Mahasweta Devi: Witness, Advocate, Writer
Language is a weapon, its not for shaving your armpits.
So says eminent writer Mahasweta Devi in this documentary about the her life and work.
At the center of a half-century of tumultuous change, the lifetime of Mahasweta Devi has spanned the British period, Independence, and fifty years of postcolonial turmoil. Her writing has given Indian literature a new life and inspired two generations of writers, journalists and filmmakers. A celebrated writer and tireless activist; for the last two decades, she has led a battled on the behalf of the De-notified tribes of India-indigenous groups who were branded "natural criminals" by the British Colonial State, who face discrimination to this day, despite being "de-notified."
Informal in style, this video explores how Mahasweta's daily life and writing is a part of her life as a tireless worker for the rights of the aboriginal peoples of India. [More info...]
Eunuch Alley
Eunuch Alley is a Bollywood-Noir about gangsters, journalists, eunichs, mothers, and castration. It follows the adventures of a journalist, Salil, as he encounters eunuchs, his mother, and famous criminal Charles Sobhraj. This surreal film is set in India but was shot in Philadelphia, using a multiracial cast. Using elements from Bombay film and from Noir Eunuch Alley rollicks its way from chases to musical numbers to lush flashbacks.
A combination of David Lynch and Monty Python ... disturbingly entertaining!Kurt Engfehr, Academy Award winner, Bowling for Columbine
Filmmaker Shashwati Talukdar has her glamorous eunuchs dance, sing and lift their skirts to help expose the fears and frailties of men, the confines of gender and the dilemmas of art.Veronica Vera, founder and author, Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls
Note: Eunuch Alley does not present a sociologically realistic portrayal of either Eunuchs or Charles Sobhraj. [More info...]
