Festival of RV Ramani's docus
Movies
4.0 hrs
November 06, 2012 6:00 pm Tuesday

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.

1) "Blue Black Yellow" (5 Min.)

The painter, Achyuthan Kudallur, inaugurates his exhibition of abstract paintings, in Chennai. The filmmaker goes on a quizzical journey, through colors, forms, space, movements and gestures at the exhibition. A film as an abstract.

2) "Brahma Vishnu Shiva" (19 Min.)

The filmmaker persuades his Japanese sculptor friend, Toshikazu Kanai, to work with sand as the medium, near the waterfront on a beach. The waves lash. Children jump around. Fish gets caught. A balloon girl passes. A film happens, revealing the process of creation, sustenance and destruction, all happening at the same time.

3) "Is this how Craters are formed in the Moon" (13 Min.)

Holes dug across the ground for a temple festival, lies shattered at the end of it forming huge craters.

4) "NEE YAAR" (Who are you) (120 Min.)

For and in partnership with the Prasar Bharati Sundara Ramaswamy (SuRa) is considered as one of the foremost Tamil modernist writers. Having brought up in the background of Malayalam language and culture, SuRa learnt Tamil by himself, emerging as a Tamil writer by sheer hard work and passion. He championed a vision, where readers can access important writings in different Indian languages. In the back drop of the Dravidian and Dalit movements in Tamil Nadu, SuRa struggled to evolve a modern Tamil literature, independent of its ancient tradition and its associated politics. This often found his writings pitted against his Brahmin background and upbringing. Sundara Ramaswamy, died at the age of 75, on October 15th 2005. As per his last wishes; his cremation was carried out without any rituals.

Organizer
documentary circle of hyderabad
DOcumentary Circle of Hyderabad