Friday, May 31, 2002
7:00 PM - Theater 3
40 Seats

Duration: 58 minutes
Language: English
Year and Country of Production: 2001. India
Director: Amar Kanwar

FREEDOM …! is a documentary film about nature and captivity, about working people resisting an onslaught on their livelihoods, about democracy, profit and the sound of the rain.

From the British colonial empire to the globalisation of today, from the anti mining tribal resistance in Kashipur and Gandhmardhan in Orissa, the mass movements in Chattisgarh to the coastal communities in their struggle againt big ports and industrial parks in Kutch and Umbergaon, - the film FREEDOM ….! documents and presents insights into many different peoples struggles in India.

FREEDOM …! - was filmed on a DV camera and shot mainly in Assam , Bihar , Orissa, Chattisgarh , Gujarat and Delhi.

Award
Certificate of Merit, Golden Gate Awards, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2002