Diaspora
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THE NINE MUSES (Dir. John Akomfrah, 2010, UK)
A video essay or an experimental film? John Akomfrah’s masterly analysis of immigration is a video essay that fluently mixes archive footage with mythological musings. Although it might be useful for critics to label this as an experimental work, the emotional impact of the narrative journey which is based on Homer’s Odyssey, resonated with me Continue reading
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THE ELEMENTS TRILOGY – Directed by Deepa Mehta (Fire, 96 / Earth, 98 / Water, 05)
Director Deepa Mehta’s elements trilogy is arguably one of the key works of Indian cinema. Water, the final film in the trilogy, deals with the plight of Hindu widows in colonial India during the emergence of Gandhi as a leader. In the final sequence, Shakuntala (Seema Biswas) takes Chuyia (Sarala Kariyawasam), the child widow, to Continue reading
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