23rd Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2021
Retrospective II : Films by Nina Sabnani
Mukand and Riaz (2005) (8.04 mins)is a story based on the fragmented memories of Mukand who remembers and misses his friend Riaz, his childhood friend. Although their interests were different they were the best of friends. Riaz always looked out for Mukand and was very protective of him. When the partition of India and Pakistan happened in 1947, Riaz helped Mukand and his family to escape safely. Mukand was fourteen when he waved goodbye to his friend. The two friends never met again and the hope is that this film may bring them together.
Tanko Bole Chhe (2009)(The Stitches Speak) ( 12mins) is an animated documentary which celebrates the art and passion of the Kutch artisans associated with Kala Raksha. The film traces multiple journeys made by the participants towards defining their identities and towards forming the Kala Raksha Trust and the School for Design. The film uses their narrative art of appliqué and embroideries through which they articulate their responses to life, and events as traumatic as the earthquake and as joyful as flying a kite. Through conversations and memories four voices share their involvement in the evolution of a craft tradition.
Baat Wahi Hai (2011) (It’s the same story) (13.38 mins)
In the film Baat Wahi Hai (It’s the Same Story) two storytellers argue about their version of a story on Shravan Kumar, as listeners are free to interpret it in their own ways. The art for the film uses the painted images from the wooden portable shrine called the Kaavad. The film is a collaborative work between traditional Kaavad storytellers and the Kaavad artists from Rajasthan, together with the filmmaker. A combination of animation and live-action, the film is an interpretation of two stories told by the storytellers, which are fused in the act of telling and retelling.
Bemata (2012) (8.13mins)
Based on a Kaavad narrative told by Kojaram Rav, the film Bemata is a collaboration between a traditional storyteller, a Kaavad artist, animators and the film maker. A folk tale is interpreted to include contemporary concerns. Job satisfaction is what we all seek. Bemata, a demi-goddess in heaven is no different, she is not at all happy grinding grains. Inspired by an event in which Raavan manages to get several boons from Lord Vishnu she finds a way to a satisfactory job.
Hum Chitra Banate Hain ( 2016) (We make images) (8.51mins)
“We Make Images” is an animated origin myth told together by the indigenous artist Sher Singh and the film maker Nina Sabnani that explains the reasons for painting by the Bhil community in Madhya Pradesh, India. The film has won the Rajat Kamal for the Best Animaton film at the 64th National Awards, INDIA
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