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| The Killing of John Lennon |
Date, Time & Venue: 24 March, 2011, 8:30 pm, Apollo Cinemas, Piccadilly
Director: Andrew Piddington
Language: English
Country, Running Time, Year: United Kingdom, 2007, 114 Mins.
Synopsis
The Killing of John Lennon is a chilling insight into the mind of Mark David Chapman, the 25 year old narcissist who gunned down The Beatles star John Lennon outside his Dakota apartment in New York in 1980. Meticulously researched and filmed on actual locations where events occurred it is a gritty and imagistic examination of a celebrity stalker's mind leading up the kill and his descent into madness and exorcism.
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Date, Time & Venue: 21 March, 2011, 6:30 pm, Apollo Cinemas, Piccadilly
Director: Anusha Rizvi, Mahmood Farooqui
Star-cast: Omkar Das Manikpuri, Raghuvir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa
Language: Hindi, English subtitles
Country, Running Time, Year: India, 2010, 110 Mins.
Synopsis
On the eve of national elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Nath and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician, who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Nath to "do what needs to be done" for the sake of their families, a media frenzy ignites around whether or not Natha will commit suicide.
The screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A session with writer/director Anusha Rizvi.
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| Film: Jogwa |
Film: Jogwa-The Awakening
Date, Time & Venue: 23 March, 2011, 6:15 pm, Apollo Cinemas, Piccadilly
Director: Rajeev Patil
Language: Marathi, English subtitles
Country, Year: India, 2009
Synoposis
National Award winning film Jogwa is about two strangers being forced into a life of servitude to the local deity. They fall in love and want to start a new life but will the wrath of a highly supersititous community let them live in peace.
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Festival Programmer
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| Sander Francken's Bardsongs. |
Film: Bardsongs
Date, Time & Venue: 25 March, 2011, 6:30 pm, Apollo Cinemas, Piccadilly
Director: Sander Francken
Language:English subtitles
Country, Running Time, Year: India and Africa, 2010, 95 Mins.
Synopsis
A plastic collector named Sahir refuses to pass judgement on fate when his son is wounded and the outbreak of war proves him right. Young Bouba is given the task of answering the question "What is the greatest part of all knowledge?". His search leads him to love. And Sonam sets out across the Himalayas to sell his dzo, but the journey proves useful despite the fact that he doesn't sell the animal. All three stories are presented in the form of traditional songs which intermingle in this engaging on-screen narrative. The characters are always seeking something, thus enabling the movie to grip the attention.
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