Kshitij: New Perspectives Cinema of Prayoga. The Indian Cutting Edge: From Phalke to Now Saat Sarjak. Saat Samvaad Conceived and presented by Amrit Gangar Sarjak 6. Samvaad 6: Amit Dutta

This event has been rescheduled as it was cancelled on November 27, 2008.

The Prayoga series, begun in June 2008, has been put together by film theorist and curator Amrit Gangar to alert viewers to India`s capacity for cutting-edge work in experimental cinema. The programme now enters its penultimate module with the works of Amit Dutta. Earlier sessions discussed the work of Kabir Mohanty, Shaina Anand, Ashok Sukumaran, Kumar Shahani and Vipin Vijay.

The programme, spread over seven months (June to December 2008), offers ample scope for discussion and debate and is covering a gamut of films and video works by innovative filmmakers and new media artists.

Kshya Tra Ghya
2004 / 35mm / Col / 22 mins / Hindi / EST
A boy tries to tell a story. The first part of the film deals with the ritual of a boy going to school, the second with the storybook. With a rhythmic structure, this abstract narrative tale is told using in-camera special effects and mythological references to Indian narrative traditions.

Mapa
2005 / 35mm / Col / 9 mins / Hindi / EST
A boy wants to grow a flower.

Kramasha (To be Continued…)
2007 / 35mm / Col / 22 mins / Hindi / EST
A family is asleep. It`s early morning, and the boy, who is next to the window, is semi-awake. He is able to see a mysterious man in a black coat, a figment of his dreams. In this half-conscious state, he hallucinates nostalgically about the history of his sleepy village and childhood.

Jangarh Film - One
2008 / DV / Col / 22 mins / Hindi / EST
A film about Jangarh Singh Shyam, a member of the Gond tribe, who was brought to Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, by well known artist J. Swaminathan and began painting in the city. Then one day, in 2001, Jangarh committed suicide in a museum in Japan. The filmmaker proposes to make a series of films on him, this being the first.

Amit Dutta was born in 1977 in Jammu where he lives. He graduated in film direction from the Pune-based Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) in 2004. Later, he did a brief teaching stint at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. His films have won several prestigious awards in India and abroad, including the FIPRESCI Award at Oberhausen, Germany; the Gold Medal at Bilbao, Spain, the Golden Conch at the Mumbai International Film Festival and two National Awards. His films have been shown at numerous national and international venues, receiving critical mention in the catalogue of Lightcone France, which envisages ``alternative histories``of cinematography and also in the book Cinema of Prayoga, a history of experimental cinema in India.

A limited number of seats will be available for Members on a first-come-first-served basis.

Timings: 6.30 pm onwards..

At

Little Theatre, Mumbai.

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