangeindia.org/200906247799/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-nuances-of-human-trafficking.html Dangerous tastesÂBy Pradeep Baisakh With the first genetically modified food poised to enter the Indian market, a timely documentary entitled Poison on the Platter shows how little the Indian public knows about what it is consuming More... http://infochangeindia.org/200906237800/Film-Forum/Documentary/Dangerous-tastes.html How a mouse can change your life By Huned Contractor The documentary film Chhoti Si Asha shows how teaching school dropouts computer skills can help them find new livelihood opportunities More... http://infochangeindia.org/200905277764/Film-Forum/Documentary/How-a-mouse-can-change-your-life.html The travails of Bagh Bahadur By Manjira Majumdar Kaler Rakhal explores the cultural displacement and loss of livelihood of West Bengalâs bahurupis (performing artists) in the time of âdevelopmentâ More... http://infochangeindia.org/200905127748/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-travails-of-Bagh-Bahadur.html The politics of popular culture By Deepti Priya Mehrotra By reconstructing the life of Rasoolan Bai, well-known tawaif and thumri singer from Varanasi, The Other Song illustrates how romance and physicality were obliterated from culture More... http://infochangeindia.org/200904177694/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-politics-of-popular-culture.html The mean seas By Rina Mukherji The Centre for Science and Environmentâs documentary, Mean Sea Level, looks at the human tragedy behind the statistics of internal displacement due to rising sea levels and erosion in the Sunderbans. But, says the reviewer, for such an important and topical subject, the film could have explored other angles and presented a more holistic picture More... http://infochangeindia.org/200903237665/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-mean-seas.html Life is beautiful By Huned Contractor C Vanajaâs award-winning film documents the grit and gumption of four HIV-positive widows in Andhra Pradesh More... http://infochangeindia.org/200902147611/Film-Forum/Documentary/Life-is-beautiful.html Killing us slowlyâ By Huned Contractor Sumit Khannaâs documentary Mere Desh Ki Dharti investigates pesticide overuse in Punjab, and its deadly impact More... http://infochangeindia.org/200901167568/Film-Forum/Documentary/Killing-us-slowly%E2%80%A6.html Divisive colours of caste By Deepti Priya Mehrotra A report on the discussion surrounding a recent screening of Umesh Agarwalâs âDivided Colours of a Nationâ More... http://infochangeindia.org/200810077421/Film-Forum/Documentary/Divisive-colours-of-caste.html Dead end on the road to development By Deepti Priya Mehrotra Three films screened at the PSBT Open Frame International Film Festival in September critique the dominant development model by examining the lives of three communities -- subsistence farmers in Uttaranchal, the fisherfolk of Chilika, and Delhiâs ragpickers More... http://infochangeindia.org/200810077420/Film-Forum/Documentary/Dead-end-on-the-road-to-development.html Anjam By C K Meena A discussion following a screening of Ajay TGâs film on Dr Binayak Sen explored both, the increasing threat to human rights defenders, and the increasing extremism amongst Indiaâs economically and politically disadvantaged adivasis More... http://infochangeindia.org/200808187283/Film-Forum/Documentary/Anjam.html More than a maid By Huned Contractor Nishtha Jainâs documentary Lakshmi And Me explores the relationship between two women -- mistress and maidservant More... http://infochangeindia.org/200803066967/Film-Forum/Documentary/More-than-a-maid.html When water kills By Huned Contractor Two documentaries focus on pollution in UPâs Hindon river, and the consequent health problems of the residents of the area More.. http://infochangeindia.org/200801306885/Film-Forum/Documentary/When-water-kills.html . Case of the mysterious flamingos By Huned Contractor Ashima Narain's film on the flamingos of Sewri Bay, in Mumbai, is unique in its attempts to explain why and how scores of these magnificent birds flock to one of Mumbai's most polluted areas More... http://infochangeindia.org/200801216836/Film-Forum/Documentary/Case-of-the-mysterious-flamingos.html Worth more than a pinch of salt By Aparna Pallavi Two films about the life and work of salt workers highlight the problems of this sadly neglected sector More... http://infochangeindia.org/200801146804/Film-Forum/Documentary/Worth-more-than-a-pinch-of-salt.html Cinematic views on conflict By C K Meena A recent film festival in Bangalore featured 14 films dealing with a range of disputes and differences among family members, between workers and management, across races, communities and countries. The films revealed the similarities in the dynamics of conflicts ranging from a local water dispute to a war between nations