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5TH
MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LISTOF
AWARDS WINNING FILMS OF MIFF'1998
CRITICS
AWARDS
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MUMIA
ABU-JAMAL: A CASE FOR REASONABLE DOUBT?
Director
- Jonh Edginton Country - United Kingdom
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| Synopsis:
Former radio reporter and Black Panther member,
Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death in 1982 for
the murder of a Phildadelphia policeman. He has
always proclaimed his innocence. This investigative
documentary question the prosecution's case against
Jamal points to a catalogue of police errors and
judicial manoeuvrings and produces witnesses who
say they were coerced by the police into changing
their stories. The film asks, is Jamal a cop-killer
or the victim of a racist judicial system? |
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DIRECTOR'S
BIO-DATA : A documentary filmmaker based in
England, tends to focus on subjects that generate
controversy and that are usually of a political
nature. A documentary he produced for the BBC
about the assassination of Martin Luther King
was nominated for an Emmy.
CONTACT
ADDRESS : Jane Balfour Films 35, Fortess Road,
London NW5 1AD United Kingdom Ph: 44-171-2673592
Fax: 44-171-2674241.
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INTERNATIONAL
JURY AWARD
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RIDING
THE RAILS
Director
- Michael Uys & Lexylovell Country - USA
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| Synopsis:
In its tender account of the lives of teenage
freight-train riders, riding the Rails offers a
visionary perspective on the presumed romanticism
of the road and cautionary legacy of the Great Depression.
After sifting through 3,000 letter in response to
their call for memoirs from the former teenagers,
the filmmakers relay the experiences and painful
recollections of these now elderly survivors of
the rails. What evolves is a heartbreaking portrait
of transformation and loss in a land of bankrupt
promises and vacant opportunities. |
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DIRECTOR'S
BIO-DATA : Michael Uys is a graduate cum laude
from New York University's Tisch School of the
Arts with a double major in Film and Journalism
in 1987. Lexy Lovell is a graduate cum laude from
Yale University with a B.A. in History and winning
Honours for her senior thesis in 1982. Riding
the Rails is Michael and Lexy's first feature-length
film.
CONTACT
ADDRESS : CS Associates 102 E. Blihedele Ave.
Mill Valley, CA94941 USA Ph: 415-9296060 Fax:
415-3832520 Email: programs@csassociates.com
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KOL
TALES
Director
- Sehjo Singh Country - India
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| Synopsis:
A documentary on the Indian story telling tradition
where one story weaves into another, told by two
story tellers, one on each side of the divide. Stories
from the far edge of the Indian plateau, a dry rocky
land called Patha, a home to the Kol tribe. The
Kols were assimilated into the Hindu fold, at the
lowest rung and have lived out generations bonded
to the uppercaste masters, the Dadus. Tales of every
day lives of an Indian which lives in despair or
hope, protesting or preserving, this curious grafting
of feudalism into democracy - in the fiftieth year
of Indian Independece. |
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DIRECTOR'S
BIO-DATA : Born 1963. A human rights activist
right from her college days. She holds a double
master in Political Science and Mass Communication.
Her documentaries have won national and international
acclaim, apart from being used extensively by
activist organisations.
CONTACT
ADDRESS : Anwar Jamal D3/3173 Vasant Kunj
New Delhi - 110 070. Ph: 91-11-689-0406 Fax: 91-11-613-4481
Email: anwr.sejo@nda.vsnl.net.in
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BEST
ANIMATION FILM IN VIDEO COMPETITION (MIFF'1998)
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THE
PRINCE & THE MAGICIAN
Director
- Bhimsain Country - India
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| Synopsis:
A Warli tale about the arrogant prince being
taught a lesson of humility by the magician. |
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DIRECTOR'S
BIO-DATA : Born 1936. Did his Fine Arts and
Classical Music graduation in Lucknow and then
joined the Films Division's Cartoon Film Unit
in Mumbai. His first independent animation film
the Climb (1970) was highly acclaimed at home
and abroad. A verteran in animation films, he
has done animated television series and also made
feature films.
CONTACT
ADDRESS : Plot No. 558, Ashoka, 32nd Road
Bandra (W) Mumbai - 400 050 Ph: 91-22-6421860
Fax: 91-22-6457789.
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SECOND
BEST FILM IN VIDEO COMPETITION IN NON-FICTION
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LESSER
HUMANS
Director
- Stalin K Country - India
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| Synopsis:
A documentary set in contemporary India, it
is an exploration of the impact of the Indian government's
policy of economic liberalisation - a policy with
many parallels around the world - across a panoramic
section of Indian society. Through a tale of contrasting
visuals, the film boldly reveals the reality of
today's new India and it continuity with the old. |
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DIRECTOR'S
BIO-DATA : After completing B.A. in History
(Honours), she did M.A. in Political Science from
Columbia University and Film Direction from University
of California. The two films she made as a student
at UCLA had won great acclaim. Lifting the Veil
is her first independent film.
CONTACT
ADDRESS : Shonali Bose, B-207 Greater Kailash
1 New Delhi - 110 048 Ph: 91-11-646-2542/6462356.
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