From 11th Sep, Friday, 6 pm!
Film : The Death of Us
Dir: Vani Subramanian; 76 min; English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu with
English subtitles; 2018
Synopsis : The debates on the death penalty today are marked by a cacophony of strident assertions. Going against this tide is The Death of Us - a quiet contemplation on a range of cases in which the death penalty was pronounced, ending in execution, commutation to life sentence, acquittal or even pardon. Speaking only to those who have been on death row or those very closely involved with the cases, we engage in complex conversations on crime and punishment, revenge and justice, popular rhetoric and personal experiences. Only to find ourselves confronting larger ethical and moral questions across time and space.
Credits:
Camera : Desmond Roberts, Rusha Bose, Vani Subramanian
Sound Pratik Biswas
Editing Vani Subramanian, Kuldeep Gaur
Producer Public Service Broadcasting Trust
Awards and film festivals :
18th Open Frame Film Festival – PSBT, New Delhi
20th Madurai International Film Festival
15th South Asia International Film Festival, New York
6th Kolkata Peoples’ Film Festival
7th Chennai International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Social Justice Film Festival, Chennai
18th ImagineIndia International Film Festival
Habitat Film Festival, IHC, Delhi
International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Trivandrum
Signs Film Festival, Trissur
Social Justice Film Festival, Chennai
Human Rights Film Festival, Bangalore
Gandhi Film Festival, Madurai
Vikalp@Prithvi - Online Screenings
About the filmmaker : One-time advertising writer, Vani Subramanian has been a women's rights activist and documentary filmmaker since the nineties. Her work as a filmmaker explores the connections between everyday practices and larger political questions, be they around questions of justice and revenge, or in the areas of culture, food production, primary education, urban development, communalism, sex selective abortions, or even matters of identity embedded in our food practices. Her films have been screened and received awards, both nationally and internationally. More recently, Vani has extended her practice to video art in performance, as well as a mixed media installation.
Interaction : We invite you to Zoom interaction with the filmmaker on 13th September, Sunday at 11 am. Message 9940642044 for ID and password to take part in the interaction.
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