Monday, April 16th, 2012 Indie Docs in India: Aesthetics, Politics and the Practice of Filming-Making

DateTimeLocation
Monday, April 16, 20122:00PM - 6:00PMSeminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place

Description

PROGRAM:
2:00-4:00 Lecture & Discussion
4:00-6:00 Reception

Surabhi Sharma will discuss the varied impulses that have inspired her film practice over the years. Each of her works posed distinct challenges that helped transform her notions of the documentary aesthetic and form. Surabhi will also explore the vibrant independent documentary scene in India today.

Surabhi Sharma is an independent documentary film maker living and working in Mumbai. She studied anthropology and psychology, and trained to be a director at the Film and Television Institute of India. She has been making films since 2001 and her feature length films have addressed a range of themes including Cities, Globalisation and Labour, Music and Migration, Gender and Health, Environment.


Speakers

Surabhi Sharma
Speaker
Independent documentary filmmaker

Kajri Jain
Chair
Associate Professor, Visual Studies, UTM & Department of Fine Art, University of Toronto


Co-Sponsors

Centre for South Asian Studies

South Asian Development Council

Asian Institute

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