Film Southasia in Colombo

The Film Southasia Retrospective in Colombo will take place at the Punchi Theatre in Borella, from October 20-22 and is open to the public, free of charge. The Film Southasia Retrospective in Colombo is organized by Young Asia Television in partnership with the Film Southasia Secretariat and with support from the India-Sri Lanka Foundation.

The Film Southasia Retrospective in Colombo includes films from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka exploring cultures, societies, politics and other concerns of the South Asian region. “Fact is stronger than fiction; thus it attracts more people,” says Kanak Mani Dixit, who will represent the Film Southasia Secretariat at the Colombo Retrospective.

The inauguration of the Festival will be graced by Mass Media and Information Minister Dr Keheliya Rambukwella and Indian High Commissioner Ashok K Kantha.

Screening schedule:

[October 20]

2.00 pm - The Spirit does not come any more - Nepal - A Tibetan faith healer’s son doesn’t want to heal (38 min)

2.45 pm - My Migrant Soul - Bangladesh Mother listens to audio tapes of son who died in Malaysia (35 min)

3.30 pm - Ironeaters - Bangladesh (85 min)

5.00 pm - Out of Thin Air - India - The high energy of Ladhaki cinema (50 min)

[October 21]

2.00 pm - Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom) - Bangladesh - Archival footage of Bangladeshis singing for freedom (80 min)

2.25 pm - Made in India - India. Images of India (39 min)

4.10 pm - Nar Narman - Pakistan. A Pakistani gay poet in the US (22 min)

4.40 pm - The Salt Stories - India (84 min)

[October 22 ]

10.00 am - The 18th elephant - Three Monologues - India - Human atrocities against elephants (62 min)

11.05 am - Nustrat has left the building ... But when? Pakistan - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was already gone before he died (20 min)

11.30 am - In Search of a Song - Nepal (55 min)

12.35 pm - The Killing Terraces - Nepal - Face to face with the Maoist insurgency (40 min)

[Break]

2.00 pm - Every Good Marriage begins with Tears - Bangladesh - Arranging marriages for British women of Bangladeshi origin (62 min)

3.05 pm - Afghan Girls can Kick - Afghanistan (50 min)

4.30 pm - I for India - India - Four decades as immigrants in the UK (70 min)