A still from Quarter no 4/11
What:
Fd Zone Mumbai screening of Charles Correa’s “City On The Water” & Ranu Ghosh’s “Quarter Number 4/11”
Curatorial Note:
On 23rd August we will build a discussion around two narratives both dealing with urban planning and development. First, a macro vision where India’s leading architect and urban planner Charles Correa proposes a solution to the problems of a huge metropolis literally falling apart under population pressure. He searches for inspiration by tracing the path of the conception of the city itself.
The second story presents the micro picture – the lived reality of a common man, trying to survive in a city bent upon throwing him out. While one film proposes an organic and holistic approach, the other documents the fallout of market-oriented urban ‘development’. Separated by four decades, set in two different cities, these films present an interesting study of urban development throwing up important questions of housing,...
What:
Fd Zone Mumbai screening of Charles Correa’s “City On The Water” & Ranu Ghosh’s “Quarter Number 4/11”
Curatorial Note:
On 23rd August we will build a discussion around two narratives both dealing with urban planning and development. First, a macro vision where India’s leading architect and urban planner Charles Correa proposes a solution to the problems of a huge metropolis literally falling apart under population pressure. He searches for inspiration by tracing the path of the conception of the city itself.
The second story presents the micro picture – the lived reality of a common man, trying to survive in a city bent upon throwing him out. While one film proposes an organic and holistic approach, the other documents the fallout of market-oriented urban ‘development’. Separated by four decades, set in two different cities, these films present an interesting study of urban development throwing up important questions of housing,...
- 8/20/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Children of The Pyre
The 63rd Melbourne International Film Festival, which began on July 31 and will go on till August 17, is screening a total of 11 Indian films in different categories.
The lineup includes recent films like Kanu Behl’s Titli (world premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2014) and Avinash Arun’s Killa (world premiere at Berlin Film Festival 2014) as well as festival favourites like Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry.
A specially curated section at the festival, India in Flux: Living Resistance, will screen some of the most important Indian documentaries of recent times including Ashim Ahluwalia’s John & Jane, Rajesh Jala’s Children of the Pyre, Anand Patwardhan’s Jai Bhim Comrade, Deepa Dhanraj’s Invoking Justice, Farida Pacha’s My Name is Salt, Avijit Mukul Kishore’s Vertical City and Ranu Ghosh’s Quarter Number 4/11. These documentaries showcase the history of dissent and engagement with the ‘real’ while discussing matters of politics,...
The 63rd Melbourne International Film Festival, which began on July 31 and will go on till August 17, is screening a total of 11 Indian films in different categories.
The lineup includes recent films like Kanu Behl’s Titli (world premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2014) and Avinash Arun’s Killa (world premiere at Berlin Film Festival 2014) as well as festival favourites like Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry.
A specially curated section at the festival, India in Flux: Living Resistance, will screen some of the most important Indian documentaries of recent times including Ashim Ahluwalia’s John & Jane, Rajesh Jala’s Children of the Pyre, Anand Patwardhan’s Jai Bhim Comrade, Deepa Dhanraj’s Invoking Justice, Farida Pacha’s My Name is Salt, Avijit Mukul Kishore’s Vertical City and Ranu Ghosh’s Quarter Number 4/11. These documentaries showcase the history of dissent and engagement with the ‘real’ while discussing matters of politics,...
- 8/4/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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