[Aaj-ke-naam] Screening of The play is on / Pather Chujaeri...a documentary on Kashmir

[pankaj kumar]

Dear Friend,

You are invited to a screening of my 
documentary film on Kashmir:
The play is on.../ Pather Chujaeri--
(44 mts /mini DV)
on 29th August at the Little Theatre (NCPA)
at 6.30 p.m.

Looking forward to seeing you there..
peace
pankaj rishi kumar
B 103, Gokul Tower, Thakur Complex, Kandivli (E)
Mumbai 101
PH: 91-22-884 7585

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Previous screenings:
BERLIN, MUMBAI, BUSAN, KATHMANDU, 
AMASCULTURA (Lisbon), NOTTAM, and ZANZIBAR
To be screened shortly at BerlinEthno Filmfest
and Margreat Mead Festival (New York)

Awards: BRONZE REMI at HOUSTON


   SYNOPSIS-- THE PLAY IS ON... / PATHER CHUJAERI
  How does art survive in a regime of fear? 
  I first encountered this question in 1999, 
  while taking photographs of Kashmir during 
  that mindless war with Pakistan. That summer, I
established contact with the National BhandTheatre,
  Wathora, and the Bhagat Theatre, Akingam,
  two groups that were still performing in the
  traditional pather form of satire.

  I  returned twice in 2001, now armed with a camera.
  I was encouraged by what I found: an illiterate
  community has sustained a centuries-old tradition in
  the face of debilitating social and cultural
  changes.
  Although perenially intimidated by the corruption,
  violence and intolerance that prevail in Kashmir,
  the bhands are still affirming a commitment to their
  theatre, to the critical potential of its form and
  the liberating joys of performance. Faith in Sufism
  has tempered their enthusiam for satire and they
  identify with the collective voices of Kashmir's
  freedom.

  The Play is on.... follows the two groups as they
  prepare for public performances, a rare phenomenon
  today. For the bhands, who daily witness the erosion
  of their way of life, each performance represents
  both  a change as well as a repetition of the same
  brutal fact: that they are not free to share their
  revolutionary spirit.

  Credits
  Producer, Director, Camera,
  and Editing -- Pankaj  Rishi Kumar
  Location Sound -- Jagan Shah
  Sound Design and Mixing: gissy Michael
  Production Manager -- Mohammad Shafi Bhat
  


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