16th Madurai
International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2014
6-10
December 2014; Gandhi Museum, Madurai; 10 am to 8 pm
Organised
by MARUPAKKAM
Inauguration
6
Dec 2014; 10 am @ Gandhi Museum, Madurai
Chief
Guests:
Dr.A.Ramasamy, writer
Dr.R.Murali, PUCL
A. Muthukrishan, writer
Sreemith Sekhar, filmmaker
Yavanika Sriram, Poet
Yadhartha Rajan, film activist
10
am: Inauguration of exhibitions on Green Walk and Madurai Artists
10:
30 am
Opening
film: The Red Data Book: an appendix
Dir:
Deepu and Sreemith; 68 min; Malayalam with
English subtitles
A stunning indictment of infant
mortality in Attappady, Kerala, which also exposes the life and culture of
advisasi from their own narration and activism. The film exposes the hollowness
of the notion that infants die because of malnutrition.
Highlights
of 16th Madurai Film Festival 2014
# Special invitees:
A.Marx, Sreerasaa, G.Manikandan, Deepika Thangavelu and
Nirmala Kotravai
# Around 50 films will be screened
# Additional Screenings:
8 Monday; 10 am to 5 pm
Department of Folklore and Culture Studies,
Madurai Kamaraj University
# Interaction every day!
6 December with Muthukrishnan and others on
Green Walk
7 December with Sreemith, P.Baburaj and
Prithvi K.Raj (filmmakers)
8 December with Madurai Artists
9 December with PUCL
10 December with Mu Ramasamy on Madurai
Theatre
# Painting Exhibition by Madurai Artists
# Exhibition on Green Walk
# Competitions for Students
Oratory, Poetry, Painting, Photography and
Article writing
For list of
films, synopsis and schedule:
We welcome you
all!
Amudhan R.P.
Festival Director
Madurai Film Festival 2014
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