5th ASIAN WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2009
presented by the
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN RADIO AND TELEVISION
in partnership with the
INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
7th MARCH 2009 SAT
09:00 AM: REGISTRATION
10:00 AM: INAUGURATION
foll by Mukand and Riaz
Nina Sabnani
9 m /2005/India
An animation film about two friends separated by the partition of India and Pakistan
nina.sabnani(AT)gmail.com
TEA BREAK
11:00 AM: Dam/Age
Aradhana Seth
50m / 2002/ India/UK
Traces writer Arundhati Roy's bold and controversial campaign against the Narmada dam
foll by View from a Grain of Sand
Meena Nanji
82 m/ 2006/ USA
Three Afghan women try to rebuild their lives in Afghanistan's "new era
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org
LUNCH BREAK
02:00 PM: Say No to Plastic
Priyanka Chhabra
1 m/ 2008/ India
An animation against the use of plastic bags
chhabra.p(AT)gmail.com
foll by The Furnished Room
Priyanka Chhabra
9 m/ 2008/ India
An experimental film on the continuous passage of time, based on a story by O'Henry of the same name
chhabra.p(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director
foll by The Clap Trap
Jill Misquitta
52 m/ 1993/ India
A tender look at the lives of the junior artistes or the so-called "extras" of Bollywood
foll by Notes on Man Capture
Nandini Bedi
43 m/ 2008/ India
About Ratmi’s marriage, the Garo tradition of ‘man capture’ and the players behind the event
magiclantern.foundation(AT)gmail.com
TEA BREAK
4:00 PM: The Shillong Chamber Choir and the little home school
Urmi Juvekar
27 m/ 2008/ India
A concert pianist turns his home into a school where children live together and learn to play music
urmi_juvekar(AT)yahoo.co.in
foll by Our Family
Anjali Monteiro & K P Jayasankar
56 m/ 2007/ India
What does it mean to cross the line which sharply divides us on the basis of gender? A look at a family of three trans-gendered women
cmcs.tiss(AT)gmail.com
BREAK: 5:30 - 6:30 PM:
06:30 PM: Rhythms
Megha Subramanian
7 m/ 2007/ USA
About finding love through bodily rhythms
Megha.subramanian(AT)gmail.com
foll by Cosmopolis: Two Tales of a City
Paromita Vohra
14 m/ 2004/ India
The mythology of a cosmopolitan Bombay told through stories of land and food
foll by Women Behind the Camera
Alexis Krasilovsky
90 m/ 2007/ USA
A global documentary about camerawomen who survive the odds in Hollywood, Bollywood and beyond
alexiskras(AT)aol.com
CLOSE FOR THE DAY
8th MARCH 2009, SUN
09:00 AM: REGISTRATION CONTD.
09:30 AM: In Quest of Life
Shabnam Ferdousi
34 m/ 2005/ Bangladesh
Masuma Pia is a photographer who struggles on her own in quest of beauty and nature
shabnamji(AT)yahoo.com
foll by Iraq: The Lost Generation
E Robbins & Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
43 m/ 2008 / UK/Syria/Jordan
On the catastrophic refugee crisis in the Middle East
socfilms(AT)gmail.com
TEA BREAK
11:00 AM: Understanding Trafficking
Ananya C Chakraborti
89 m/ 2009 / India
A rights based approach towards trafficking and safe migration
cinemawoman2004(AT)yahoo.co.in
foll. by a discussion with the director
foll by Rehana: A Quest for Freedom
Gargi Sen & Priyanka Mukherjee
29 m/ 2007/ India
Rehana Adib is a woman from a minority community, a mother of six, a crusader for social change…
underconstruction(AT)magiclanternfoundation.org
foll. by a discussion with the directors
LUNCH BREAK
02:00 PM: This Is Me...Is This Me?
Siri Devi Khandavilli
2 m/ 2009 / India/USA
An experimental work on the filmmaker's relationship with her body
siri(AT)siridevi.com
foll by Skin Deep
Reena Mohan
82 m/ 1998 / India
Exploring body image and self-identity among contemporary middle class women in urban India
reenamo(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director
TEA BREAK
04:00 PM: Naach (The Dance)
Saba Dewan
84 m/ 2008 / India
At the Sonpur cattle fair in rural Bihar, more than fifty girls take to the stage every evening and dance for an all-male audience
sabadewan(AT)gmail.com
foll. by a discussion with the director
BREAK 5:30 - 6:30 PM:
06:30 PM: Defiant Art (1 segment)
Sharni Jayawardana
10 m/ 2003 / Sri lanka
An enquiry into the nature and purpose of art today, especially in a time of crisis and conflict in Sri Lanka
chrys(AT)yatv.net
foll by There was a Queen (Yi As Akh Padshah Bai)
Kavita Pai & Hansa Thapliyal
105 m/ 2007 / India
Through the lives of Kashmiri women - proud and strong - the film explores what peace means and it can come about
santhosh(AT)othermediacommunications.com
CLOSE
[Schedule subject to change. Kindly reconfirm at venue]
WE THANK PSBT, JDCA, MAGIC LANTERN FOUNDATION
AND ALL THE FILMMAKERS WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THIS
FESTIVAL WITH THEIR FILMS AND PARTICIPATION
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) is a non-profit organization of women working in electronic and allied media. IAWRT seeks to ensure that women’s views become an integral part of programme making. It offers professional skill-training to women; provides grants and fellowships; and presents awards of excellence. It helps members share inputs by organising workshops and festivals round the world.
CONTACT US: iawrtindia AT gmail.com
WEB: www.iawrt.org
FOR MORE ON THE FESTIVAL
iawrtindia.blogspot.com
