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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230616T120000
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CREATED:20230601T171246Z
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SUMMARY:Seventeeners (Hadinelentu)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row el_id=”film”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#d7b624″ css=”.vc_custom_1687030393299{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6174″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1687033686090{margin-top: -10px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#d7b624″ css=”.vc_custom_1687030545833{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1687030499073{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”] \nOTTAWA PREMIERE\n\nDirector: Prithvi Konanur\nIndia | 2022 | 122 min | drama | Marathi\, Kannada\, with English subtitles\nTICKETS >>>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NSMPb7K8aE” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1687030574381{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”synopsis”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5677″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685911444129{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nClass 12 students Hari and Deepa record a sex video in an empty classroom after school. But when the video is leaked online\, all hell breaks loose and the lives of both young people and their families become toxically entangled. Parents are summoned and college authorities intrusively intervene. Soon\, the incident is blown out of proportions and turns into a soul-sucking mess involving court hearings and police investigations. Aside from the anecdotal and opportune nature of the narrative\, Seventeeners (Hadinelentu) also addresses the deep-seated gender\, caste and class divide that permeates Indian society. Being from a poor Dalit working-class family\, opposite of Hari’s privileged Brahmin lineage\, Deepa stands to lose much more from the court proceedings than he does — namely her entire future. Then\, there is the issue of gender\, as her exchange value now comes into question\, her mother being obsessed with the idea that Hari’s family might not allow her daughter to marry their son. All the while\, the authorities’ supposed impartiality crumbles under the weight of systematic sexism. “At least he is a boy\,” remarks vice-principal Seetha in a conversation with Deepa\, “shouldn’t you have been more careful?”\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”bio”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#2ba0de”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5483″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685640484806{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nPRITHVI KONANUR is a former software professional who entered the movie industry through an English screenplay entitled The Abiding\, which was optioned for a Hollywood film directed by Rob Schmidt. This experience allowed him to enter the New York Film Academy\, where he received his filmmaking degree. Since then\, he has directed several acclaimed feature films\, including Waves (2012)\, which premiered at TIFF; Railway Children (2016)\, recipient of a National Award\, two State Awards and a nomination for the Golden Gateway Award at the Mumbai Film Festival; and Where is Pinki? (2020)\, winner of the Best Screenplay and Best Actress awards at OIFFA 2021. Seventeeners\, his latest effort\, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival and was the only Indian film to compete in the prestigious World Competition section at the Pune International Film Festival. “We have in our society a system that’s way too complex and way too dysfunctional\,” the director said about the film’s portrayal of inequities during an interview with Vague Visages. “Society is unfair to both the privileged and the underprivileged. But the difference is that its impact is a lot harsher on the less fortunate. […] When you are privileged\, you can deal with a difficult situation because you have a support system. When you falter\, you will be lifted up.”\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#00c3f3″][vc_column_text]scr.: Prithvi Konanur\, Anupama Hegde | cin.: Arjun Raja | ed.: Shivkumar Swamy | cost.: Kavitha | art dir.: Ramachandra Hosur | snd: Ravi Hiremath | mus.: Narendra Kumar J. | cast: Sherlyn Bhosale\, Neeraj Matthew\, Rekha Kudligi\, Bhavani Prakash\, Ravi Hebballi\, Sudha Belawadi\, Nagendra Sha | prod.: Prithvi Konanur\, Thejaswi Konanur[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”tickets”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#a37bd8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_color=”#a37bd8″ css=”.vc_custom_1684968925507{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672306559{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”] \nFree parking during the screening.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672326178{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]$15 per ticket\, plus H.S.T. 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URL:https://www.oiffa.com/event/seventeeners/
LOCATION:VIP Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne\, 325 Marche Way\, Unit 107\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230616T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T003323
CREATED:20230604T212122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230618T162509Z
UID:5874-1686920400-1686920400@www.oiffa.com
