repression by the state, workers’ struggles and the art of resistance
11:00 am – 12:45 pm
New Indian Feature
Harud – Aamir Bashir (100 mins)
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm : Lunch break
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
Documentary Classics
Prisoners of Conscience – Anand Patwardhan (42 mins)
2:20 pm – 2:45 pm
New Indian Documentary
After the Aftermath – Kumud Ranjan (17 mins)
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm : Tea Break
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Documentary Classics
Babulal Bhuiyan ki Kurbani – Manjira Dutta (63 mins)
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation and screening
Maruti Workers’ Struggle
by filmmaker Nakul Singh Sawhney (30 mins + 15 mins)
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm : Tea Break
5:15 pm – 6:45 pm
Panel discussion – People’s Struggles and the New Camera
Introductory address by Sanjay Joshi followed by Panel discussion with Sanjay Kak, Surya Shankar Dash, Nakul Singh Sawhney, Biren Das Sharma, Ranu Ghosh and Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay. Moderated by Sanjay Joshi, National coordinator, Cinema of Resistance.
6:45 pm – 7:00 pm : Tea Break
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Closing Film : New Indian Feature
Achal (The Stagnant) – Bikramjit Gupta (91 mins + 15 mins)
Introduced by Bikramjit Gupta followed by Q&A with director
8:45 pm – 9:00 pm
Vote of thanks and Closing Song
Kolkata People's Film Festival 