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Film/Video A LOOK APART U.S. PREMIERE MUNNUDI DIRECTED BY P. SHESHADRI FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001, 7 PM $6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM |
INTRODUCED BY VISHAKHA DESAI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ASIA SOCIETY, NEW YORK, AND MEMBER OF THE WALKER'S BUSH GLOBAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Unsettling in its content, this first feature produced by the film-collective Navachitra underscores an oppressive "system" that existed in the coastal Indian town of Mutthuchchera. Salesmen made a profit arranging temporary marriages between young women from the impoverished village and Arabian investors, while the concerned minority of townspeople, including the village monk, condemned the practice. 2001, India, in Kannada with English subtitles, color, 35mm, 80 minutes.
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Directed by Kazim öz
Introduced by Vasif Kortun, founder of the Instanbul Contemporary Art Project, Istanbul, and member of the Walker's Bush Global Advisory Committee. Banned by the Turkish authorities, this films tells the story of an old Kurd left on his own after his village is cleared by the Turkish troops. Ax is a pearl of simplicity, controversial and daring in its subject matter, poignantly exploring themes of absence and loss. The film has been showered with prizes at various short film festivals. 1999, Turkey, in Turkish and Kurdish with English subtitles, color, 16mm, 27 minutes.