★★★★☆ Upon viewing Farida Pacha's quietly lyrical and earth-bound documentary My Name Is Salt (2013), the comparison to Jean-François Millet's painting The Gleaners springs to mind. Both depict farmers or peasants, combing the land for its natural goods. Both extol the virtue and necessity of breaking one's back in order to acquire even a minimal result of success. Finally, both portraits are painted in stark realism, enlightening the viewer to a way of life that is not commonly seen. In the film's case Pacha, along with cinematographer Lutz Konermann, vividly brings to life the existence of a farming family working the salt flats of Gujarat, India.
- 3/12/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
A good number of Indian documentaries will be presented at the eight edition of Film Southasia to be held from September 29-October 2, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
Film Southasia is a biennial festival of documentaries organized in Nepal. Tickets are available for Rs. 50 at the venue of the festival Kumari Cinema, Kathmandu.
The films at the festival will be judged by a three-member South-asian jury and the best film will be awarded the ‘Ram Bahadur Trophy’ for Best Film along with a citation and a cash prize of Usd 2,000. The second best film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000 and the Best Debut Film will be awarded a citation and cash prize of Usd 1,000.
Journey to Yarsa (55 min) by Dipendra Bhandari of Nepal will be screened as the opening film of the festival.
An event called ‘Tareque Masud Memorial: A Dialogue’ will be conducted on the theme– ‘Documentary:...
- 9/26/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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