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Anand Patwardhan: Documentary Filmmaker's Retrospective in Mumbai
A 75-year-old filmmaker, Anand Patwardhan, is having a film showcase in Mumbai.
The event is at G5A cultural center from October 2nd to 5th.
His documentaries cover human rights, social issues, and majoritarianism.
Some films focus on the poor and working-class people.
Patwardhan has faced censorship and fought for public access.
His most recent film, The World is Family (2023), will be featured.
He describes his approach as recording the moment.
G5A cultural center in Mumbai is hosting an Anand Patwardhan film retrospective.
The retrospective runs from October 2-5, featuring 10 documentaries and 2 short films.
Patwardhan's films address various social issues and human rights.
The filmmaker has faced censorship and fought for public access.
His most recent film, The World is Family (2023), will be shown.
- Who
- Anand Patwardhan
- What
- Retrospective of his documentaries
- Where
- G5A cultural centre in Mumbai
- When
- October 2-5
- Why
- To showcase Patwardhan's films spanning five decades
Key facts
- Event
- Anand Patwardhan Film Retrospective
- Location
- G5A cultural centre, Mumbai
- Dates
- October 2-5
- Filmmaker
- Anand Patwardhan, 75
- Topics
- Human rights, social justice, and dissent
Quotes
Anand Patwardhan
Filmmaker
“My work is called ‘not really art’, ‘propaganda’, or ‘agitprop’ – there are many pejorative labels that attempt to create a hierarchy between high’ art and ‘low’ politics.”
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“It was anti-war protests at Brandeis combined with what I had begun to read, from Gandhi and George Jackson to Frantz Fanon, that switched my thinking.”
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