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16/11/2022

Trailer of our new film on the works and life of K. Ramaiah, a poet, playwright and songwriter. This biographical sketch is aimed at presenting the many inte...

16/11/2022

Watch the trailer of our new film, Mudde Gojju, a biographical sketch on the work and life of K. Ramaiah, a poet, playwright and songwriter from Kolar. The film is an attempt at documenting the many important interventions that Ramaiah is making to the realm of cultural politics, which is today mostly run and managed by the RSS-BJP.
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Trailer of our new film on the works and life of K. Ramaiah, a poet, playwright and songwriter. This biographical sketch is aimed at presenting the many inte...

17/10/2022

Bangalore Film Society (BFS) in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, Rushes Film Club- St Joseph's University and Gamana Mahila Samuha Invites you to
Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic (The Elephant and the Ant : Story of a Republic) Film Festival and Panel Discussions starting from 19th to 21st October, 2022 . Joseph's University Auditorium.

A film festival showcasing 15 films is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is a non-ticketed event. Students are especially encouraged to participate. Please register on the following link to confirm your participation.

Registration Link:
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Festival website:
https://www.bangalorefilmsociety.org/aane-matthu-iruve-story-of-a-republic/

Program Schedule:
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17/10/2022

Through this self-reflexive film - A Foreigner in My Own Land, the filmmaker (who herself is an Asameli Nepali/Gorkha) explores the notion of identity of the community in Assam. The film encompasses the feelings of a common Asameli Nepali person regarding her/his own identity and her/his standing in the Axomiya society, the politics surrounding the ‘identity issues’ in Assam and the degree of assimilation by an Asameli Nepali to prove one's projected notion of identity and loyalty.

Watch this film - ‘A Foreigner in My Own Land’ made by Nishajyoti Sharma at ‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ Film Festival on 19th October at 9:30AM at St. Joseph’s University Auditorium. The filmmaker Nishajyoti Sharma will be present at the film screening.

‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ is a film festival showcasing 14 films and is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, St. Joseph's University, Bangalore and Gamana Mahila Samuha

Please register on the following link.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BangaloreFilmSociety/RegistrationFormForAaneMatthuIruveStoryOfARepublicTheElephantAndTheAntStoryOfARepublic
Looking forward to seeing you all there!

For more information visit our website
www.bangalorefilmsociety.org

17/10/2022

The state of Assam is facing a humanitarian crisis owing to an environment of uncertainty, anxiety and fear, as people would rather die than be sent to detention centers for not being able to establish their citizenship. The film - ‘Noor Islam’ tries to bring forward the urgent issue of illegal immigration in India and how some of them might get forced to seek refuge in their own country.

Watch this film - ‘Noor Islam’ made by Devshree Nath at ‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ Film Festival on 19th October at 9:30AM at St. Joseph’s University Auditorium. The filmmaker Devshree Nath will be present at the film screening.

‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ is a film festival showcasing 14 films and is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, St. Joseph's University, Bangalore and Gamana Mahila Samuha

Please register on the following link. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BangaloreFilmSociety/RegistrationFormForAaneMatthuIruveStoryOfARepublicTheElephantAndTheAntStoryOfARepublic

For more information visit our website
www.bangalorefilmsociety.org

17/10/2022

What happens to people when they are violently displaced? Forced out of their home and ancestral village, buffeted by winds of hate, running for their lives, scattered like human debris in relief camps, never able to return. How do they rebuild new homes and new lives, with hearts unable to leave the old one behind? The Colour of My Home is about survivors of Muzaffarnagar, a town in north India, where targeted violence in 2013 forced over 60,000 people to flee their homes in fear. It is about rebuilding broken lives, the scars that hate and violence leave on the human soul.

Watch the Inaugural Film - ‘The Colour of My Home’ by Sanjay Barnela and Farha Naqvi on 19th October post inauguration ceremony for the film festival - ‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ (The Elephant and the Ant : Story of a republic) that starts at 4:30 PM at St. Joseph’s University Auditorium. The filmmaker Sanjay Barnela will be present at the film screening.

‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ is a film festival showcasing 15 films and is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, St. Joseph's University, Bangalore and Gamana Mahila Samuha

Please register on the following link.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BangaloreFilmSociety/RegistrationFormForAaneMatthuIruveStoryOfARepublicTheElephantAndTheAntStoryOfARepublic

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

For more information visit our website
www.bangalorefilmsociety.org

17/10/2022

Watch this film - ‘Landless’ made by Randeep Maddoke at ‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ (The Elephant and the Ant: Story of a Republic) Film Festival on 19th October at 11:30PM at St. Joseph’s University Auditorium.

'Landless' is a film on the struggle for ownership of land and its inextricable link with caste and class in rural Punjab.The filmmaker Randeep Madddoke will be present at the film screening.

‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ is a film festival showcasing 14 films and is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, St. Joseph's University, Bangalore and Gamana Mahila Samuha

Please register on the following link. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BangaloreFilmSociety/RegistrationFormForAaneMatthuIruveStoryOfARepublicTheElephantAndTheAntStoryOfARepublic

For more information visit our website
www.bangalorefilmsociety.org

17/10/2022

Watch this film - ‘Jab Tak Raat Baaki Hai’ made by Rajkumari Asthana at ‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ Film Festival on 19th October at 11:30PM at St. Joseph’s University Auditorium.

This Episode 1 of a series 'Jab Tak Raat Baaki Hai'/'Until the Darkness Lasts' is a personal essay that presents life at Tikri border, around the Manch of the Ugrahan group of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. The characters, villagers at the Camp, reveal their deep understanding of the issues at stake and their willingness to give their lives for the movement. No leader of the Movement can step back today from the original demands, because the people will not let them.

‘Aane Matthu Iruve : Story of a Republic’ is a film festival showcasing 14 films and is bringing together documentary films/alternative cinema that share stories and insights about people’s resistance to oppressive regimes, dehumanising socio-cultural practices and also positive stories of transformation and change. In collaboration with local educational institutions, organisations and networks this film festival is an attempt to initiate conversations through screening films revolving around broader issues related to women, youth and vulnerable communities like farmers, migration, displacement and sustainable livelihoods.

This is in collaboration with Pedestrian Pictures, St. Joseph's University, Bangalore and Gamana Mahila Samuha

Please register on the following link. Looking forward to seeing you all there!
https://www.cognitoforms.com/BangaloreFilmSociety/RegistrationFormForAaneMatthuIruveStoryOfARepublicTheElephantAndTheAntStoryOfARepublic

For more information visit our website
www.bangalorefilmsociety.org