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Doc.Splash
organised by Documentary Circle of Hyderabad in association with PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING TRUST (Delhi) and FILMS DIVISION (Mumbai) present a 3 day film fest from Tue-Thu 17,18,19 Feb.
Day II : Wednesday, 18.02.2015, 6.30 pm
YAADEIN - KAIFI AZMI . Director : AMITA TALWAR .
57 min . 1999 . Urdu/English with sub-titles -- Urdu poet
YAADEIN - KAIFI AZMI
Director : AMIA TALWAR 57 min . 1999 . Urdu/English with sub-titles
"Yaadein-Kaifi Azmi" is a feature documentary of 58 minutes durationcommissioned and telecast by Doordarshan in 1999. It traces the earlier struggle of this Leftist activist who was an active member of the Progressive Writer's Movement. Fired with idealism, Kaifi Azmi moved to Mumbai from a tiny nondescript village Mijhwan in Azamgarh District in U.P. and eked out an existence doing odd jobs. This is a simple portrayal of an earthy man documenting his initial struggle in the film industry, his ideologies, the highs and lows of his life and career, his contribution to his village and the legacy of work left behind.
Amita Talwar is a postgraduate in English Literature. She was the founder Editor/Publisher of the popular city magazine Channel 6 brought out from Hyderabad since 1990. She has been trained in Filmmaking from the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, New York University. She is a leading art-photgrapher from Hyderabad.
MY DEAR GAY TEACHER . Director : SARASWATI KAVULA .
46 min . 2011 . English with sub-titles -- On well-known poet Hoshang Merchant
MY DEAR GAY TEACHER
Director : SARASWATI KAVULA 46 min . 2011 . English with sub-titles
My Dear Gay Teacher is my attempt to explore the personality behind the Persona called Hoshang Merchant. What lies beneath the exterior and what has been the influences that make Hoshang. A person who is loved, hated, loathed or cared, he brings out different reactions from different People. More well known as the First Declared Gay of Hyderabad, is his continuance in Public Life as a poet and a professor in one of the country's best universities, HCU, a reflection on acceptability of homosexuality in this hitherto conservative society? More than that, to me, Hoshang's life is worth a multitude of films, and I have only managed to make just one, and perhaps, just managed to capture a few aspects of his life. Does this write up, say that my film was partial towards my subject and not rested objective? May be so, but I do hope with this film, I manage to say, "that all is not what it seems to be, and that each of us is a result of our life's experiences".
Saraswati Kavula, a hotel management professional turned filmmaker, she has studied documentary filmmaking from Universtiy of Salford, Manchester, UK. As an independent filmmaker she has made several investigative films about the interconnection of social and environmental and human rights issues.
Some of her films are : Behind the Glitter (45min), Between the Devil and the Deep Sea(73min), The Green Trap (35min), Paradox City (39min), Cutting off a Lifeline (63min), Vision 2020 (6min), Playtime (9min), Coast Under Attack (85min), Seeds of Sovereignty (35min), GLIS(28min)
Entry - Free.