Today, I got a chance to behold the changing art scene in my country, on attending a film festival of sorts.Filmmakers seem to be reacting to the noise on and off celluloid, through mostly silent creations.I list a few of my favourites here:
A Beast Called Beauty - directed by Aakanksha Chitkara
Maybe because I am a woman living at a time when India is renowned for objectification of and heinous crimes against women, this documentary film struck me the most and inspired this post.The film voices the common woes of our sex racked by the rigid concepts of beauty set by the society; a situation only worsened by the marketing techniques of fairness creams and other beauty products.However,the movie ends on a happy note, with the featured females professing to have realised that they have accepted who they are, and are content with themselves.I hope every girl out there does the same.
In case your interest is piqued, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M1kI5FNz_g
As an afterthought, it is a tough time to be a woman. Especially when girls judge and see their own lot as commodities, even dance to songs objectifying women, and keep blaming men.
Ambrosia- directed by Som
A mother and her young child crossing a chain fence to shelter and safety, are victimised by a soldier watching pornography.While the woman is relieved to find food inside the tent, he,in turn, uses her to satiate his own hunger and kills her.We see the orphaned child wailing over the bleeding body and the man of arms indifferently retiring to his camp.The film,lasting only a few minutes,is best described by the final scene,a quote by Pearl S.Buck:
"A hungry man can't see right or wrong.He just sees food."
Koottu - directed by Sudheer P. Y.
The theme of loneliness is cleverly portrayed through the cartoon character of a girl who still grieves for her lost brother.She captures a fish for company but realising her mistake, soon releases the organism back into the sea.As the girl sheds tears of happiness, the fish is reunited with his own company.
Njanum..- directed by Manoj Pattathil
Humans tend to be self-centered and focus on their own problems.But this short fiction broke the shackles of human life and is narrated from the viewpoint of ..a mouse.He is caught in a rattrap and knows his end is near,the surroundings blur and disappear.Watch it here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgsn-RhQByw
Insight Haiku Films - directed by K.V.Vincent
A series of shots, each lasting 15 to 20 seconds, laying bare the beauty of nature,aided by interesting taglines.I remember watching these- a peacock in flight(tag:in flight mode), a tailorbird almost done with building its characteristic hanging nest(tag;need home loans?),among others.Overall, a creative turn of events concerning what is originally Japanese poetry.
The utter freedom to choose a subject, to execute it with high-end equipment - frankly, the ease offered by technology and the changing times is astounding.The roles of director and spectator remain the same.And it is a joyous hour indeed when a truly appreciable work surfaces and stays on.
A Beast Called Beauty - directed by Aakanksha Chitkara
Maybe because I am a woman living at a time when India is renowned for objectification of and heinous crimes against women, this documentary film struck me the most and inspired this post.The film voices the common woes of our sex racked by the rigid concepts of beauty set by the society; a situation only worsened by the marketing techniques of fairness creams and other beauty products.However,the movie ends on a happy note, with the featured females professing to have realised that they have accepted who they are, and are content with themselves.I hope every girl out there does the same.
In case your interest is piqued, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M1kI5FNz_g
As an afterthought, it is a tough time to be a woman. Especially when girls judge and see their own lot as commodities, even dance to songs objectifying women, and keep blaming men.
Ambrosia- directed by Som
A mother and her young child crossing a chain fence to shelter and safety, are victimised by a soldier watching pornography.While the woman is relieved to find food inside the tent, he,in turn, uses her to satiate his own hunger and kills her.We see the orphaned child wailing over the bleeding body and the man of arms indifferently retiring to his camp.The film,lasting only a few minutes,is best described by the final scene,a quote by Pearl S.Buck:
"A hungry man can't see right or wrong.He just sees food."
Koottu - directed by Sudheer P. Y.
The theme of loneliness is cleverly portrayed through the cartoon character of a girl who still grieves for her lost brother.She captures a fish for company but realising her mistake, soon releases the organism back into the sea.As the girl sheds tears of happiness, the fish is reunited with his own company.
Njanum..- directed by Manoj Pattathil
Humans tend to be self-centered and focus on their own problems.But this short fiction broke the shackles of human life and is narrated from the viewpoint of ..a mouse.He is caught in a rattrap and knows his end is near,the surroundings blur and disappear.Watch it here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgsn-RhQByw
Insight Haiku Films - directed by K.V.Vincent
A series of shots, each lasting 15 to 20 seconds, laying bare the beauty of nature,aided by interesting taglines.I remember watching these- a peacock in flight(tag:in flight mode), a tailorbird almost done with building its characteristic hanging nest(tag;need home loans?),among others.Overall, a creative turn of events concerning what is originally Japanese poetry.
The utter freedom to choose a subject, to execute it with high-end equipment - frankly, the ease offered by technology and the changing times is astounding.The roles of director and spectator remain the same.And it is a joyous hour indeed when a truly appreciable work surfaces and stays on.
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