SUMMARY:The Quarrel (Vazhakku)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row el_id=”film”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#d7b624″ css=”.vc_custom_1687033439654{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6257″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1687105508152{margin-top: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”4″ accent_color=”#d7b624″ css=”.vc_custom_1687033124390{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1687033183709{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”] \nOTTAWA PREMIERE\n\nDirector: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan\nIndia | 2022 | 93 min | drama | Malayalam\, with English subtitles\nTICKETS >>>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/TBFeyg2vgd0″ align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1687033190676{margin-top: -10px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”synopsis”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5455″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685914644364{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nThe Quarrel (Vazhakku) tells the story of a man on the run. On the day he agreed to appear in court to sign a mutual divorce\, Siddharthan\, who is also a lawyer\, cheats on his wife Lakshmi and goes on an inland drive. He urges Lakshmi over the phone to postpone the divorce\, citing their daughter Tara’s future\, but the attempt fails. On the way back\, he meets Sathi and her mute daughter who were leaving home due to marital problems. This meeting changes his outlook on life.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”bio”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#2ba0de”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5372″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685914308727{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nBorn in Kerala in 1977\, SANAL KUMAR SASIDHARAN started as a lawyer\, but in 2001\, his love of cinema led him to form the Kazhcha Film Forum\, dedicated to making independent movies through crowdfunding. After three shorts (Athisayalokam\, Parole and Frog)\, he started delving into feature filmmaking\, with a strand of award-winning films\, including Six Feet High (2014) and An Off-Day Game (2015)\, both winners of the FIPRESCI Award at the Festival of Kerala; the unscripted marvel Sexy Durga (2017)\, winner of the Hivos Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam; Shadow of Water (2019)\, which competed in Venice; and A’hr (2020)\, nominated for the Kim Jiseok Award at the Busan International Film Festival. His latest film\, The Quarrel (Vazhakku)\, is based on his own personal observations about marital strife and the inherent violence of human hegemony over nature. “In the village in which I was born and raised\, marital strife was common”\, he says. “I have always noticed that the tensions it creates are reflected not only in gender relations but also in the ecosystem and depths of violence that pervades society as a whole. One of the most important things that struck me regarding this was the anxiety about the future of children\, the mute spectators of this violence\, growing up in a state of unrest. […] This film is the sum total of my thoughts on the subject.”\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#00c3f3″][vc_column_text]scr.: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | cin.: Selvaraj Chandru | ed.: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | cost.: Vaisak Ravi | art dir.: Rajasekharan Marthandam | snd: Sanal Kumar Sasidharan | mus.: Prithvi Chandrasekhar | cast: Tovino Thomas\, Kani Kusruti\, Azees Nedumangad\, Sudev Nair\, Byju Netto | prod.: Tovino Thomas\, Girish Nair\, Faizal Shajin Hassan[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”tickets”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#a37bd8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_color=”#a37bd8″ css=”.vc_custom_1684968925507{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672121420{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”] \nFree parking during the screening.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672147837{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]$15 per ticket\, plus H.S.T. ($1.95) & service fees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.oiffa.com/event/the-quarrel/
LOCATION:VIP Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne\, 325 Marche Way\, Unit 107\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230616T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230616T133000
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CREATED:20230605T120006Z
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SUMMARY:Mariam
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685847631347{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”] \nOTTAWA PREMIERE\n\nDirector: Arvind Pratap\nIndia | 2022 | 78 min | drama | Hindi\, with English subtitles\nTICKETS >>>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/eJeFVRVq9_o” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1685847600161{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”synopsis”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5785″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685848054762{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nMariam tells the story of a migrant couple\, Mariam and Abdul\, who live with their three daughters in the slums of Mumbai. They survive thanks to Mariam’s meagre salary as a maid for posh families. When the COVID lockdown is declared\, their fight for survival in this extravagant city becomes even harder. Not only is Mariam’s employment in jeopardy\, but her children now need access to a computer or smartphone in order to attend online classes\, forcing her to get money from illegal surrogacy. Things take a turn for the worse\, however\, when the baby’s parents disappear. A traumatic journey begins for the family as they are faced with a new series of hurdles and Mariam suffers the unexpected consequences of her misdeeds. Eventually\, the family is forced\, like so many migrants in Mumbai\, to consider abandoning their big city dreams to go back to their village.