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Some Roots Grow Upwards |
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55 minutes, Mini DV, 2003 |
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Documentary |
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Kavita Joshi & Malati Rao |
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Public Service Broadcasting Trust |
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Some Roots Grow Upwards is shot in the city of Imphal in Manipur, a region ravaged by violence and insurgency. Against this backdrop, it explores the work of acclaimed theatre director Ratan Thiyam.
For over 25 years now, Ratan Thiyam has been creating a theatre that is as visually compelling as it is intellectually stimulating. His theatre is steeped in the traditional performing arts of his home state, Manipur. But while his aesthetic influences are traditional, his concerns are intensely modern. His plays reflect upon the socio-political crisis gripping the region, the youth unrest, war and violence; at the same time, they also dwell on the larger human condition. The film seeks insights into the art of Thiyam – in portraits of the city where he works, in the quiet beauty of the terrain, in the violent riots that tore the land apart, in the living traditions that come alive at festive time… Formally, it is a juxtaposition of the ‘lived’ and the ‘staged’. The film was made over 1 year and several trips to Imphal. |
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Awards:
Best Film (adults) · Technical Excellence (Sound) · Citation for Film on the Arts and Culture, at the UGC CEC Video Awards 2003
Festivals: · India: Many Faces: Zuiderpershuis World Centre. Antwerp, Belgium 2004 · Vikalp: Films for Freedom. Mumbai. Chennai. Thiruvananthapuram 2004 · Films For Freedom: Bangalore, Delhi 2004 · Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival 2004 (to be held) · KaraFilm Festival. Karachi 2004 (to be held) · SPIC MACAY Virasat, Delhi 2004 · Small Films in a Smaller World. Trichur 2004 · Wisdom Tree Film Festival, celebrating 40 years of FTII. Pune 2003 · PSBT UNESCO Film Festival. Delhi 2003 · IVFEST 2003, Thiruvananthapuram · Crimson Feet Fireworks. Ahmedabad, 2003 · Documela 2003, Gurgaon and others |
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Kavita Joshi & Malati Rao 277, SFS Apartments, Hauz Khas New Delhi, 110016 impulse@bol.net.in malati@temple.edu |
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Impulse Films , Media & Design 277, SFS Apartments, Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 |
Joshi, Kavita & Malati Rao
| 05.26.03 | Some Roots Grow Upwards |