Beyond Bollywood + Q&A
Beyond Bollywood + Q&A
Wednesday 15th May, 2024
Doors: 17:15
Screening starts: 17:30
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Perceptions of South Asian cinema continue to be shaped by the commercial output of Mumbai.
However, Beyond Bollywood is a whole world of independent and experimental filmmaking that offers great diversity of voices, including female talent. Film historian and BCU professor Valentina Vitali has been working with a number of partners across the region to present here a selection of award-winning short films from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Shunn Lei Swe Yee and Saw Eh Doh Poe, from Myanmar.
Films
My Grandfather's House
Dir: Shunn Lei Swe Yee, Myanmar 2013, 14 mins
Makhfi: The Hidden One
Dir: Prachee Bajania, India 2018, 19 mins
**20 Continuous Shots Followed by Siddhartha **
Dir: Abid Hossain Khan, Bangladesh 2016, 20 mins
Reserved
Dir: Bani Abidi, Pakistan 2006, 10 mins, single channel version
Roqaia
Dir: Diana Saqeb Jamal, Afghanistan 2019, 11 mins
Limbo
Dir: Saw Eh Doh Poe, Myanmar 2018, 5 mins
**MBKD – Garam Anday **
Dir: Anam Abbas, 2018, Pakistan, 3 mins
This event has been supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
