It is an ethnographic investigation with metaphorical interventions of the famousĬattle fair in the area. But they refuse to be bogged down by theseĪttacks and continue to write how they will, what they will.Īltar, by Leena Manimekalai sheds light on the rigid mindset of the Kambalathu Naicker community in Tamil Nadu. Script writers in Tamil for their generous use of four-letter words and what They are constantly the target of attack by men Through the works and struggles of four Tamil women poets, Salma, Kuttirevathi, She Write, by Anjali Monteiro and K P Jayshankar journeys The easy camaraderie creates a bonding that is articulated withoutīeing stated. Wheel is circumvented by the two older women, one from Gujarat and the otherįrom Manipur. Light on how the conventional taboo on the woman not permitted to touch the potter's The interaction between and among three noted, contemporary women pottersĭistanced by region, language, religion and culture. Process of filmmaking itself, and on the struggles of the lay filmmakerĭesperately trying to strike out on her own.Ī still from Beyond the Wheel, by Rajula Shah.īeyond the Wheel, by Rajula Shah, is a documentary that fluidly encapsulates On food without money, of course! It is a hilarious take on the entire Personal statement by the director who faces a mental block while being commissioned to make a commercial The next best film in the festival was Parvinder Kaur's Will Think of Food a World of daydreams through flights of fantasy into adventure from her collection It is a beautiful story of a lonely old woman's life with her cat and Would have unquestionably gone to Gitanjali Rao's animation film Printed If the festival were to be competitive, which, thankfully, it was not, the prize Short fiction rubbed shoulders with the documentary. Which, interestingly, instead of narrowing the focus, led to the raising of One must confess, ventured into broad-based narratives addressing larger issues, Memories, relationships and the schisms within. Wide spectrum of subjects from ethnographic investigation to introspective,Ībstract journeys, most of the films chosen reflected an inclination for nostalgia, Statements by women filmmakers across the world. "The personal is political" appears to be the underpinning layer for celluloid Complementing the film festival was a poster exhibition on violence against women, and three workshops on different aspects of cinema and television, organised by Swayam, a Calcutta-based NGO. Of the 26 films, 18 were made by Indian filmmakers based in India whereas the rest were from Malaysia, Canada, UK - made by Indian women based abroad. The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) presented the festival in Calcutta in collaboration with Nandan, the cultural complex owned by the state government of West Bengal. "Women, Media and Transformations" was the leitmotif of this festival, which began in Delhi, moved on to Ahmedabad and from "The personal is political" appears to be the underpinning layer for celluloid statements by women filmmakers across the world.
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