A DOCUMENTARY PROPOSAL 44 minutes, English, Bengali (Subtitled in English), 2015. Photographed, Edited, Directed and Produced by R.V.Ramani Among the various films made by the renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen, ‘Bhuvan Shome’ made in 1969, financed by the Government of India, was a landmark film for its innovation and experimentation, setting the path for the Indian New Wave Cinema Movement. In 2013, Films Division, a Government of India Undertaking, decides to make a documentary film on Mrinal Sen. Officials from the Films Division go to Mrinal Sen’s house in Kolkata to officially propose the making of the documentary film on him. I go along with them.

We will also be screening, Ramani's shoter documentary from 2010: : MERA GAON HAI BAMBAI (My village is Bambai) 29 minutes, Hindi, Tamil, English (Subtitled in English) 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.

R.V. RAMANI's documentaries on Two great Indian Filmmakers 20 and 21 October 2016 , 6.30 pm at Lamakaan

R.V.Ramani, celebrated documentary filmmaker and cinematographer will be presenting two of his more recent documentaries. Known for his deeply artistic and cinematically probing documentaries, and a highly refined personal style, the two evenings offer you a rare opportunity to engage with him and his engagement with two celebrated Indian film-makers : Mrinal Sen and Anand Patwardhan.

Entry : Free