[Reader-list] Screening : 'Not Every Time' :: Sat, 07 Nov, 5.30pm

[Kabir Khan]

Dear all,

The Alternative Law Forum invites you to a screening of the film -

*NOT EVERY TIME*

*A film by Daljit Ami*

*Saturday, Nov 7, 5.30pm*

followed by a discussion with the film-maker

*at*

*Alternative Law Forum*, #122/4, Infantry Road, Bangalore - 1 (next to
Balaji Art Gallery)
080-22868757, 080-22865757

Entry is free and all are welcome.

*About the Film*
‘Not Every Time ...’ is a definitive account of a mass movement that the
rape and murder of a college student spurred in 1997 in Punjab. The film
traces the various personal and political struggles the leaders and
participants of the movement experienced as a result of their involvement.

The movement, involving thousands of participants, lasted nine years and
the film is a fitting testimony to this remarkable tale which has gone
unnoticed by mainstream national media houses. It highlights not just the
violent reaction of a patriarchal society but also lays threadbare the
gender hierarchies within the movement. This film was screened in film
festivals; Signs 2007 in competition section and Karimpur Film Festival
2008 apart from innumerable screenings in colleges and villages where it
has invariably provoked intense discussion and debate.

Duration: 59 Mins

*About the film maker*
Documentary film maker, columnist, translator and journalist, Daljit Ami is
one of the foremost chroniclers of contemporary Punjab. He holds Master’s
degrees in Ancient History, Archaeology & Culture and Communications. His
journalistic career includes editorial stints at some of the leading media
organisations of the region (Punjabi Tribune, Day and Night News, Global
Punjab TV) and his reportage and commentaries have appeared in key
publications in three languages including Outlook, BBC Hindi, Economic and
Political Weekly, Dainik Bhasker and most of the mainstream Punjabi
publications including Nawa Zamana and Punjab Times. Having entered the
media at the time when Punjab was emerging from violence and insurgency,
Dalijt has an insider’s understanding of the way Punjab has been projected
in mainstream media. His body of work – in text and images – invites us to
think about Punjab outside of popular stereotypes and formulaic analysis.
His films have documented issues, events, movements and people who fall
outside the lens of mainstream media – the lives of agricultural labour and
human rights activists; movements against ecological degradation and sexual
violence; conservation of history and memory; and Punjabi literature and
poetry. His forthright columns and reportage hold a mirror to the global
Punjabi community. Despite the focus on Punjab, his work steers clear of
narrow localism and forges critical, political and aesthetic connections
with international struggles for justice

For more info - http://daljitami.com/


Vinay K Sreenivasa
Alternative Law Forum
98805 95032
122/4, Infantry Road,
(Opposite Infantry Wedding Hall)
Bangalore 560001