Tuesday, September 9, 2008

[water film festival] Voices from the Waters 2008- 3rd International Water Film Festival



Raj Kapoor… Nargis… love along the sea-beaten footpaths of Marine Drive

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He sits lonely on a bench… the girl he loved just walked out of his life… a rainy night in a park

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A motley crew of teens… an ominous tail fin… fear at the beach

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Ponds ripple… the trees tango with the winds… is it Ravishankar’s sitar that brings the storm or the storm that plays the sitar

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A gangster shot point-blank… his body spread-eagles across the board… the sea breeze pushes the door open

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The lovers’ escapades… they stand together forgetting the world, stopping time… at the very edge of the mighty Jog falls

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Over 70 films from over 30 countries… Cinema by the masters… A rare kind of Cinema… Cinema that is currently making news across the world… Some unknown voices so eloquent, so powerful…

The Festival, The Event, The Celebration that has put Bangalore on the world map of Environment Film Festivals …

THE BIGGEST FILM FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD ON WATER

In its biggest most dynamic avatar yet

VOICES FROM THE WATERS 2008

3rd INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ON WATER

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•Over 70 acclaimed films from across 30 countries

Indian Premiere of Werner Herzog’s THE WILD BLUE YONDER: A SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY

Indian Premiere of UP THE YANGTZE, award-winning and controversial, more work-of-art than film by Yung Chang set in the THREE GORGES DAM in China that drew comparisons with Wong Kar Wai and Tsai Ming Liang.

Bangalore Premiere of FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER- one of the most powerful contemporary film on water, currently slated for art-house release in the US

BERT HAANSTRA HOMAGE: 4 Rare Films of Dutch Maestro Bert Haanstra, Cannes and Oscar winning director and artist who documented with a rare eye the great human tragic-comedy that unfolds every day.

WATERSTONE, a short film set in the largest Dhobi Ghat of Bangalore

Bangalore Premiere of WATERS OF DESPAIR, the acclaimed film set in the dire floods of Bihar

Indian Premiere of THE RETURN OF CUYAHOGA, the multiple award-winning film that documents the birth of Environmental Activism

Bangalore Premiere of THE RAGA OF RIVER NARMADA, one of the best and most powerful and poetic short films to made in the country in recent times.

Indian Premiere of THE RISING WAVE, a film of great power and subtle eloquence as it traces our relationship with water through the ages.


Indian Premiere of THE WOMAN FROM THE RIVER AND LAND THIEF, which offers a first-hand account of the fascinating daily life along the great Amazon River.


The Silver Conch winning- MAHUA MEMOIRS by Bangalore-based Director Vinod Raja inspired by writer-activist Mahasweta Devi

Indian Premiere of one of the most punk powerful and awarded films of recent years- SWITCH OFF

Among many others. For full list http://voicesfromthewaters.com

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•Directors and Activists present for post-screening discussion

•Water Voices- Grass-root Water Activists who have spent a life working with water, across eco-systems, narrating in the great oral tradition, stories of their inspiring lives.

•Aquascope- a space for streaming videos and experimental films that are a rare sensory trip.

•Photo and Painting Exhibition, Installations- Artists from Bangalore make their statements on water in enthralling, eloquent ways


•Inauguration by renowned Director Shekhar Kapur (Mr. India, Bandit Queen, Elizabeth) and other dignitaries.




AND MORE

CELEBRATE, WATCH, THINK, TALK, SPLASH

ADMISSION FREE(no previous registration required)

Bangalore Film Society in association with a consortium of organizations presents the third international water film fest- VOICES FROM THE WATERS 2008. The biggest film festival on water in the world.

Venue:
Jnana Jyothi Auditorium, Central College Campus, Palace Road, Near Mysore Bank Circle, Bangalore – 560001.

Tel: 25493705/ 9886213516/ 41698941

Web: http://www.voicesfromthewaters.com

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water"

- Loran Eisley

The world is safe again… the people all board the yellow submarine… they break into a song on Love

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Voices from the Waters

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