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A bouquet of more than 20 films offering fresh insights into the lives of people with disabilities is being screened here as part of the festival of International Short Films on differently-abled that began on Tuesday. "The Way We Live -- Mark II/Indian Edition" was brought to the city by Goethe Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata, in collaboration with Nandan West Bengal Film Centre. According to a statement issued by the institute, the event has been curated by Gregor Kern, authority on disability cinema, from Germany and noted Indian theatre actor and psychiatrist Mohan Agashe. Mr. Kern is the former director of the film fest. "Viewing a good film is a non-invasive tool of learning, particularly about inclusive society," said Mr. Agashe. Films that have been showcased in the Munich chapter of the festival are part of the three-day screening here. Following the special showing, Mr. Agashe and Mr. Kern are scheduled to spearhead discussions on issues pertaining to the differently-abled. Post the Kolkata leg, the show will travel to Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and Bangalore. -- IANS Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/film-fest-offers-insight-into-lives-of-disabled/article5708324.ece Comments to: web.thehi...@thehindu.co.in Copyright(c) 2014, The Hindu Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
