Deconstructing Disasters
A travelling film festival calls for a reality check
indiadisasters.org, the humanitarian website, is organising a film festival from October 1 to 30 across five south Indian cities, with a focus on natural disasters and the response they evoke. The travelling festival, "Deconstructing Disasters", featuring 10 films, will be inaugurated on the seashore of Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam, one of the villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Screenings will be done in collaboration with partner groups in and around Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Kanyakumari, followed by discussions with filmmakers at select venues. (Details at:
www.indiadisasters.org/filmfest)
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Films at the festival:
Chaos to Creativity ( 15 min)
Women rebuild after disasters in developing countries.
By Groots International
Voices from a Disaster (28 min)
People's tribunal hearing on Gujarat earthquake.
By K. P. Sasi
Children of Tsunami (23 min)
Mala, 11, and Selvam, 13, describe what the tsunami meant for them. Episodes from a TVE television series.
By Satya Sivaraman
Living on the Edge (11 min)
An expose of bad temporary shelters near Chennai.
By Magimai Prakasam
Outside Mercy (27 min)
Farmers and saltpan workers of Nagapattinam demand better relief after the tsunami.
By R Revathi
River Taming Mantras (31 min)
A panoramic view of recurring floods in Bihar; causes consequences, responses.
By Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberval
Our Life, Our Film (31 min)
Story of a group of women in Kutch struggling to rebuild their lives after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake.
By a group of village women
Tsunami, Landslide, Earthquake
An educational film about disasters
By State Institute of Educational Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Harvest of Hunger (60 min)
Marginal farmers from western Orissa Fleeing from drought and hunger.
By Rupashree Nanda
Waves after Waves (45 min)
Song and dance rejuvenate the lives of children affected by the tsunami in Tamil Nadu.
By Leena Manimekalai
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Schedule:
Oct 1 Nagapattinam
Keechankuppam beach 5:30PM
Oct 2 Nagapattinam
Kollidam, Tharkasu 5:30PM
Oct 8-9 Bangalore
Indian Social Institute 24 - Benson Road, Benson Town 5:30PM
Oct 15 Thiruvananthapuram
Press Club 10:00AM
Oct 15-16 Thiruvananthapuram
Shangumugham Beach 5:30PM
Oct 22 Chennai
Deepika, Citadel Campus, Behind Ega Cinema, Langton's Road 10:00AM
Oct 22 Chennai
Srinivasapuram Football ground, Pattinapakkam 5:30PM
Oct 23 Chennai
Kannaki Nagar temporary shelters, Thuraipakkam 5:30PM
Oct 29 Kanyakumari
Hotel Vijayetha, WCC Road, Nagercoil 2PM
Oct 30 Kanyakumari
School campus, Keezhemanakkudi, and Playground near RC School, Puthur 5:30PM
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Central contact:
L Ajith
Coordinator, Deconstructing Disasters
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile : +91 98472 84898
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A travelling film festival calls for a reality check
indiadisasters.org, the humanitarian website, is organising a film festival from October 1 to 30 across five south Indian cities, with a focus on natural disasters and the response they evoke. The travelling festival, "Deconstructing Disasters", featuring 10 films, will be inaugurated on the seashore of Keechankuppam in Nagapattinam, one of the villages worst hit by the tsunami.
Screenings will be done in collaboration with partner groups in and around Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and Kanyakumari, followed by discussions with filmmakers at select venues. (Details at:
www.indiadisasters.org/filmfest)
_____________________________________________________________
Films at the festival:
Chaos to Creativity ( 15 min)
Women rebuild after disasters in developing countries.
By Groots International
Voices from a Disaster (28 min)
People's tribunal hearing on Gujarat earthquake.
By K. P. Sasi
Children of Tsunami (23 min)
Mala, 11, and Selvam, 13, describe what the tsunami meant for them. Episodes from a TVE television series.
By Satya Sivaraman
Living on the Edge (11 min)
An expose of bad temporary shelters near Chennai.
By Magimai Prakasam
Outside Mercy (27 min)
Farmers and saltpan workers of Nagapattinam demand better relief after the tsunami.
By R Revathi
River Taming Mantras (31 min)
A panoramic view of recurring floods in Bihar; causes consequences, responses.
By Sanjay Barnela and Vasant Saberval
Our Life, Our Film (31 min)
Story of a group of women in Kutch struggling to rebuild their lives after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake.
By a group of village women
Tsunami, Landslide, Earthquake
An educational film about disasters
By State Institute of Educational Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Harvest of Hunger (60 min)
Marginal farmers from western Orissa Fleeing from drought and hunger.
By Rupashree Nanda
Waves after Waves (45 min)
Song and dance rejuvenate the lives of children affected by the tsunami in Tamil Nadu.
By Leena Manimekalai
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Schedule:
Oct 1 Nagapattinam
Keechankuppam beach 5:30PM
Oct 2 Nagapattinam
Kollidam, Tharkasu 5:30PM
Oct 8-9 Bangalore
Indian Social Institute 24 - Benson Road, Benson Town 5:30PM
Oct 15 Thiruvananthapuram
Press Club 10:00AM
Oct 15-16 Thiruvananthapuram
Shangumugham Beach 5:30PM
Oct 22 Chennai
Deepika, Citadel Campus, Behind Ega Cinema, Langton's Road 10:00AM
Oct 22 Chennai
Srinivasapuram Football ground, Pattinapakkam 5:30PM
Oct 23 Chennai
Kannaki Nagar temporary shelters, Thuraipakkam 5:30PM
Oct 29 Kanyakumari
Hotel Vijayetha, WCC Road, Nagercoil 2PM
Oct 30 Kanyakumari
School campus, Keezhemanakkudi, and Playground near RC School, Puthur 5:30PM
_________________________________________
Central contact:
L Ajith
Coordinator, Deconstructing Disasters
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mobile : +91 98472 84898
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