Monday, November 30, 2020

22nd Madurai Film Festival 2020 : Retrospective I - Suma Josson

22nd Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2020

6-10 Dec; Online and physical

Retrospective I: Suma Josson


1) Saree 
Dir : Suma Josson; 72 min; Malayalam with Eng subtitles; 2001


Gita and Radha, two young friends are on their way back from school. And they find themselves stranded in a no man's land between dreams, fantasy, fears, with life and death lurking behind every corner. For the children it is an initiation process through death into life.

Direction & Screenplay: Suma Josson
Cast: Remya, Krishna, Nedumudi Venu, Sreelatha, Priyanka
Cinematography: M J Radhakrishnan, K G Jayan
Editing: Bina 
Music: Chandran Veyattumal


2) I Want My Father Back
Dir: Suma Josson; 50 min; Marathi with English subtitles; 2007


It is a documentary on the suicide of farmers in Vidarbha, Maharashtra.


3) Butterfly Stand Still
Dir: Suma Josson; 20 min; Hindi with Eng subtitles; 2011


 It is a portrayal of a 55-year-old woman who has modeled for art students and artists for 30 years.


4) In Search of Our Lost Rice Seeds
Dir : Suma Josson; 40 min; English; 2013


It is a documentary film on the loss of the traditional rice seeds of India.


5) Niyamgiri, you are still alive
Dir : Suma Josson; 16 min; Odia with Eng subtitles; 2010



This is a film on the anti-bauxite mining campaign in Orissa, India, led by the indigenous communities against Sterlite, a subsidiary of the U.K. mining company Vedanta.

No comments:

Post a Comment