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”bio”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#2ba0de”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5375″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685847941530{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nARVIND PRATAP is a self-taught screenwriter and director. He was born and raised in the small village of Chauri Chaura near Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. After completing his MBA in Marketing\, he switched to filmmaking. He now works in Mumbai as Managing Director of Folklore Films\, which supports independent filmmaking in the region. He is best known for making indigenous and realistic films with professional and non-professional actors. His filmography includes The Reluctant Crime (2020)\, winner of the Best Director\, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor awards at the Antakya International Film Festival and Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation (2022)\, screened last year at OIFFA. Mariam is Pratap’s third feature. It premiered at the Busan International Film Festival\, where it drew the attention of Variety magazine\, which published an interview with Pratap and the film’s star\, Chitrangada Satarupa. “Spending some time in the slum of Mumbai\, I explored migrant workers’ lives in detail. The story of Mariam arises from those experiences”\, says Pratap. “The photography is intentionally focused on the characters’ movements and the film’s tempo is relatively slow paced and silent to reflect the rhythm of life at the time of the pandemic.”\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#00c3f3″][vc_column_text]scr.: Arvind Pratap | cin.: Sunil Dalvi | ed.: Arvind Pratap | snd: Biswadeb Banerjee | mus.: Keshuv Huria | cast: Chitrangada Satarupa\, Bhupesh Singh | prod.: Sanjay Bhutiani\, Shubhashish Bhutiani\, Awanish Kotnaal\, Arvind Pratap\, Sajida Sharma\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”tickets”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#a37bd8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_color=”#a37bd8″ css=”.vc_custom_1684968925507{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672121420{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”] \nFree parking during the screening.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685672147837{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]$15 per ticket\, plus H.S.T. ($1.95) & service fees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.oiffa.com/event/mariam/
LOCATION:VIP Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne\, 325 Marche Way\, Unit 107\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230617T100000
DTSTAMP:20260422T003323
CREATED:20230604T223415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T161036Z
UID:5902-1686996000-1686996000@www.oiffa.com
SUMMARY:72-Hour & Youth Short Film Challenges
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The films can be of any type (fiction\, documentary\, experimental\, art film) or genre (comedy\, drama\, horror\, science fiction\, fantasy\, etc.)\nPARAMETERS & REQUIREMENTS\nOn Thursday\, June 1\, aka Pitch Night\, the Challengers were informed of the mandatory parameters to integrate into their films. The first two of these was announced at Pitch Night; parameter 3\, the curve ball\, was announced 24 hours later. They included:\n• Parameter 1: Specific length (for ex.\, 3.5 minutes [or 210 seconds])\n• Parameter 2: Theme (for ex.\, “Discovery”)\n• Parameter 3: Cultural Inclusion/Reference. One of the following options:\na. An “Indian reference” (for ex.\, “The words ‘XXXXXX’ must be included in the dialogue.”); OR\nb. A cultural object must be incorporated into the scene (for ex.\, a “dream catcher”). OIFFA organizers let the Challengers know what the Cultural Reference was 2 days into the Challenge.\nGRAND PRIZE\nAll registered Challengers have the opportunity to win the $2\,000 Grand Prize.\nRUNNER-UP\nThe runner-up Challenger will receive a $500 Prize.\nJURY\nThe winning films are selected by a jury of 2 to 3 members.\nThey judge the films based on which one best incorporates the Challenge’s parameters\, as well as on script\, cinematography\, sound\, acting (if fiction)\, etc.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”youth”][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”4476″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685920062541{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”] \n\nTICKETS >>>\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685920550009{margin-top: 0px !important;}”] \nYOUTH SHORT FILM CHALLENGE\nChallengers produce a short film\, for which they receive 2 mandatory parameters to integrate. They have 2 weeks to complete their works. Complete details >>>\nRULES OF THE CHALLENGE\n1. The Challenge is open to anyone under 17 years of age..\n2. Individual filmmakers (the “Challenger”) may register\, not teams (though filmmakers can work with as many or as few people as they like on the production of their film).\n3. The films can be of any type (fiction\, documentary\, experimental\, art film) or genre (comedy\, drama\, horror\, science fiction\, fantasy\, etc.)\n4. The films should be no longer than 3 min.\nPARAMETERS & REQUIREMENTS\nOn Sunday\, May 21\, aka Pitch Night\, the Challengers were informed of the mandatory parameters to integrate into their films.\nParameter 1 was announced at Pitch Night; parameter 2\, the curve ball\, was announced 2 days later:\n• Parameter 1: Theme (for ex.\, “Discovery”)\n• Parameter 2: Cultural Reference\, aka the curve ball:\nAn object must be incorporated into the scene (for ex.\, a “flower”).\nGRAND PRIZE\nAll registered Challengers have the opportunity to win the $500 Grand Prize.\nRUNNER-UP\nThe runner-up Challenger will receive a $250 Prize.\nJURY\nThe winning films are selected by a jury of 2 to 3 members.\nThey judge the films based on which one best incorporates the Challenge’s parameters\, as well as on script\, cinematography\, sound\, acting (if fiction)\, etc.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6055″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1686672628652{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6056″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1686672633690{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6057″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”tickets”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#a37bd8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_color=”#a37bd8″ css=”.vc_custom_1684968925507{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685671109034{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”] \nFree parking during the screening.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685918591436{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]$4 per ticket\, plus H.S.T. 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URL:https://www.oiffa.com/event/short-film-challenges/
