6-10 December; multiple venues, Madurai
Filmmaker in Focus : Divya Bharathi
Film : “Orutharum Varela" (Nobody came)
Dir : Divya Bharathi; 100 min; Documentary; India; Filmmaker in Focus
The film "Orutharum Varele" (Nobody came) looks at the struggle of Fishworkers and the fishing communities after the Ockhi disaster hit the coasts of Tamilnadu and kerala. The film looks at the multitudes of challenges faced by the community and the state of helplessness they face owing to the lack of emergency response from the Government.
The film also tries to look at the larger issues of climate change impacts, development projects and the loot of the coast and land resources by the corporates and state leaving thefishing communities in a state of hopelessness.
The film looks at how on an everyday basis Fishworkers stride against the tide and turbulent waves.
Filmmaker in Focus : Divya Bharathi
courtesy : Open Magazine
Film : “Orutharum Varela" (Nobody came)
Dir : Divya Bharathi; 100 min; Documentary; India; Filmmaker in Focus
The film "Orutharum Varele" (Nobody came) looks at the struggle of Fishworkers and the fishing communities after the Ockhi disaster hit the coasts of Tamilnadu and kerala. The film looks at the multitudes of challenges faced by the community and the state of helplessness they face owing to the lack of emergency response from the Government.
The film also tries to look at the larger issues of climate change impacts, development projects and the loot of the coast and land resources by the corporates and state leaving thefishing communities in a state of hopelessness.
The film looks at how on an everyday basis Fishworkers stride against the tide and turbulent waves.
Divya Bharathi is a Madurai based filmmaker and activist who is known for her forthright views and hard hitting issue based films. She had to face police cases, threats, abuses, danger for her strong initiatives and political interventions. Her first film 'Kakoos' on manual scavenging practices in Tamilnadu shook the conscience of the civil society with its in the face treatment and meticulous detailing.
Divya has completed two feature length documentaries so far. Her third documentary and her first feature film on sexual minorities are about to be released soon.