More... http://infochangeindia.org/200711206689/Film-Forum/Documentary/Cinematic-views-on-conflict.html Tracking the tiger By Huned Contractor Krishnendu Boseâs Tiger -- The Death Chronicles -- examines the failure of Indiaâs efforts to protect the tiger. It also highlights solutions More... http://infochangeindia.org/200710166688/Film-Forum/Documentary/Tracking-the-tiger.html Lightning rarely leaves a trace By Aseem Shrivastava Amar Kanwarâs The Lightning Testimonies addresses the theme of public rape in the South Asian sub-continent, how it is recorded and how it is remembered, in an understated yet strongly haunting manner More... http://infochangeindia.org/200709266687/Film-Forum/Documentary/Lightning-rarely-leaves-a-trace.html Cleaners of the waste By Huned Contractor The documentary Kachra Kondi, produced by Pune's municipal workers' union, provides a shocking insight into the lives and work of sanitation workers More... http://infochangeindia.org/200707126288/Film-Forum/Documentary/Cleaners-of-the-waste.html Flush and forget By Huned Contractor Pradip Saha's Faecal Attraction follows water from the toilet to the Ganga-Yamuna, throwing up several disturbing thoughts about the disposal of human waste along the way More... http://infochangeindia.org/200707126287/Film-Forum/Documentary/Flush-and-forget.html Invasion and dissent By Max Martin The Vibgyor film festival in Thrissur this May focused on invasions of land, air, water and human rights, and on the dissenters whose voices are seldom heard More... http://infochangeindia.org/200705126285/Film-Forum/Documentary/Invasion-and-dissent.html The grim legacy of war By Huned Contractor Bangladeshi filmmaker Yasmine Kabir's A Certain Liberation simply follows Durubhashi, a Bangladeshi woman who lost her family in the 1971 war. Along the way, the film makes a powerful statement on the futility of war More... http://infochangeindia.org/200705126284/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-grim-legacy-of-war.html Save the Onges By Huned Contractor A new documentary on the Onge tribals of the Andaman Islands explores the death touch of civilisation More... http://infochangeindia.org/200705126283/Film-Forum/Documentary/Save-the-Onges.html The gods must be angry By Huned Contractor Sanjay Barnela's Devta Activists explores the traditions of conservation promoted by the deities of the Kulu valley and how these traditions are losing ground to state-sponsored 'development' More... http://infochangeindia.org/200703126282/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-gods-must-be-angry.html BYOFF: Sun, sand and a bunch of interesting films By Huned Contractor 'Bring Your Own Film Festival', scheduled to kick off on February 21, at Puri, in Orissa, has no room for hierarchy, bureaucracy or awards. It's all about film appreciation with no boring add-ons More... http://infochangeindia.org/200702126281/Film-Forum/Documentary/BYOFF-Sun-sand-and-a-bunch-of-interesting-films.html The ends justify the means? By Amrita Shah In the space of a year we have had two films --Rang De Basanti and Guru -- which tread dangerously close to preaching anarchy More... http://infochangeindia.org/200702126280/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-ends-justify-the-means.html 'A film about people, not religion' By Huned Contractor Rahul Dholakia discusses his film Parzania, the true story of a boy who goes missing in the midst of the Gujarat riots More... http://infochangeindia.org/200701126279/Film-Forum/Documentary/-A-film-about-people-not-religion.html The Yamuna gently weeps By Huned Contractor Ruzbeh Bharucha's book and documentary film, Yamuna Gently Weeps, on Delhi's Yamuna Pushta slum demolition, is the story of faulty urban planning More... http://infochangeindia.org/200611126278/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Yamuna-gently-weeps.html Celebrating the midwife By Huned Contractor Delhi-based filmmaker Sameera Jain's documentary Born At Home focuses on the skills and relevance of almost 1 million traditional midwives or dais in India More... http://infochangeindia.org/200609126277/Film-Forum/Documentary/Celebrating-the-midwife.html After the flood By Huned Contractor Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit's documentary on the July 2005 deluge in Mumbai attempts to jolt Mumbai's civic administration out of its slumber More... http://infochangeindia.org/200607126276/Film-Forum/Documentary/After-the-flood.html Thirst :: Struggles against the privatisation of water in Bolivia, India and the US More... http://infochangeindia.org/200603126275/Film-Forum/Documentary/Thirst.html MANY PEOPLE, MANY DESIRES Two films that explore the prejudices against sexual minorities and commercial sex workers More... http://infochangeindia.org/200602126274/Film-Forum/Documentary/MANY-PEOPLE-MANY-DESIRES.html Youth for Bhopal A student group from Delhi have made a film and published