Kriti Film Club presents "Mardistan" & "Men Against the Tide" film screenings followed by discussion at KRITI, A-15, Tara Apartments, Alaknanda > 6pm to 8pm on 1st November 2014
Time : 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Kriti Film Club presents Mardistan & Men Against the Tide film screenings followed by discussion
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KRITI, A-15, Tara Apartments, Alaknanda, New Delhi-19
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : It's a small apartment with limited space.
Event Description : Kriti Film Club presents 2 films from the series REMEMBERING 1992, by School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS, Mumbai (From IAWRT India’s OUR Lives...To Live seeking a JUST world! as part of OBR 2014)
Web : krititeam.blogspot.com
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Note : It's a small apartment with limited space.
Venue : KRITI, A-15, Tara Apartments, Alaknanda, New Delhi-19
Venue Info : About | Events | Nearest Metro Station - 'Govindpuri(Violet Line)'
About The Films :
Mardistan (Macholand) : Reflections on Indian Manhood - Through the experiences of four different men, ranging in age from 20s to 40s, Mardistan explores the notion of contemporary manhood in a rapidly globalising India. A middle-aged writer attempting to make sense of the physical and sexual abuse he witnessed growing up in an elite military academy, a working class father of twin daughters resisting the pressure to have a son, a young college student searching for a girlfriend with whom he can lose his virginity, a middle-aged gay man deciding to come out to his wife after nearly 20 years of marriage, together make up different dimensions of what it means to be a man in India today.
Duration : 26 mins
Director : Harjant Gill
Language : Hinglish
About the Filmmaker – Harjant Gill is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at Towson University, Maryland. He received his PhD from American University. His academic research examines the intersections of masculinity, modernity and migration in South Asia. He is also a documentary filmmaker and has made several films that have screened at film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. His previous documentary with PSBT, Roots of Love, explored the changing significance of hair and turban among Sikhs and has been telecast on BBC World News, BBC America, and Doordarshan. He is currently also the Co-Director of Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival.
Men Against the Tide – How men across the world are challenging the various facets of
masculinity : December 2012 Delhi gang rape cut short the life of a promising young woman. It also sparked an emotional response, revolutionizing India’s consciousness around gender-based violence, and provoking many of us to speak out and take action against it. One year later, a new film by CNN-IBN and ITVS (Independent Television Service, Inc.) honors men throughout India who are striking at the root of gender-based violence.
Mardistan (Macholand) : Reflections on Indian Manhood - Through the experiences of four different men, ranging in age from 20s to 40s, Mardistan explores the notion of contemporary manhood in a rapidly globalising India. A middle-aged writer attempting to make sense of the physical and sexual abuse he witnessed growing up in an elite military academy, a working class father of twin daughters resisting the pressure to have a son, a young college student searching for a girlfriend with whom he can lose his virginity, a middle-aged gay man deciding to come out to his wife after nearly 20 years of marriage, together make up different dimensions of what it means to be a man in India today.
Duration : 26 mins
Director : Harjant Gill
Language : Hinglish
About the Filmmaker – Harjant Gill is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Cultural Studies at Towson University, Maryland. He received his PhD from American University. His academic research examines the intersections of masculinity, modernity and migration in South Asia. He is also a documentary filmmaker and has made several films that have screened at film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. His previous documentary with PSBT, Roots of Love, explored the changing significance of hair and turban among Sikhs and has been telecast on BBC World News, BBC America, and Doordarshan. He is currently also the Co-Director of Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival.
Men Against the Tide – How men across the world are challenging the various facets of
masculinity : December 2012 Delhi gang rape cut short the life of a promising young woman. It also sparked an emotional response, revolutionizing India’s consciousness around gender-based violence, and provoking many of us to speak out and take action against it. One year later, a new film by CNN-IBN and ITVS (Independent Television Service, Inc.) honors men throughout India who are striking at the root of gender-based violence.
Duration : 22 mins
Directors : ITVS & CNN-IBN
Language : Hinglish
Screenings followed by discussion
About the film club : Kriti Film Club is an educational and research oriented initiative of Kriti: a development research, praxis and communication team. Weoffer an independent and informal space for screening documentary films on a whole range of development, human rights &environment issues. We also serve as a borrowing & access space for documentary films. Directors : ITVS & CNN-IBN
Language : Hinglish
Screenings followed by discussion
Web : krititeam.blogspot.com
Related Events : Movies | Talks
Kriti Film Club presents "Mardistan" & "Men Against the Tide" film screenings followed by discussion at KRITI, A-15, Tara Apartments, Alaknanda > 6pm to 8pm on 1st November 2014
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