LOCATION:VIP Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne\, 325 Marche Way\, Unit 107\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230617T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230617T103000
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CREATED:20230529T185219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230604T214305Z
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SUMMARY:Siya
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685911058228{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”] \nCLOSING FILM\nCANADIAN PREMIERE & FEATURE FILM DEBUT\n\nDirector: Manish Mundra\nIndia | 2022 | 117 min | drama | Hindi\, with English subtitles\nTICKETS >>>\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/fYhbW4I-Lwc” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1685386535574{margin-top: -30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”synopsis”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5676″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685387641461{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nInspired by a real-life incident\, Siya tells the tragic story of a teenage girl from Devganj village in Uttar Pradesh. After being brutally raped by an incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly\, she decides to fight for justice against all odds by seeking the help of a lawyer friend. But what kind of justice can a poor peasant girl expect against influential male members of the community? In the vein of Nisha Pahuja’s award-winning documentary To Kill a Tiger (2022)\, Siya constitutes a poignant and urgent reflection on the fate of sexual assault victims in a male-dominated society where accountability fades in the face of privilege. And while it is made to shock the viewer\, particularly in its depiction of a deeply flawed justice system\, the film remains quite restrained in its depiction of the barbaric acts perpetrated against the heroine. Emotional realism is the key to affect here\, rather than the spectacle of her physical ordeal\, allowing director Mundra to capitalize on Pooja Pandey’s profoundly empathic and painfully researched performance in the lead role.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”bio”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#2ba0de”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”5376″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685386935582{margin-top: -30px !important;}”] \nMANISH MUNDRA is known primarily as a producer and founder of Drishyam Films\, a global motion picture studio responsible for several international award-winning films such as Ankhon Dekhi (2014)\, recipient of three Filmfare Awards and three Screen Awards; Masaan (2015); Umrika (2015); Waiting (2015); Dhanak (2016); and Newton (2017)\, winner of the National Award for Best Hindi Film and India’s official entry to the Academy Awards in 2018. He is also known for establishing the Drishyam–Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab for aspiring Indian screenwriters. In 2022\, he first donned the director’s hat for Siya\, a poignant social drama nominated for the Best Debut Award at the 53rd International Film Festival of India. “Our film is an exploration\, a study of helplessness when a survivor of sexual abuse decides to fight”\, says Mundra. “We wanted this exploration to be raw\, brazen and to hit hard in an urge to generate anger and thereby conversations on what truly needs to change. We hope that the film challenges our notions of abuse\, the aftermath\, and the fact that\, when the abuse doesn’t end at the rape\, how far does a person really need to go to get the justice that she deserves.”\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#00c3f3″][vc_column_text]scr.: Haider Rizvi\, Manish Mundra\, Samah | cin.: Rafey Mehmood\, Subhransu | ed.: Manendra Singh Lodhi | cost.: Sujata Rajain | art dir.: Seema Kashyap | snd: Manoj M. Goswami | mus.: Rajarshi Sanyal | cast: Pooja Pandey\, Vineet Kumar Singh\, Madhvendra Jha | prod.: Raghav Gupta[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”tickets”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dashed” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#a37bd8″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-car-alt” color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_color=”#a37bd8″ css=”.vc_custom_1684968925507{margin-top: -30px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685671109034{margin-top: -40px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”] \nFree parking during the screening.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685671356241{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]$15 per ticket\, plus H.S.T. ($1.95) & service fees.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.oiffa.com/event/siya/
LOCATION:VIP Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne\, 325 Marche Way\, Unit 107\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5J3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film screening
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