Geography Colloquium
FILM SCREENING: DAUGHTER OF NEPAL
Screening of "Daughter of Nepal," followed by dialogue between film-maker Surbhi Dewan and Debanuj DasGupta about gender, sexuality, and geopolitics in South Asia.
Friday, November 15th, 2019
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (please note the early start time)
Storrs Campus
AUST 163 (please note the change in Colloquium's usual meeting room)
Surbhi Dewan is a film director, writer & producer. Her films explore intersections and overlaps between political conflict, gender, migration, memory and personhood. She uses creative audio-visual techniques to mould poetic, intimate and engaging narratives. Surbhi is deeply committed to presenting unique perspectives and humanizing ‘the other’ through her work. Her notable independent films include Daughter of Nepal (2018) and A Thin Wall (2015).
Surbhi has also produced award-winning media content for various clients with her New Delhi-based production company, Painted Tree Pictures. She is a member of the International Association of Women in Radio & Television, India chapter. She graduated with an MFA in film from Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, and received her BA degree in Political Science from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.
Here is a description of the films -
Daughter Of Nepal is the story of Manushi Yami Bhattarai, the unassuming daughter of two formidable political leaders of Nepal. As her parents prepared to go underground for the Peoples' War in the mid-1990's, nine-year-old Manushi was sent across the border to live under an assumed identity. The film catches up with Manushi in 2009, soon after her return to the chaotic political scene of Kathmandu. She is determined to support her parents' political struggle, and begin one of her own. The film takes a poetic look at a rarely seen side of a revolutionary movement.
Director & Producer: Surbhi Dewan
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVmToYPqUL8
Rainbow Kashmir (working title) is a character driven feature-length documentary film about the transgender community of Kashmir. Once matchmakers and entertainers of the royal courts, they were believed to have mystical powers. Today they fight for dignity, in life and in death. Meet the Hijras (trans women) of Kashmir - an ethnic gender minority - living fearlessly in the world’s most militarized zone.
Director: Akmal Hanan; Producer: Surbhi Dewan
Producer Surbhi Dewan will share a Sample Reel and field notes from Kashmir.
For more information, contact: Dr. Debanuj DasGupta at 8604059272