In Season Outside, Amar Kanwar traces the story of oppression and violence through current and historic events between his native India and Pakistan. The film opens at a border crossing between these two countries and the nightly ceremony of closing the gates to the border. Strutting soldiers are watched by an ever-changing group. Because of a terrorist attack at this crossing vehicles are no longer permitted to pass and we watch the workers carrying the heavy loads on their head as they step up to a symbolic white demarcation line. A heart-searching monologue by Kanwar accompanies the images we see.
Also in this combined programme
-
Blissed
Short film which focuses on the interaction between four young people and how they relate to themselves and to their environment. Set in a contemporar -
Finally
Shot within a historic setting in Salzburg, Austria, this film is oriented around questions of history and violence. It researches the area between na -
Filter City
Filter City focuses on two women, their relation to each other and to a city that is in transformation – architecturally, politically and socially. Th -
Deux ou trois choses que je sais d’elle
One of Godard’s masterpieces, based on a newspaper report about suburban housewives turning to prostitution to pay for their latest consumer goods. Th -
Consolation Service
Three-part film about themes such as endings, death and time seen from the perspective of a young woman.
Film details
- Country of production
- India
- Year
- 1998
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 30'
- Medium/Format
- -