Alwan-MIAAC Screening Program

Alwan for the Arts & 3rd i NY Monthly Collaborative Screening of Arab & South Asian Cinema presents films from

“IN FRAME: KASHMIR”
A Sidebar Program of the 2009 Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival

From fictional narratives to documentary, from feature films for the big screen to multi-media and short films on the web, the complexities of Kashmir as investigated and interpreted by filmmakers in India and in the US. MIAAC09 presents a special focus on Kashmir.

In addition to the screenings below, IN FRAME: KASHMIR will include the screening of Santosh Sivan’s Tahaan, Onir’s short film Omar, and a video installation at Aicon Gallery of MTV Iggy’s short films from their Change: Kashmir media initiative, and Parthiv Shah’s single-channel work, Barbed Wires and Beautiful Skies. A special panel discussion, Kashmir on Film, will take place at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Program details of IN FRAME: KASHMIR as well as all other MIAAC09 events are available at http://www.iaac.us/ and http://miaacfilmfest.org/.

Tickets to all screenings of Alwan for the Arts and 3rd i NY Collaborative Monthly Film Series can be purchased online. Tickets will be delivered only by use of our Print-at-home technology, or by choosing Will Call and receiving them the day of the event at the Tribeca Cinemas Box Office. The Tribeca Cinemas Box Office will be open beginning approximately 1.5 hours before the day's first performance. If you have a specific issue related to your purchase, you may contact the Box Office by emailing cinemas@tribecacinemas.com, or by calling 212-941-2001. Advance purchases will not be available over the phone, only by internet. There are no refunds or exchanges, and all sales are final.

Ticket Prices and Information:
$15.00 - General Admission.
A $2.00 p/ticket fee will be applied to all orders, both online and those purchased at the door.

Tickets for the Festival can be purchased online by clicking the "Buy Now" buttons below, or enter the online ticketing system directly by clicking here. All screenings take place at Tribeca Cinemas Theater 1, located at 54 Varick Street. There are no refunds or exchanges, and all sales are final. If you have any problems with your purchase, please email cinemas@tribecacinemas.com, or call (212) 941-2001.

4:00 p.m.: How We Celebrate Freedom (Jashn-E-Azadi)
(Sanjay Kak, India, 2007, 138 min. In English, Kashmiri and Urdu, with English ST) NY Premiere

It is India’s Independence Day and the Indian flag is raised every year in an eerily empty Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. This sullen act of protest is the point from which Sanjay Kak, a Kashmiri Pundit by birth, begins to explore in his documentary film, the many meanings of Freedom–of Azadi–in Kashmir. An ageing father in the Martyrs’ Graveyard; the Out Patients Ward of the Psychiatric Hospital; the satirical farce of Bhand folk performers; the words of Kashmiri poets – fill out the contours of the 18 year old conflict where there are no easy answers to burning questions. Sanjay Kak in person.

7:00 p.m.: Sikandar
(Piyush Jha, India, 2009, 107min. In Hindi, with English ST) NY Premiere

Sikandar leads a simple life, living with his aunt and uncle, playing soccer, getting to know Nasreen, the new girl in town, and dealing with a trio of bullies. But, when he finds a gun, the small dramas of his life become entangled with the larger conflicts of the country. Sikandar’s innocent life soon spirals downward as he becomes embroiled in a power struggle between militant groups and the film takes on the twists and turns of a suspense thriller. With Parzan Dastur, Ayesha Kapoor, Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Arunoday Singh. Sanjay Suri in person.

Preceded by: WITNESS. CHILDREN AND THE KASHMIR CONFLICT
(Maya Mirchandani, India, 2001, 20 min) US Premiere

Promotional Cosponsor: Queens Museum of Art

The Alwan for the Arts & 3rd i NY Collaborative Monthly Screening Series are made possible in part through support from The Fund for Creative Communities administered through the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.