7 JANUARY 2017 AND 8 JANUARY 2017 | FILM SCREENING | CINEMA GHAR IN COLLABORATION WITH DRISHTI

Cinema Ghar is a film screening initiative by Conflictorium and Drishti. The film screenings which will be organized on the first weekend of every month will screen award-winning shorts, documentaries and fiction films from across the country. The screenings hope to address the yearning of film lovers from the city to enjoy contemporary non-mainstream work.

FILM: DARBE GUJE | 7 January 2017

Darbe Guje is a Malayalam Short Film. Freddy and Marcos, two local goons of a quotation gang are assigned to murder an old shopkeeper by a notorious gangster. But the twists and turns of fate deliver a tragicomic punch that turns their world upside down.

FILM: FISHI-RU

Fishi Ru is a short animation film made by Anjali Nayar. Set against a backdrop of floods in Bihar, Fishi-Ru tells the story of a little girl’s concern about the people affected by the floods. she discovers an abandoned fish in a garbage dump and brings her home. Slowly, she begins to love the fish but faces a drastic choice. But during this dilemma, Ruhi finds her own understanding of the meaning of love, letting go, and freedom.

FILM: I AM BONNIE

I am Bonnie A born intersex, raised by poor, illiterate and confused parents as a girl named ‘Bandana’, s/he became one of the finest strikers of Indian Woman’s football team in her/his short career. His fight to establish his identity, struggle for existence met by a sarcastic society yet to learn to take ‘other genders’ seriously.

FILM: BEYOND BARBED WIRES: A DISTANT DAWN | 8 JANUARY 2017

Beyond Barbed Wires: A Distant Dawn is a story of 3000 members of India’s tiny Chinese community who were incarcerated for up to 4 years in the aftermath of the India-China war of 1962. There is no acknowledgement or apology either from the government to date. And yet, among those who suffered, the love for India and things Indian remain alongside the pain and hurt.

FILM: DAARAVATHA

Daaravatha An adolescent Pankaj is discovering his sexuality. Torn between a patriarchal Indian upbringing full of gender stereotypes and his natural urge to identify with the opposite gender, he finds an opportunity to express his desires within the bounds of cultural ethos.

SOURCE: CONFLICTORIUM ARCHIVES