A two-day festival of documentaries by eminent Indian docu filmaker and cinematographer R V RAMANI.

Screening of films followed by Interaction with the maker. 6.02 pm SAA 25 mts

A man sings in the local train, in Bombay. Men and women dance celebrating the Holi festival in the village Salona, in Maharashtra. Ganesh festival celebrations reach its peak on the streets of Bombay. A exploratory journey seeking one’s own rhythm, through the magnetic flux of rural and urban rhythms.

§ 6.29 pm MERA GAON HAI BAMBAI 29 mts

Children lodged at the Govt Remand Homes in Chennai, are brought there under various charges. Caught between the boundaries of the States and law, the Remand Home is a space in transit for the children. Some children find their way back home, some find State adoption, but for many it is a journey to nowhere.

§ 7.00 to 7.15 pm Tea Break

§ 7.15 pm MY CAMERA AND TSUNAMI 90 mts.

The film shares special moments that the filmmaker experienced with his camera, a special bonding over a period of 4 years, in terms of creating cinematic imagery, relating, exploring, seeking and interpreting notions of his reality. It is a memory of a camera which perished in the Tsunami, along with its last filmed footage. It’s last recorded footage, an elusive image, evoking multiple possibilities, seeking parallels and new perspectives.