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SUMMARY:SamaBhav International Travelling Film Festival
DESCRIPTION: \nSamaBhav\, meaning equanimity\, is a two-day film festival on gender\, identity\, sexuality\, and social change. Screenings of curated short\, documentary\, and feature films are interspersed with conversations with filmmakers\, protagonists\, activists\, and experts. How often do we get a room where these questions can be asked openly? \nNow in its eighth edition\, the festival travels to cities and districts across India and beyond\, reaching young people and their educators. Curated by Men Against Violence and Abuse (MAVA)\, the films address gender-based discrimination and violence\, patriarchy\, misogyny\, homophobia\, transphobia\, and the meaning of masculinity. The discussions that follow invite audiences to examine their own biases and prejudices\, in a safe space for young men\, young women\, and non-binary youth to speak about subjects rarely raised in classrooms or at home. \nSchedule \nDay 1 | Sat\, Nov 14 | 11am – 8:30pm \nTheme: Gender\, Voice and Resistance \n11am – 11:30am : Inauguration with Ammu Joseph (Senior Journalist)\, Meher Suri (Co-Discussant) and Harish Sadani (Festival Director). \n11:30am – 12:05pm : A Poem for Bilkis Dadi | 33 mins | Hindi\, English\, Tamil\, Manipuri | India \n12:05pm – 12:50pm :  Screenings Set 1 – Companionship\, Voice and Expression \nYou Want Company | 19 min | English | India \nAuratein (Music Video) | 7 min | Hindi | India \nBaithi Hai (Music Video) | 5 min | Hindi | India \n12:50pm – 1:20pm : Panel 1 – Whose Voices Are Heard? Gender\, Agency and Representation\nUnpacking testimony\, women’s voices\, visibility and the politics of representation with Harish Sadani and Meher Suri. \n1:20pm – 2:35pm : Screening Set 1 Continued \nThe First Film | 24 min | Hindi | India \nNaam Kya Hei Tumara | 18 min | Hindi\, Marathi | India \n2:35pm – 3:20pm : Lunch Break \n3:20pm – 4:30pm : Screening Set 2  – The Body\, Desire and Gendered Lives \nRuBaRu | 30 min | Hindi\, Marwari | India \nBody Count | 6 min | Hindi | India \nFursat | 7 min | Bengali\, English | India \nAuto Queens | 30 min | Tamil | India \n4:30pm – 5pm : Panel 2 – The Body as Evidence: Desire\, Intimacy and Social Control\nExploring the ways bodies\, relationships and desires are represented\, regulated and made visible or invisible with Meher Suri\, Harish Sadani and Sraiyanti (Filmmaker). \n5pm – 5:30pm : Tea Break \n5:30pm – 7:15pm : Screening Set 2 Continued \nGreeshmant | 21 min | English\, Hindi | India \nIss Taraf | 10 min | Hindi | India \nQueering India | 63 min | English | Australia\, India \n7:15pm – 7:45pm : Panel 3: Queer Lives and the Right to Belong\nReflecting on identity\, freedom\, acceptance and belonging with Vinay Chandran (Swabhava Trust). \n7:45pm – 8:30pm : Closing Remarks \nDay 2 | Sun\, Nov 15 | 11am – 8:30pm \nTheme: Masculinity\, Intimacy\, Power and Collective Resistance \n11:00am – 12:00pm : Majma | 54 min | Hindi | India \n12:00pm – 12:30pm : Panel 1 – Masculinity in Public: Power\, Vulnerability and Belonging\nExamining masculinity\, public space\, social power and everyday encounters with Sudeep Pagedar. \n12:30pm – 1:15pm : Screening Set 1 – Memory\, Childhood and Everyday Life \nFinding Nabi | 22 min | English | India \nPehli Tarikh | 23 min | Hindi\, English | India \n1:15pm – 2:00pm : Lunch Break \n2:00pm – 3:45pm : Screening Set 1 Continued \nLonely Shadow | 27 min | Tamil | India \nThe Day Iceland Stood Still | 20 min | English\, Icelandic | Iceland \n3:45pm – 4:15pm : Panel 2 – From Personal Experience to Collective Change\nTracing how individual experiences of gender connect with solidarity\, resistance and social transformation with Sudeep Pagedar and Hareesh Ram G (Filmmaker). \n4:15pm – 5:15pm : Tea Break & Festival Gathering \n5:15pm – 8pm : Homebound | 117 min \n8pm – 8:15pm : Closing Remarks by Harish Sadani \nIn collaboration with:\n \nVenue: Seminar Halls\n\n\nGender. Voice. Resistance.\nFor Ages 18+\nRSVP here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3uvby5H6K7nJGa2Xemsgk7HaRScEBpFAj0IXT7Kjhu39VSQ/viewform?usp=pp_url)\n*Event Categories*: Film
URL:https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/samabhav-international-travelling-film-festival/
LOCATION:Bangalore International Centre\, 7\, 4th Main Road\, Domlur II Stage\, Bangalore\, Karnataka\, 560071\, India
CATEGORIES:Film
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