a report on the continuing tragedy of the gas-affected in Bhopal More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512126273/Film-Forum/Documentary/Youth-for-Bhopal.html SheWrite Four women poets in Tamil Nadu claim the inner and outer spaces of their bodies for themselves. The self-celebrating author of The Vagina Monologues would find her material completely up-staged here More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512116272/Film-Forum/Documentary/SheWrite.html On My Own By Arshia Sattar India's metropolitan cities allow single women economic and professional freedom. But the five single women from New Delhi featured in this documentary find their personal freedom compromised More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512106271/Film-Forum/Documentary/On-My-Own.html The Land of the Diggers By Arshia Sattar In this film from Jharkhand, India, indigenous people talk about themselves and their ancestors, their migrations and exiles, their continued exploitation and marginalisation More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512096270/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Land-of-the-Diggers.html The Indian Witch Hunt Filmmaker Rakhi Varma's documentary on witch hunting was declared Best Film at the ShowReal Asia 2 Awards, and has premiered on the National Geographic channel. A report on the film, and an interview with the filmmaker More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512076269/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Indian-Witch-Hunt.html Work in Progress By Arshia Sattar This film on the World Social Forum in Mumbai in 2004 is a neat and comprehensive vehicle for disseminating the big ideas of the WSF movement More... http://infochangeindia.org/200512066268/Film-Forum/Documentary/Work-in-Progress.html Warriors on Wheels & Manavya By Arshia Sattar Two short films that show how alternative communities can be formed and sustained http://infochangeindia.org/200506116267/Film-Forum/Documentary/Warriors-on-Wheels-Manavya.html Dwitiya Paksha This feature film by Ananya Chatterjee Chakraborti charts the evolution of an illiterate woman from a dummy panchayat president elected under the 73rd amendment to a committed, responsible and empowered leader http://infochangeindia.org/200506116266/Film-Forum/Documentary/Dwitiya-Paksha.html Where the twain shall meet By Arshia Sattar This is a film about the dalits of Punjab and their embrace of Sufi traditions More... http://infochangeindia.org/200506116265/Film-Forum/Documentary/Where-the-twain-shall-meet.html A middle-class dream of development By Sharmila Joshi There are problems with the vision of development that the Hindi feature film Swades promotes and its portrayal of the upper-caste educated NRI as the harbinger of social change through quick-fix solutions More... http://infochangeindia.org/200504116264/Film-Forum/Documentary/A-middle-class-dream-of-development.html My Migrant Soul By Arshia Sattar Yasmine Kabir's film is a chilling reminder that under the glitz and neon of the global economy lie buried the hopes and dreams (and sometimes the bodies) of poor and desperate migrant workers More... http://infochangeindia.org/200504116263/Film-Forum/Documentary/My-Migrant-Soul.html The Great Indian School Show 185 TV cameras keep close watch on every movement of the students at a Nagpur school. Filmmaker Avinash Deshpande's documentary questions the impact such surveillance can have on students More... http://infochangeindia.org/200504116262/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Great-Indian-School-Show.html Close encounters in the fast food nation Morgan Spurlock's Academy Award-nominated Supersize Me! demonstrates that junk food of the McDonald's kind will cost us our health and sanity. But the film would have done well to go further and question consumerist economies, the manufacture of consent and the power of advertising More... http://infochangeindia.org/200504116261/Film-Forum/Documentary/Close-encounters-in-the-fast-food-nation.html The Rock Star and The Mullahs As the religious right all over the world impinges upon cultural freedom, a BBC documentary follows rock star Salman Ahmed of the Pakistani band Junoon into northwest Pakistan, where the mullahs have banned and silenced all music as un-Islamic More... http://infochangeindia.org/200504116260/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Rock-Star-and-The-Mullahs.html Page 3 People Madhur Bhandarkar's film reveals what goes on behind the gloss and glamour with such gloss and glamour that it inadvertently ends up glorifying the very ethos it sets out to critique More... http://infochangeindia.org/200503116259/Film-Forum/Documentary/Page-3-People.html Some Roots Grow Upwards: The Theatre of Ratan Thiyam A timely film on the theatre of Ratan Thiyam explores the feeling of oppression and injustice that pervades the psyche of