GemArts Masala Festival: WOMAN
 
Date: Friday 19th July 2018
Time: 7pm
Venue: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, NE8 3BA
Tickets: £5 (includes welcome drink)
Box Office: 0191 440 4124 or online
Suitable for Age 14+

When I see her small face
Her bright eyes look up at me
How can I bring myself to…
From east to west
Village to city
Fires continue to rage
You stand there
Rock in hand
 
Contemporary South Asian film shorts about freedom, desire and resistance.

Read about Bobby's film choices in his blog post here.
 
Films include the critical documentary Qandeel about Pakistani model, actress and social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch; We Are Fire about Champa Pal’s resistance to an entrenched cultural system in Uttar Pradesh by Oscar-winning director Orlando von Einsiedel; and the indomitable spirit of woman in War-ia.

The films will be followed by a post-screen discussion with filmmakers Sandhya Suri and Riffy Ahmed facilitated by Bobby Tiwana.
 

Running time: 120-140 minutes

 
Curated by Bobby Tiwana with GemArts, and presented with BALTIC.
 
 

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