'My Own City' – The experience of a gendered urban landscape
Posted by Magic Lantern Foundation
on January 29, 2012
Mera Apna Shehr
Director: Sameera Jain
English (subtitled), 64 min, 2011, India
The experience of a gendered urban landscape, where the gaze, the voice and the body are at all times under surveillance. What if this multiple surveillance was to be turned upon itself to observe what is contained in the everyday Delhi? The film explores whether there is a sense of belonging, of ownership of the city. Can a woman in the city, as she continuously negotiates the polarities of anxiety and comfort, be free?
Details
Screenings:
Venue: British Council Theatre
Date: February 11; 03:50 PM
* followed by an interactive session with the director
Venue: India International Centre, Auditorium 1
Date: February 13; 06:00 PM
Conversation: Detailed Q&A with director Sameera Jain. Moderated by Ira Bhaskar
Venue: India International Centre, Auditorium 2
Date: February 15; 11:35 AM
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