Video artist and film researcher Pallavi Paul works with video, installations and performance. She started her scientific career with a study of literary science, and has now completed her PhD in Film Studies in New Delhi. Paul has always been interested in the power of language and its possible abuse, which is evident in her works. Deeply fascinated by the technologies of poetry and time travel, she tries to create a laboratory in which the borders between fantasy, resistance, politics and history are tested. With the mid-length “The Blind Rabbit” (2020), Paul explores the intersection of power, gender and narrativisation of memory. Paul’s work has been shown at, among others, Tate Gallery in London, Contour Biennale in Mechelen and Mumbai Film Festival.
On the occasion of “The Blind Rabbit” screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam, we speak with her about dealing with political, social and historical issues through an experimental approach,...
On the occasion of “The Blind Rabbit” screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam, we speak with her about dealing with political, social and historical issues through an experimental approach,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
History seems to be shaped by violent incidents, with the ones occurring during peaceful times, by the authorities, occasionally having impact similar to that of war. India is not an exception, and Pallavi Paul decides to deal with one aspect of the concept, that of police brutality through the decades, through an approach, though, that combines experimental filmmaking with traditional documentary techniques.
“The Blind Rabbit” is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The mid-length movie begins with a rather impressive point-of-view sequence that moves through a snowed forest, with the narration implying that the setting is witnessed through the eyes of a tiger. The tiger, however, is soon revealed to be something else, an allegory for police brutality, which, through a poetic approach, is presented as something that people have actually gotten used to, in an aspect that is actually scarier than the violence itself.
Starting with video footage from...
“The Blind Rabbit” is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam
The mid-length movie begins with a rather impressive point-of-view sequence that moves through a snowed forest, with the narration implying that the setting is witnessed through the eyes of a tiger. The tiger, however, is soon revealed to be something else, an allegory for police brutality, which, through a poetic approach, is presented as something that people have actually gotten used to, in an aspect that is actually scarier than the violence itself.
Starting with video footage from...
- 6/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam Freedom Talk speaker Pallavi Paul claims that her mid-length film “The Blind Rabbit,” which examines police violence and systemic abuse of power, is unlikely to be seen by an Indian audience because the level of censorship applied by the government is “so intense.”
The New Delhi-based filmmaker’s 43-minute essay, running in the festival’s short and mid-length section, moves across moments like India’s national emergency of 1975-77 (which suspended civil liberties under the guise of maintaining law and order) as well as the anti-Sikh massacre of 1984.
However, Paul draws parallels to the present day, by recalling the recent police brutality across university campuses, which include images of CCTV cameras being smashed in the library of Jawaharlal Nehru University, where Paul studied film.
According to Paul, the film was inspired by last year’s events in the U.S. following the murder...
The New Delhi-based filmmaker’s 43-minute essay, running in the festival’s short and mid-length section, moves across moments like India’s national emergency of 1975-77 (which suspended civil liberties under the guise of maintaining law and order) as well as the anti-Sikh massacre of 1984.
However, Paul draws parallels to the present day, by recalling the recent police brutality across university campuses, which include images of CCTV cameras being smashed in the library of Jawaharlal Nehru University, where Paul studied film.
According to Paul, the film was inspired by last year’s events in the U.S. following the murder...
- 6/5/2021
- by Ann-Marie Corvin
- Variety Film + TV
The closing part of this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) kicks off Wednesday with a vast program of films and events that includes an all-new section and a showcase of works from up-and-coming filmmakers.
The first part of IFFR’s 50th edition, which ran Feb. 1-7, focused on the main Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions as well as the Limelight sidebar, a preview of upcoming arthouse releases. From February to June, the fest continued to stream films from its rich history as part of the IFFR Unleashed: 50/50 program.
A total 139 features, short and mid-length films are screening in the Harbour, Bright Future, Cinema Regained, Classics and Short and Mid-Length Film sections. Harbour is the festival’s newest and largest program.
“The port is the backbone of the city of Rotterdam and in the same way Harbour is the backbone of the festival itself,” says festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
The first part of IFFR’s 50th edition, which ran Feb. 1-7, focused on the main Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions as well as the Limelight sidebar, a preview of upcoming arthouse releases. From February to June, the fest continued to stream films from its rich history as part of the IFFR Unleashed: 50/50 program.
A total 139 features, short and mid-length films are screening in the Harbour, Bright Future, Cinema Regained, Classics and Short and Mid-Length Film sections. Harbour is the festival’s newest and largest program.
“The port is the backbone of the city of Rotterdam and in the same way Harbour is the backbone of the festival itself,” says festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
- 6/1/2021
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
128 titles will screen the festival’s new Harbour section as well as Bright Future, Cinema Regained and the short and mid-length film sidebars.