the Manipuri people More... http://infochangeindia.org/200412116258/Film-Forum/Documentary/Some-Roots-Grow-Upwards-The-Theatre-of-Ratan-Thiyam.html The Source of Life for Sale Across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, local people speak out against commercial interests soaking up their water resources More... http://infochangeindia.org/200410116257/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Source-of-Life-for-Sale.html The City Beautiful (Sundar Nagari) A fly-on-the-wall account of two families in a low-income neighbourhood of New Delhi, living on the edge of globalisation, on the edge of 'India shining' http://infochangeindia.org/200409116256/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-City-Beautiful-Sundar-Nagari.html Tales of the Night Fairies A film about the confidence and vitality of Sonagachi's sex workers, a charmed circle where women have control over their bodies, where they choose their clients, and insist on the use of condoms http://infochangeindia.org/200409116255/Film-Forum/Documentary/Tales-of-the-Night-Fairies.html Miles To Go A 6000-km bus journey documents several industrial and environmental disaster zones in India http://infochangeindia.org/200409116254/Film-Forum/Documentary/Miles-To-Go.html Manjuben, Truck Driver India's only female truck driver wants to travel and be free. And she has found a way to live the life she wants http://infochangeindia.org/200408116253/Film-Forum/Documentary/Manjuben-Truck-Driver.html A Night of Prophecy Amar Kanwar's film takes the viewer from Kashmir to Andhra Pradesh, recording songs of oppression, pain, exclusion and marginalisation More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408116252/Film-Forum/Documentary/A-Night-of-Prophecy.html Ladies Special/ A Pyramid of Women Two recent films explore the supportive and assertive spaces that women carve out for themselves in the metropolis of Mumbai More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408116251/Film-Forum/Documentary/Ladies-Special/-A-Pyramid-of-Women.html Naata /Ektaa Sandesh Monteiro and Jayasankarâs Naata is about Bombay, and about Dharavi, the cityâs most economically efficient neighbourhood, but the heart of the story lies with two extraordinary citizens, Waqar Khan and Bhau Korde and the making of their film, Ekta Sandesh. More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408106250/Film-Forum/Documentary/Naata-/Ektaa-Sandesh.html Matrubhoomi - A Nation Without Women ÂBy Huned Contractor Manish Jha's Matrubhoomi - A Nation Without Women, a futuristic story about a village with no women, has created a storm with its no-holds-barred presentation of female infanticide More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408096249/Film-Forum/Documentary/Matrubhoomi-A-Nation-Without-Women.html Unlimited Girls A film that centres around a chat room filled with the voices of older Indian feminists and younger urban women searching the ideologies of feminism to find a room of their own More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408086248/Film-Forum/Documentary/Unlimited-Girls.html Development Flows From the Barrel of a Gun This film presents and examines orchestrated state violence against indigenous and local peoples when they protest against development projects on their lands More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408076247/Film-Forum/Documentary/Development-Flows-From-the-Barrel-of-a-Gun.html In Dark Times How fascism grows and takes over unsuspecting societies More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408066246/Film-Forum/Documentary/In-Dark-Times.html The Bee, the Bear and the Kuruba A document of the displacement of indigenous lives, not by âdevelopmentâ but by âecoâ-development More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408056245/Film-Forum/Documentary/The-Bee-the-Bear-and-the-Kuruba.html Kol Tales The Kols, a tribe that inhabits the badlands of Bundelkhand, struggle with bonded labour, the fraudulent seizure of their lands and a national democracy that does not seem to include them in any way at all More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408046244/Film-Forum/Documentary/Kol-Tales.html Sita's Family A portrait not simply of family dynamics, but of the spaces that women must continually negotiate between the home and the world More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408036243/Film-Forum/Documentary/Sita-s-Family.html Words On Water A film that explores the struggle of the people of the Narmada Valley against the big dams that threaten to submerge their lands and displace them from their homes, traditions and cultures More... http://infochangeindia.org/200408026242/Film-Forum/Documentary/Words-On-Water.html -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "I used to be Snow White -- but I drifted." - Mae West # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org