"A Prayer for Aliyah" a film by Zorawar Shukla at The Attic, 36, Regal Building, CP > 6:30pm on 19th June 2012

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : The Attic, 36, Regal Building, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001

Landmark : On Parliament Street close to 'The Shop' showroom & next to the 'Kwality' restaurant

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Metro : Nearest Metro Station - 'Rajiv Chowk' (Yellow Line and Blue Line)

Event Details : “A Prayer for Aliyah” a film by Zorawar Shukla.

In a remote corner of North East India, 7,500 tribal Kuki-Chin-Mizo believe that they are the descendants of the Lost Tribe of Menasseh. Having lost all written records of their history, they are faced with the considerable task of having to prove themselves as Jews before being allowed to migrate to Israel. Relentlessly determined and eternally hopeful, they dream to end their 2,500-year exile and return to the Promised Land of their forefathers. 'A Prayer for Aliyah' gives an insight into the lives of three Manipuri Jews living in a turbulent, neglected part of the country where their steadfast belief and strict practice of Orthodox Judaism offer them a glimpse of a better life.
'A Prayer for Aliyah' is Zorawar Shukla's first film. A stage performer with New Delhi reggae group, Reggae Rajahs, his interest in film was born while he was working as an Assistant Director on the set of Deepa Mehta's 'Midnight's Children' in 2011. Zorawar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies from Emerson College, Boston, USA, He has a keen interest in anthropological subjects and has worked at the Smithsonsian Centre for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington DC.

Duration : 27 min. 

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