A festival of South Asian documentary showcasing the best of South Asian non-fiction film-making- a rare opportunity for audiences in Colombo to sample an exciting range of topics and themes presentation, style and techniques from the sub-continent.
Organised by Young Asia Television in partnership with the Film Southasia Secretariate and with support from the India-Sri Lanka Foundation, ‘Southasia Retrospective in Colombo’ will take place at the Punchi Theatre in Borella from October 20 to 22.
The Film South Asia Retrospective in Colombo is a 3-day festival, featuring a selection of outstanding documentaries that have been screened and awarded at past festivals.
The goal of Film Southasia is to popularize the documentary so that it entertains, informs and changes lives. The Film South Retrospective in Colombo included films from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka exploring cultures, societies, politics and other concerns of the South Asian region.
“Fact is stronger than fiction, thus it attracts more people”, says Kanak Mani Dixit, who will represent the Film Southasia Secretariat at the Colombo Retrospective. Dixit believes that “Documentary is the best medium to bring change in society by informing, exciting and entertaining the mass by showcasing reality.”
The festival will start with Nepalese film ‘The Spirit Doesn’t Come Anymore’ at 2 pm on October 20. Other films will include Bangladesh documentary ‘My Migrant Soul” (35 min) at 2.45 pm, Pakistani documentary ‘Mr Jinna: The making of Pakistan’ (90 min) at 3.20 pm and Indian movie ‘Out of Thin Air’ (50 min).
The second day, October 21 have screening of documentaries ‘Muktir Gaan’ (Songs of Freedom)- Archival footage of Bangladeshis singing for freedom (80 min) at 2 pm, ‘Made in India’- Images of India (39 min) at 3.25 pm, ‘Nar Narman’ (22 min) at 4.10 pm and ‘No More Tears Sisters’- Death of a Sri Lankan human rights activist (78 min) at 4.40 pm.
On the final day, October 22 ‘The 18th Elephant-Three Monologues’- Human atrocities against elephants (62 min)- India will be screened at 10 am. ‘Nustrat has left the building…But when?- Pakistani documentary film will be screened at 11.05 am, ‘Godra Tak: The Terror Trail- Revisiting the train incident in Gujarat (60 min) at 11.30 pm and ‘The Killing Terraces’-Face to face with the Maoist insurgency (40 min) (Nepal) at 12.35 pm, ‘Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears’- Arranging marriages for British women of Bangladeshi origin (62 min) at 2 pm, ‘Children of Pyre’- Life at cremating grounds- India (74 min) at 3.05 pm and ‘1 for India’- Four decades as immigrants in the UK (70 min). |
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