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DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nNarika, Ekta, and Thimmakka present \n \n   \nNovember 
 \n17th - 18th, 12 noon - 10 pm California College of Arts \nand Crafts, San 
 Francisco University of California, \nBerkeley\nA festival of films 
 focusing on the achievements, \nchallenges, struggles, aspirations, and 
 empowerment of South Asian women.  \nJoin us for this rare glimpse into 
 the lives of some amazing women!  For \nmore information, please visit us 
 at www.ektaonline.org/myriadvoices/  \nAll films are subtitled in English. 
 Each segment of films to be followed by a \npanel discussion. \nSpecial 
 Guests: \nFilmmakers Anand Patwardhan (Narmada Diary) and Indu Krishnan 
 (Knowing Her \nPlace) \n************************************************ 
 \nDay 1-Saturday, November 17th \nTimken Hall, California College of Arts 
 and Crafts 1111 Eighth Street, \nSan Francisco \nREFLECTIONS (12-3:45 \nPM) 
 Skin Deep by Reena Mohan (1998. 83 min. India) \nThe search for femininity 
 and how it permeates the self-image of \ncontemporary Indian women. 
 \nDesperately Seeking Helen by Eisha \nMarjara (1998. 81 min. Canada) To 
 the Indian film mecca of Bollywood and \nback, Marjara seeks out her 
 childhood film idol, Helen. Co-presented with 3rd \nI. \nHijab: An 
 Expression of My Soul by \nIrum Shiekh and Javeria Aleem  (22 min. USA) On 
 the use of hijab by \nimmigrant/American-born Muslim women. \nIMPACT OF 
 GLOBALIZATION \n(4-6:25 PM) Jari Mari: Of clothes and other stories \nby 
 Surabhi Sharma  (2001. 74 min. India) Explores the lives of the \npeople 
 of Jari Mari, and through them, looks at the way the nature of Mumbai's 
 \nworkforce has altered over the last few decades. \nMy Migrant Soul: A 
 Story of Modern Day \nSlavery by Yasmine Kabir (2000. 28 min. Bangladesh)  
 "an indictment \nof the ruthless machinery of globalization, extracting the 
 soul out of those who \nfall prey to it." \nMOVERS AND SHAKERS \n(7-10:20 
 PM) Narmada Diary by Anand Patwardhan and \nSimatini Dhuru   (1995. 50 
 min. India) On the fifteen year old \nbattle between the Narmada Bachao 
 Andolan (Save Narmada Movement, an anti-dam \nmovement in Western India) 
 and the Indian State(s). Discusion with \nfilmmaker Anand Patwardhan to 
 follow film. \nImagine Kalpana by Gargi Sen  \n(1997. 30 min. India) On 
 the freedom fighter Kalpana Dutta. \nAshgari Bai: Echoes of Silence by 
 \nPriti Chandriani and Brahmananda Singh (1997. 45 min. India)  The 
 \n86-year-old singer, once nationally acclaimed and the last living 
 exponent of \nthe Dhrupada genre, lives today in penury. \nVoices of 
 Dissent: A Dance of \nPassion by NoorKhan Bawa  (1999. 22 min. Pakistan) A 
 female \nclassical dancer, a male Kathak dancer, a film actress and a 
 mullah reflect on \ndancing in Pakistan. 
 \n********************************************* \nDay 2 - Sunday, November 
 18th \nValley Life Sciences Bldg, Rm 2050 University of California, 
 Berkeley \n\nENVIRONMENT (12-1:30 \nPM) Amrit Beeja (Eternal Seed) by Meera 
 Dewan  \n(1996. 43min. Karnataka, India) With insightful interviews and 
 rare footage \nfrom India's agricultural industry, this keenly observed 
 film depicts Indian \nwomen's struggle to use traditional farming practices 
 instead of \nchemically-based agriculture. \nWhere Healing is a Tradition 
 by \nGargi Sen  (1997. 30 mins. India) Presents traditional women healers 
 \nwho practise folk medicine in communities with no other access to medical 
 \nservices. \nFAMILY (1:45-4 \nPM) Paddanna  (40 min. South India) 
 \nFollows the multifaceted relationships of a grandmother, mother and 
 daughter \nwith each other and society including their men, the village and 
 natural \nsurroundings. \nVoices of the Morning by Meena \nNanji  (1992. 
 12 min. USA) A meditation on women's roles as defined by \northodox Islamic 
 laws. \nKnowing Her Place by Indu Krishnan \n(1990. 40 min. USA) A moving 
 investigation of the cultural schizophrenia \nexperienced by Vasu, an 
 Indian woman who has spent most of her life in the U.S. \nDiscussion with 
 filmmaker Indu Krishnan to follow film. \nVIOLENCE (4:15-7 \nPM) Memories 
 of Fear by Madushree Dutta   \n(1995. 57 min. India) On the interplay 
 between sexuality, construction of \nfear, and women's own contribution to 
 the system which continues to denigrate \nthem. \nDushomoy (A Mother's 
 Lament) by \nYasmine Kabir (1999. 26 min. Bangladesh) A 16-year-old garment 
 factory \nworker is picked up by the Dhaka police, allegedly gang raped and 
 dies in \ncustody. \nFrom the Burning Embers by Sabeena \nGadihoke  (1993. 
 37 min. India) An indictment of sati, highlighting the \nstory of Roop 
 Kanwar. \nFEATURE FILM \n(7:30-9:30) Mirch Masala (Spices) by Ketan Mehta 
 \n(1986. 98 min. India) A British-Raj tax collector (Nasseeruddin Shah) 
 lords \nover a village and demands the sexual favors of a woman Sonibai 
 (Smita Patil) \nwho refuses. \n**************************************** 
 \nSuggested Donation \nFestival                \n$15 
 \nDay                     \n$10 Single 
 Film           \n$5 ****************************************   
 \n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/1713.php
SUMMARY:South Asian Women's Film Festival
LOCATION:Califonia College of Arts and Crafts
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/1713.php
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