AFI 20/20 Film Programme in India
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Baiscope Entertainment presents the AFI 20/20 programme in India this weekend!
The program starts on 28th November 2009 with a screening of AMAL and a Q&A with director Richie Mehta.
On the streets of New Delhi, every day is a struggle to survive. But AMAL, a simple, humble autorickshaw driver, is content with the small but vital role he plays — to drive his customers throughout the city as efficiently and safely as possible.
Following a tragic incident with a young beggar girl (PRIYA), Amal’s purpose is thrown into disarray. Compelled by his kind nature, Amal struggles, alongside the lovely merchant Pooja, to do whatever it takes to raise enough money to save the child’s life.
As Amal continues to struggle, trouble ensues in the upper caste system – the implications of which threaten to unravel his life and those around him. But just as destiny led Amal astray, it allows him to re-discover his purpose and find peace in life – something all the riches in the world could never have brought him.
Time : 6pm – 9pm
Venue: Fun Republic Cinemas, Andheri Mumbai – 400061
Preview Theatre, 7th Floor
Two documentaries screen on 29th November 2009.
Time : 11am
ALONE IN FOUR WALLS and a Q&A with director Alexandra “Sasha” Westmeire.
Alexandra Westmeier‘s absorbing and beautifully shot film spends time with inmates at a reform school. They talk about their crimes,some boastfully, others regretfully, and some with a defeated matter-of-factness that reveals how little choice they feel they have had in their lives. We observe their daily routines, watch them learn, work and play. We hear them speak candidly of home, which was in many cases chaotic and violent, and we see for ourselves the kind of environment in which some of them grew up, having to cope with poverty, alcoholism and abuse. And we see that this place, with its structure and discipline, its security and relative normality, may just offer them an escape into a more hopeful future.
Lunch : 1pm – 2pm hosted by AFI
Time : 2pm
KASSIM THE DREAM and a Q&A with director Kief Davidson.
This is the story of World Champion Boxer, Kassim “The Dream” Ouma – born in Uganda, kidnapped by the rebel army and trained to be a child soldier at the age of 6. When the rebels took over the government, Kassim became an army soldier who was forced to commit many horrific atrocities, making him both a victim and perpetrator. He soon discovered the army’s boxing team and realized the sport was his ticket to freedom. After 12 years of warfare, Kassim defected from Africa and arrived in the United States. Homeless and culture shocked, he quickly rose through the boxing ranks and became Junior Middleweight Champion of the World.
Sunday’s screenings take place at:
OSMOSIS Gallery,
175 Aram Nagar II, JP Road
Near Rolling Beans,
Andheri West, Mumbai – 400061
Details on all shows can be found at www.baiscopeent.com or by calling +91 9833255171 ; +91 9820798047.
AFI PROJECT: 20/20, now in its 4th year, is an American Film Institute international initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange and understanding, by bringing together filmmakers and their films from the US and abroad.
Tags: AFI, AFI Project 20/20, Alexandra Westmeire, Alone in Four Walls, Amal, American Film Institute, biascope, Biascope Entertainment, Kassim the Dream, Keif Davidson, Richie Mehta
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
“As Amal continues to struggle, trouble ensues in the upper caste system – the implications of which threaten to unravel his life and those around him”, Are you sure you are talking about Amal? I don’t remember seeing anything even remotely related to caste system in this film.
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