Screening of Sanjay Kak's 'Jashn-e-Azadi' on Kashmir + film-maker QnA
Akhil Katyal | 31.10.2010 11:33 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | World
Screening of Sanjay Kak's 'Jashn-e-Azadi' + discussion with the film-maker
In light of the events of the last few months in Kashmir, the need for critical public opinion on this subject is more important than ever.
To sustain a vigorous debate on Kashmir here in the U.K., ASAR (Academics and Students against Repression), U.K. and CISD (Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy), SOAS
invite you for the
Screening of and discussion around Sanjay Kak's award-winning documentary 'Jashn-e-Azadi' ('How We Celebrate Freedom')
9th November, 2-6pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London
Sanjay Kak, the film-maker would be joining us from New Delhi through skype for the discussion after the film screening.
The discussion will be chaired by Dr. Subir Sinha from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS.
About the Film: It's 15th August, India's Independence day, and the Indian flag ritually goes up in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. But the empty streets and the sullen silence that greet India's claim on Kashmir spark off old questions about freedom - azadi - and the denial of freedom. In the aftermath of 18 years of armed struggle, with 60,000 dead and nearly 7,000 missing, death and loss is everywhere. Sometimes this loss is marked by the dozens of 'martyr' graveyards' that dot the valley; sometimes it is in the process of being uncovered as we follow a group of men involved in a 'survey of death'; sometimes expressed in the fractured minds of ordinary Kashmiris we encounter in the Psychiatric Ward of a city hospital. As the Kashmiri people begin to look within their ledger of loss, we slowly prise open the meanings of Kashmir's struggle for azadi, freedom. Using a bilingual mix of verite footage, rare archival material, poetry and text, this is a provocative look at Indian democracy in the 60th year of India's independence, and a reflection on power, resistance and "freedom's terrible thirst".
The total duration of the film is 139 minutes.
Please circulate widely among your friends and interested groups.
For more information, contact:
Akhil Katyal, ASAR (07846441412)
Agrotosh Mukherjee, ASAR (07528435541)
In light of the events of the last few months in Kashmir, the need for critical public opinion on this subject is more important than ever.
To sustain a vigorous debate on Kashmir here in the U.K., ASAR (Academics and Students against Repression), U.K. and CISD (Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy), SOAS
invite you for the
Screening of and discussion around Sanjay Kak's award-winning documentary 'Jashn-e-Azadi' ('How We Celebrate Freedom')
9th November, 2-6pm
Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London
Sanjay Kak, the film-maker would be joining us from New Delhi through skype for the discussion after the film screening.
The discussion will be chaired by Dr. Subir Sinha from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS.
About the Film: It's 15th August, India's Independence day, and the Indian flag ritually goes up in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. But the empty streets and the sullen silence that greet India's claim on Kashmir spark off old questions about freedom - azadi - and the denial of freedom. In the aftermath of 18 years of armed struggle, with 60,000 dead and nearly 7,000 missing, death and loss is everywhere. Sometimes this loss is marked by the dozens of 'martyr' graveyards' that dot the valley; sometimes it is in the process of being uncovered as we follow a group of men involved in a 'survey of death'; sometimes expressed in the fractured minds of ordinary Kashmiris we encounter in the Psychiatric Ward of a city hospital. As the Kashmiri people begin to look within their ledger of loss, we slowly prise open the meanings of Kashmir's struggle for azadi, freedom. Using a bilingual mix of verite footage, rare archival material, poetry and text, this is a provocative look at Indian democracy in the 60th year of India's independence, and a reflection on power, resistance and "freedom's terrible thirst".
The total duration of the film is 139 minutes.
Please circulate widely among your friends and interested groups.
For more information, contact:
Akhil Katyal, ASAR (07846441412)
Agrotosh Mukherjee, ASAR (07528435541)
Akhil Katyal
e-mail:
akhilkatyal@gmail.com