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Sheffield DocFest · 2010

Sheffield DocFest 2010

Partwardhan Focus

A selection of works by esteemed Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan.

Programme

5 films

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Bombay Our City

A documentary portrait of Bombay's underclass, observing their economic contribution and social and physical vulnerability.

(Country: India; Year: 1985; Director: Anand Patwardhan)

Father Son and Holy War

An exploration of religious violence, patriarchy and masculine insecurity in contemporary India.

(Country: India; Year: 1995; Director: Anand Patwardhan)

In The Name Of God

A documentary about the demise of secularism and the rise of religious extremism in India.

(Country: India; Year: 1991; Director: Anand Patwardhan)

War & Peace (War And Peace)

An exploration of India's political and spiritual experience of being a nuclear nation, compared and contrasted with the US and Pakistan.

(Country: India; Year: 2002; Director: Anand Patwardhan)

We Are Not Your Monkeys

Gender and caste restrictions are criticised in a musical tale of the Ramayana.

(Country: India; Year: 1996; Director: Anand Patwardhan)