Feb 01 2024 to Feb 01 2024 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

96m | English, Hindi, Marathi | India | 2023

Director, Producer: Anand Patwardhan
Cinematography: Anand Patwardhan, Simantini Dhuru
Editing: Anand Patwardhan
Sound: Anand Patwardhan, Simantini Dhuru
Sound Design: PM Satheesh

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, a Sanskrit phrase meaning “the world is family” is a universalist idea that competes with dominant, exclusivist Hindu notions of caste. Anand grew up in a milieu that questioned the latter. The family’s elders had fought for India’s Independence but rarely spoken about it. ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’, words enshrined in India’s Constitution, were subconsciously internalized. As his parents aged, Anand began to film with whatever equipment was at hand. Soon birthdays and family gatherings gave way to oral history.

Revisiting home movie footage a decade after his parents had passed, was a revelation. Today, self-confessed supremacists whose ideology once inspired the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, are in power. As they rewrite India’s history, memories of the past have become more precious than mere personal nostalgia.

This is the Sound Indian premier of the film. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Anand Patwardhan. A Q&A with the audience will follow.

This is the first film in our three day retrospective of Anand Patwardhan’s work.