Open Space Activities in June 2004

    

FILM
 

Who is a terrorist & who is a freedom fighter? Who decides? How are notions of nationalism, self-determination & terrorism related? How do documentary films & dramatised narratives deal with “history”? OPEN SPACE screens three films exploring the theme of ‘Terrorism, Communalism and Nationalism’ .

In Memory of Friends (dir:Anand Patwardhan) 1989, 60 min
Open Space, Monday, June 21, 6 pm

22nd JUNE 1897 (dir: Nachiket & Jayoo Patwardhan) 1979, 121 min
National Film Archives of India, Tuesday, June 22, 6 pm

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (dir: Raj Kumar Santoshi) 2002 Open Space, Wednesday, June 23, 6 pm

Film screenings will be followed by discussion
 
 
 

PHOTO EXHIBITION, FILM & DISCUSSION
 

OPEN SPACE with Amnesty International organises film screenings, discussions and a day-long exhibition of posters and photographs on violence and torture to mark June 26, the United Nations Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

Outlawed The film documents the discrimination faced by homosexuals in five countries around the world, including India

Waiting for Justice The film highlights instances of police brutality in India; the most common form of state torture and repression
IMDR Auditorium, Saturday, June 26, 5pm onwards