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
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