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Galas, Symposium, Book-signing and more... Opening Night Gala ~ Wednesday, April 23rd ~ 7:00 pm Mr. And Mrs. Iyer 
India/2002/120 min/35mm Director: Aparna Sen A bus travels slowly along a twisting mountain road. Among the passengers are a married woman, traveling with her infant son, and a single male photographer. They are newly acquainted, and he is asked to look after her until their destination has been reached. Bedlam and violence ensue when traffic is halted by Hindu extremists who seek revenge on the Muslims who burned down their village. Director Aparna Sen has captured the humanity that surfaces during extreme conditions, where life and death decisions are made in an instant, forbidden emotions surface, and the protector becomes the protected. Bengali, Hindi & English Introduction by Rahul Bose Reception to follow at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre on 6126 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028. Dance performances by Fabulous Monsters and TAAL. Friday, April 25th, 8:00pm - 9:00 pm, IFFLA Lounge at ArcLight Cinemas Painted Ragas: Multimedia Performance by Michael Robinson In conjunction with the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (April 23-27, ArcLight Cinemas), composer/performer Michael Robinson will present the world premiere of Mian Ki Malhar, his composition based on an ancient Indian monsoon raga. Robinson's music exploits the expressive and technical capabilities of pure computer-performed music, using the raga form as a basis for composition. He believes the musical potential and beauty of computers and digital/electronic instruments may be realized by allowing them to perform entirely on their own, reflecting anahata nada (unstruck sound). "A west-coast live-electronics composer of wild imagination. He's an original" "A fascinating musical odyssey based on Indian Ragas, Jazz, Asian and African influences, computers and mice, to produce vast epic compositions, with no musical instrument involved at all." Saturday, April 26th, 9:30 am - 11: 30 am ~ ArcLight Cinemas Symposium: "Indian Cinema in Hollywood: To Be or Not To Be?" From the Oscar nomination of "Lagaan" for Best Foreign Language film to the crossover success of "Monsoon Wedding" and "Bend It Like Beckham" to the showcasing of Indian films in several international film festivals to the recent front cover of the LA weekly depicting Bollywood ....Indian cinema is suddenly making a big splash in the North American market. What is this phenomenon? Is this a passing trend or the wave of the future? Join us for a symposium with Indian filmmakers, American producers and distributors to explore the future of marketing, distributing and promoting Indian films in the US. Tickets: $11 (general admission) and $9 (students, seniors, AFI and ArcLight members) Sunday, April 27th, 2:30pm-4:00pm, IFFLA Lounge at ArcLight Cinemas Book-Signing with Ismail Merchant Acclaimed Indian director, producer and author Ismail Merchant will appear at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) April 27 to introduce his most recent directorial project, The Mystic Masseur (2002), and sign copies of his new memoir, My Passage from India: A Filmmaker's Journey from Bollywood to Hollywood and Beyond. Mr. Merchant will introduce The Mystic Masseur at an April 27 noontime screening at the ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, home of the IFFLA, and sign copies of My Passage from India after the program. Closing Night Gala ~ Sunday, April 27th ~ 6:30 pm ~ ArcLight Cinemas A Peck On The Cheek (Kannathil Muthamittal) 
India/2002/136 min/35mm Director: Mani Ratnam On her 9th birthday, Amudha learns that she was adopted. Stunned by this new information, she grows obsessed with locating her birth mother. She and her parents embark on a harrowing journey to Sri Lanka to find the woman who abandoned Amudha at birth in order to fight for peace. In this touching and sentimental story, Mani Ratnam's newest work portrays the current ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka and depicts the lives of the freedom fighters with stark realism. Tamil (English subtitles) Reception to follow at the ArcLight Cinemas Cafe and Bar. |