[Reader-list] Announcement: Screening

[shikha jhingan]

Screening of a film on Partition

The Sky Below
(75 min; 2007; Dvcam; English)
A film by Sarah Singh who will introduce the screening

Sept. 12th
6.30 pm
India Intl Centre


>From the shared, ancient history of the Indus Civilization, the people of 
the Northwest area of the Subcontinent have connections that go back 
millennia. In 1947, the partition of this region left a legacy of suspicion 
and a profound inability to reconcile this political divide. From Kutch to 
Kashmir and from Karachi to the Khyber Pass, some of the ground realities of 
the lingering fallout are explored; and also, if reconciliation is possible 
between two countries with interwoven histories…some 60 years of strained 
relations and the unresolved crisis in Kashmir.

>From both sides of the border, first - person stories from the time of 
Partition are recounted. A former terrorist, politicians, royalty, ordinary 
citizens, historians, and others share their insights of the past, present, 
and future of this volatile, yet emerging South Asian economic block

Folk singers recorded live in their surroundings, found footage, verite and 
conceptual location shooting, contemporary and archival still photography 
are merged to emphasize the contrasted realities which compose this 
culturally connected, yet politically disconnected , region

Screening will be followed by a discussion

(Collaboration: Seher)

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