Imphal Talkies performing Live on April 4th 2011, at New Delhi
- At Lodhi estate, New Delhi, at 5 PM -
IMPHAL TALKIES PERFORMING LIVE on April 4th, 5pm at Lodhi estate
Alliance Francaise de Delhi
72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110003
5:00 pm Music: Imphal Talkies (Auditorium)
6:00 pm Film: "AFSPA 1958" (52 mins, 2006, dir: Haobam Paban Kumar) (Auditorium)
IMPHAL TALKIES has been called 'the new voice of Manipur and the new voice of the Northeast' by the Rolling Stone magazine. It takes its name from the name of a cinema theatre in front of Kangla fort that screened only 'A' rated movies, which in a conservative society like Manipur and in a small town like Imphal, was ahead of the times.
The band members write lyrics contemporary (or ahead of their times) and get invitations to perform not only in music concerts but also during public protest.
AFSPA 1958 / dir. Haobam Paban Kumar / 52 mins / 2006
The film by a young Manipuri director won the President's 'Swarn Kamal' for the best documentary at the National Film Award, 2008, and the FIPRESCI Jury Award at the Mumbai International Film Festival, 2006. It follows the protests that engulfed Manipur in the aftermath of the murder of Manorma Devi by the armed forces.
"Director Haobam Paban Kumar narrates and observes. He knows the difference between a film and a political manifesto. Besides his personal partisanship and engagement, he is, as a filmmaker he always stays behind the camera. This makes the great difference…" - Rudiger Suchsland, FIPRESCI Jury member.
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