Documentary Films in Chhattisgarh
Habib Tanvir
Director of the Naya Theatre Company, which he founded in 1959.
Filmography
Bhopal Movie (2008) (pre-production)
The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005) (as Tanveer Habib) …. Bahadur Shah Zafar
… aka Mangal Pandey (India: Hindi title)
… aka Mangal Pandey: The Rising (India: English title)
Mehndi (1998) (as Habib Tanwar)
The Burning Season (1993) …. Raja Sahib [...]
Vanishing Giants
Vanishing Giants
Winner of the Panda or Green Oscar Award at Wildscreen 2004.
The brutal capture, torture and subsequent death of a young tusker in a capture operation authorized by the government prompted Mike Pandey to stop filming his documentary on ‘Elephants in Crisis’ and turn it into a news feature.
This news feature exposes the cruel and [...]
The Last Migration – Wild Elephant Capture In Sarguja
The Last Migration – Wild Elephant Capture In Sarguja
This film was the first Asian film to win the world’s most prestigious award – The Green Oscar – Panda Award at the Wildscreen, 1994. It subsequently went on to win seven other international awards.
The Last Migration depicts a 42-day wild elephant capture operation in Madhya Pradesh, [...]
Maoists unleash publicity war
K. Srinivas Reddy
Propaganda war: A video grab from the documentary released by the Maoists shows rebels training at an obstacle course in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. HYDERABAD: The Maoists seem to be adopting the latest technology in their bid to strengthen their armed struggle. They have now launched a publicity blitzkrieg to enlist youth [...]
IRON IS HOT ( Loha garam hai)
IRON IS HOT ( Loha garam hai) Is a story of how people survive with India’s fastest polluting� Sponge Iron Industry
This industry is relatively new. Staring with 3 plants in 1985, it has rapidly multiplied to 206 plants in 2005 and very soon the number will be 430, unofficial this figure is still higher.
These industries [...]
India’s War in the Woods
The 78-kilometer road between Sukma and Konta is nearly deserted. Scores of villages, once bustling with tribal life, are now vacant. Across the rough orange and green terrain of the nearby forests, hundreds of other villages similarly have been abandoned. Tens of thousands of tribal people are simply gone.
This is not war-torn Afghanistan or Sudan. [...]
Mahua Memoirs
Mahua Memoirs
(Documentary, 82 minutes)
They live on lands where mineral treasures have lain
buried for centuries; treasures that have now become
the biggest source of their terror. Through their
stories and songs, Mahua Memoirs unfolds the life
visions and the struggles of the adivasis against the
mining that is mercilessly consuming their lands and
their lives.
Saloo, the bard and Thirku, the Baiga [...]
“India’s Hidden War”
A documentary film “India’s Hidden War” produced by reporter Sandra Jordan and Director James Brabazon was screened and left its images of deep wound and violation against the innocent tribal communities of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh who used to live peacefully in their own world.Sandra and James traveled deep into the Indian jungle to expose [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘Non-Violent Action For Tibet’ (11)
Seven-day-long workshop on ‘Non-Violent Action For Tibet’ at the Phendeling Tibetan Settlement, Mainpat, Chattisgarh.
(Sept 20-26, 2002. Chattisgarh) http://www.friendsoftibet.org/sofar/mainpat/
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