[Reader-list] [Announcements] Screening of Ali Kazimi's film 'Continuous Journey'

[Shuddhabrata Sengupta]

Screening of
Continuous Journey
A film by Ali Kazimi

Dear Friends

Ali Kazimi is showing his latest film on Wed 22 Feb 2006 at 6.30 pm at 
the India International Centre (Main Auditorium)  Lodi Road, New Delhi. 
He will be present at the screening.

Only last week the film won the top prize at the Mumbai International 
Film Festival 2006.

Details and a synopsis of the film are below :

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Continuous Journey

A film by Ali Kazimi

87 minutes 2004, Canada


Short Synopsis
In 1914, the Komagata Maru, a vessel with 376 immigrants from British 
India, became the first ship carrying migrants to be turned away by 
Canada.  The consequences were felt throughout the British Empire. More 
than a history film, Continuous Journey, is a provocative, moving and 
multilayered film essay that interweaves photographs, newsreels, home 
movies and official documents to unravel a complex and little-known 
story. Winner, of the First Prize at the Mumbai International Film 
Festival. 2006 and Second Place- Audience Award and Honourable Mention 
for Best Director, Hot Docs 2004

Credits
Producer, Director & Writer:    Ali Kazimi
Editors:    Graeme Ball & Ali Kazimi
Sound:  Sunil Khanna & David Adkin
Music Director & & Sound Designer:  Phil Strong
Music:  Shahid Ali Khan, Kiran Ahluwalia, Phil Strong, Ravi Naimpally 
Brent Grossman & Mark Korven

Produced in association with TV Ontario  with the generous support of 
The South Asian Heritage Foundation  and with financial assistance from: 
The Canada Council for the Arts The Ontario Arts Council The Canadian
Independent Film and Video Fund The Toronto Arts Council


Continuous Journey is a complex and moving tale of hope, despair, 
treachery and tragedy.  In 1914, Gurdit Singh, a Sikh entrepreneur based 
in Singapore, chartered a Japanese ship, the Komagata Maru, to carry 376 
Indian immigrants to Canada.  On May 23, 1914, the ship arrived in 
Vancouver Harbour. Many of the men on-board were veterans of the British 
Indian Army and believed that it was their right as British subjects to 
settle anywhere in the Empire they had fought to defend and expand. They 
were wrong...   Only a half-mile from shore, the Komagata Maru was 
surrounded by immigration boats and the passengers were held virtual 
prisoners on the ship.  Thus began a dramatic stand-off which would 
escalate over the course of two months.  The Komagata Maru¹s voyage and 
its aftermath exposed the Empire¹s myths of equality, fair-play and 
British justice, and became a turning point in the freedom struggle in 
India.  Continuous Journey challenges us to reflect on contemporary 
events, and raises critical questions about how the past shapes
the present. Using limited visual resources and digital manipulation Ali
Kazimi has created a visually rich and powerful film.

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