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the line-up for its special one-off summer event that is due to take place from June 2-6 as part of the festival’s 50th edition celebrations.
The five-day programme follows the first part in early February which took place online after a physical edition was ruled out due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It presented 60 films across IFFR’s Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections.
This second part will showcase 139 feature,...
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has unveiled the line-up for its special one-off summer event that is due to take place from June 2-6 as part of the festival’s 50th edition celebrations.
The five-day programme follows the first part in early February which took place online after a physical edition was ruled out due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It presented 60 films across IFFR’s Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Shorts and Limelight sections.
This second part will showcase 139 feature,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come,” starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby, will open the hybrid summer component – running June 2-6 – of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s 50th edition. Hirota Yusuke’s animated feature “Poupelle of Chimney Town” will close the event.
“The World to Come” is a romantic drama about the forbidden love between two women, played by Waterston and Kirby, in 1850s Upstate New York. The film will be shown as a timed premiere online on June 2, followed by physical screenings in Rotterdam theaters during the festival.
The European premiere of “Poupelle of Chimney Town” is an adaptation of Nishino Akihiro’s children book. It is an imaginative family film with the climate crisis at its heart, produced by Studio 4°C, producers of “Children of the Sea,” which ran in Rotterdam last year. The film will be available on demand until June 9.
The first part of the festival,...
“The World to Come” is a romantic drama about the forbidden love between two women, played by Waterston and Kirby, in 1850s Upstate New York. The film will be shown as a timed premiere online on June 2, followed by physical screenings in Rotterdam theaters during the festival.
The European premiere of “Poupelle of Chimney Town” is an adaptation of Nishino Akihiro’s children book. It is an imaginative family film with the climate crisis at its heart, produced by Studio 4°C, producers of “Children of the Sea,” which ran in Rotterdam last year. The film will be available on demand until June 9.
The first part of the festival,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The 2021 Sheffield Doc/Fest has announced its competition contenders alongside its full program.
The international competition includes “Charm Circle” “Rancho”, “Factory to the Workers” and “Summer”.
Also competing are “Equatorial Constellations”, “From the 84 Days”, “This Stained Dawn”, “Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land!”, “White on White”, “Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions” and “My Dear Spies”.
The festival’s complete program includes 55 world premieres, 22 international premieres, 15 European premieres and 59 U.K. premieres from 57 countries with 63 languages represented, spread over 78 features and 88 shorts.
Being presented as special screenings this year are five world premieres. Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s new series “Uprising”; Clive Patterson’s “Sing, Freetown”; and working with U.K. poet laureate Simon Armitage, Brian Hill presents “Where Did The World Go.” Additionally, three films will offer different perspectives on 9/11 and its consequences — “My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan...
The international competition includes “Charm Circle” “Rancho”, “Factory to the Workers” and “Summer”.
Also competing are “Equatorial Constellations”, “From the 84 Days”, “This Stained Dawn”, “Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land!”, “White on White”, “Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions” and “My Dear Spies”.
The festival’s complete program includes 55 world premieres, 22 international premieres, 15 European premieres and 59 U.K. premieres from 57 countries with 63 languages represented, spread over 78 features and 88 shorts.
Being presented as special screenings this year are five world premieres. Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s new series “Uprising”; Clive Patterson’s “Sing, Freetown”; and working with U.K. poet laureate Simon Armitage, Brian Hill presents “Where Did The World Go.” Additionally, three films will offer different perspectives on 9/11 and its consequences — “My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan...
- 5/17/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The festival’s celebrations for the 50th anniversary are split in two parts – 1 to 7 February and 2 to 6 June – connected by a series of events in between. IFFR 2021 wants to be a hybrid festival that adapts to the current crisis and continues to offer an exciting programme for local and (inter)national audiences, as well as industry professionals.
2 – 6 June
Taking place on a special spring date that honours the festival’s very first edition in 1972, the second part of the festival hopes to be a festive celebration that invites larger audiences. The IFFR’s Anniversary Programme will taps into the rich history of IFFR by inviting luminaries of the last five decades to enter a dialogue with fresh names and faces. IFFR will also present Harbour in June, the newest and largest programme representing the multidimensional nature of Rotterdam, and the Bright Future programme dedicated to emerging film talent.
There is...
2 – 6 June
Taking place on a special spring date that honours the festival’s very first edition in 1972, the second part of the festival hopes to be a festive celebration that invites larger audiences. The IFFR’s Anniversary Programme will taps into the rich history of IFFR by inviting luminaries of the last five decades to enter a dialogue with fresh names and faces. IFFR will also present Harbour in June, the newest and largest programme representing the multidimensional nature of Rotterdam, and the Bright Future programme dedicated to emerging film talent.
There is...
- 5/11/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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