THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS
A film by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
96 min | 2016 | INDIA
THURSDAY, 7 PM, 27 APR
Everest Theatre, Fraser Town, Bengaluru
Entry free and open to all
A film by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madheshiya
96 min | 2016 | INDIA
THURSDAY, 7 PM, 27 APR
Everest Theatre, Fraser Town, Bengaluru
Entry free and open to all
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SYNOPSIS
Cannes prize-winning The Cinema Travellers is a journey with the traveling cinemas of India, which bring the wonder of the movies to faraway villages annually. Seven decades on, as their lorries and cinema projectors crumble and film reels become scarce, their audiences are lured by slick digital technology. Filmed over five years, The Cinema Travellers accompanies a shrewd exhibitor, a benevolent showman and a maverick projector mechanic who bear a beautiful burden - to keep the last traveling cinemas of the world running. |
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THE DIRECTORS
Shirley Abraham is interested in how cinema can give form to the many faces of the human imagination. She has previously explored this through the story of an acid attack survivor who dreams of one day wearing a red dress again and a young boy who imagines himself a hip hop star but must keep it a secret from disapproving parents. Shirley has directed documentaries for the Guardian, Al Jazeera English and Doordarshan India. Her work is supported by the Sundance Institute, Bertha Foundation, Filmmaker Fund, PMA WorldView, and Asian Network of Documentary. She has been a fellow of the Sundance Institute, India Foundation for the Arts and Goethe-Institut. Shirley has presented her work and conducted lectures at universities including University of Colorado; LUISS University, Rome; Erasmus University, Rotterdam; University of Trier; Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; University of Munich; University of Leiden; University of Westminster; University of Heidelberg; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; SNDT University, Pune; Jadavpur University and University of Mumbai. Through research fellowships at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia Europe in a Global Context” and TasveerGhar, Shirley has explored the visual culture of India.
Amit Madheshiya studied English Literature from Hindu College, New Delhi. He is a photographer and filmmaker based in Mumbai. His photographs have won awards from World Press Photo (2011), World Photography Awards (2011 and 2009), Commonwealth Photographic Awards (2011) and Humanity Photo Award (2009). His work have been shown in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. He is a fellow of the Sundance Institute, Goethe-Institut, India Foundation for the Arts, National Foundation of India, Arts Council of England and the University of Heidelberg. Amit values the rigour of academia and enjoys taking his work to Universities. He has presented his work and conducted lectures at universities including University of Colorado; LUISS University, Rome; Erasmus University, Rotterdam; University of Trier; Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; University of Munich; University of Leiden; University of Westminster; University of Heidelberg; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; SNDT University, Pune; Jadavpur University and University of Mumbai.
Shirley Abraham is interested in how cinema can give form to the many faces of the human imagination. She has previously explored this through the story of an acid attack survivor who dreams of one day wearing a red dress again and a young boy who imagines himself a hip hop star but must keep it a secret from disapproving parents. Shirley has directed documentaries for the Guardian, Al Jazeera English and Doordarshan India. Her work is supported by the Sundance Institute, Bertha Foundation, Filmmaker Fund, PMA WorldView, and Asian Network of Documentary. She has been a fellow of the Sundance Institute, India Foundation for the Arts and Goethe-Institut. Shirley has presented her work and conducted lectures at universities including University of Colorado; LUISS University, Rome; Erasmus University, Rotterdam; University of Trier; Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; University of Munich; University of Leiden; University of Westminster; University of Heidelberg; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; SNDT University, Pune; Jadavpur University and University of Mumbai. Through research fellowships at the Cluster of Excellence “Asia Europe in a Global Context” and TasveerGhar, Shirley has explored the visual culture of India.
Amit Madheshiya studied English Literature from Hindu College, New Delhi. He is a photographer and filmmaker based in Mumbai. His photographs have won awards from World Press Photo (2011), World Photography Awards (2011 and 2009), Commonwealth Photographic Awards (2011) and Humanity Photo Award (2009). His work have been shown in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. He is a fellow of the Sundance Institute, Goethe-Institut, India Foundation for the Arts, National Foundation of India, Arts Council of England and the University of Heidelberg. Amit values the rigour of academia and enjoys taking his work to Universities. He has presented his work and conducted lectures at universities including University of Colorado; LUISS University, Rome; Erasmus University, Rotterdam; University of Trier; Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; University of Munich; University of Leiden; University of Westminster; University of Heidelberg; Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; SNDT University, Pune; Jadavpur University and University of Mumbai.
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