For the very first time an online documentary film festival has been organized. The festival focuses on the award-winning films by four important and lauded Indian documentary Filmmakers –
Supriyo Sen,
Pankaj Rishi Kumar
, Miriam Chandy Menacherry and
Haobam Paban Kumar.
The program is conceptualized and curated by artist, writer and curator Ushmita Sahu. The festival includes online film viewing, conversation with filmmakers and a panel discussion on ‘Documentary Filmmaking In India Today By Understanding The Ecosystem And Its Challenges’. Besides the filmmakers, Usmita Sahu and
Richa Agarwal
, CEO, Emami Art will also be present for the panel discussion.
The online film viewing in open from July 16 to July 26. You can register at
https://www.emamiart.com/learning-details/?title=Emami+Art+Online+Documentary+Film+FestivalThe following documentary films will be shown during the festival:
Supriyo Sen’s ‘Swimming Through The Darkness’ (2018) and ‘
The Way Back Home
’ (2003)
Pankaj Rishi Kumar’s ‘
Janani Juliet
’ (2019) and ‘Three Men & A Bulb’ (2006)
Miriam Chandy Menacherry’s ‘Lyari Notes’ (2015) and ‘
The Rat Race
’ (2011)
Haobam Paban Kumar’s ‘Phum Shang’ (
Floating Life
) (2014) and ‘Mr. India’ (2009)
The panel discussion will take place on July 31.
This online platform of film viewing is a response to the pandemic and the new forms of online interactions that the situation has given rise to. Although, these online platforms cannot replace inter-person interactions, the festival organizers hope that by creating interesting parallel viewing spaces they can add value to this period of in-betweenness.
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