This puzzling film opens and closes with Girish Dahiwale, the filmmaker’s friend who died in 1998, performing a ritual for the god Ganesha. In between, we see the maker shaving his head three times as a symbol of grief and dedication to the gods.
Also in this combined programme
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The Furnished Room
Inspired by the eponymous O. Henry short story, about restless searching and the continuous, never-ending passage of time.
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Jan Villa
Utilising a patchwork of images, the maker studies the personal consequences of a disaster for the inhabitants of post-colonial metropolis Mumbai.
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I Am Micro
An experimental essay on filmmaking and celluloid, in the vein of Indian independent cinema. Delightfully shot.
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Dissolution
Moving portrait of a grandson remembering his grandmother. Fabulous camerawork is used to depict the end of a generation.
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720 Degrees
The earth turns beneath the camera. People and their relationships undergo change. History passes. Ie. History passes. Time appears as a fleeting refl
Film details
- Country of production
- India
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2011
- Length
- 22"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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