top
East Bay
East Bay
Indybay
Indybay
Indybay
Regions
Indybay Regions North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area North Coast Central Valley North Bay East Bay South Bay San Francisco Peninsula Santa Cruz IMC - Independent Media Center for the Monterey Bay Area California United States International Americas Haiti Iraq Palestine Afghanistan
Topics
Newswire
Features
From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature

3rd i Films: BHOPAL EXPRESS

bhopal_express_pix.gif
Date:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Screening
Organizer/Author:
Anuj Vaidya
Location Details:
Pacific Film Archive, 2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch, Berkeley, CA 94720

3rd i South Asian Independent Film presents:

3rd i's Green Eye
In May, we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Bhopal tragedy, in conjunction with the Bhopal Survivors Tour.

Bhopal Express, a film by Mahesh Mathai
(1999, India, 100 mins, In Hindi with English subtitles)
Copresented with: AID, Berkeley; and the Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley

When: May 28, 2009, Thursday, 7pm
Where: Pacific Film Archive Theater, 2575 Bancroft Way @ Bowditch, Berkeley 94720
Cost: FREE

Mahesh Mathai's critically acclaimed debut feature, Bhopal Express, is based on a true story of one of the largest industrial tragedies ever. Often dubbed as the "Hiroshima of Industrial Disasters" the 1984 gas explosion at the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal killed over 16,000 people and destroyed the lives of 50,000 more. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Zeenat Aman, Kay Kay Menon and Vijay Raaz … a powerful, gripping film that has won rave reviews in film festivals and with audiences worldwide.

Also join us on May 26 for:
The 25th Anniversary Bhopal Survivors Tour in SF-Bay Area

For more information on both programs, please visit our website at: http://www.thirdi.org/~sf/screenings.html
Added to the calendar on Thu, May 14, 2009 10:29AM
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!

Donate

$70.00 donated
in the past month

Get Involved

If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.

Publish

Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.

IMC Network