Documentary Film Festival in Chennai - Aug 15 - 19

Prakriti Foundation presents One Billion Eyes Indian Documentary Film Festival 2011 with the theme Gandhi, August 15 – 19, 6 – 9 pm at The Alliance Francaise, College Road, Chennai.  Please see below the schedule and make it for as many screenings and events as possible. Please also share with your circle of friends and family.

Best Wishes,

V.R.Devika

15/8/11

Screening

1. Gandhi: The 20th Century Prophet” - Part I A.K.Chettiar -40 mins

Performance  : ‘soaked-stretched-submerged: a cross media choreo-poem’

Directed by Parnab Mukherjee

2. Gandhi: The 20th Century Prophet - Part II A.K.Chettiar -40 mins

16/8/11

Screening of

1.M.G.Road- Pravin Mishra - 32 Mins

2.A season Outside - Amar Kanwar - 30 mins

‘Why is Gandhi COOL even today?’  panel discussion

with A.Annamalai (Gandhi Study Centre), Ram Subramaniam (Samanvaya),  Panneerselvam (Panos),

V.R.Devika (The Aseema Trust) Moderated by Ranvir Shah (Prakriti Foundation)

3.I Found a Thread - Tangella Madhavi - 26 mins

17/8/11

Screening

1. The Salt Stories - Lalit Vachani - 84 mins
2. Gandhi Through the Eyes of a Cartoonist - Shaila Paralkar - 9 mins
3. Yeh kaisi Asadi Hai - Pravin Mishra - 5 mins
4. Gandhiji's Letter to Hitler - Films Division - Bhipen Choubal - 3 mins

18/8/11

Screening

1. Tales from Napa - Lalit Vachani - 6 mins
2. Pregnancy Prescriptions and Protocols - Surabhi Sharma - 52 mins
3. Yehan Gandhi Biktha Nahi Hai - Vikram Bawa - 7 mins

Performance: Bapu Katha - Shadow Puppet Theatre from Orissa

19/8/11

Screening

1.    Aap Hamare Hain Kaun - Madhusree Dutta - 7 mins

2.    Dharamveer  - Pravin Mishra - 4 mins

3.       To Remember - Amar Kanwar - 8 mins

4.    Lines of Mahatma - R V Ramani - 20 mins

Celebrated  Musician Bombay Jayashri and her students will perform the favourite bhajans of Gandhiji with lots of children and you as chorus. Come and join.