MONITOR 6: New South Asian Short Film and Video - m6-program

Barber of Bangalore
Roger Sinha, Canada, 2008, 6:30
Roger Sinha, Artistic Director of Sinha Danse, has presented his works both nationally and internationally. His inspiration stems from an intense need to reclaim his Indian heritage and use this tradition to shape a modern expression of his reality.

The Art of Archery in East London
Khaldoon Ahmed, UK, 2008, 7:00
Khaldoon Ahmed is a filmmaker born in London to Pakistani parents. He has studied anthropology and works as a psychiatrist. He is currently developing a number of documentary films based on his two areas of interest: Islam in Europe, and medicine and society.

A Story of Nida Known as Pasha Ali
Athar Ahmed, Pakistan, 2008, 7:30
Athar Ahmed is an award winning documentary filmmaker based in Pakistan. Since 2004 he has been working with the Interactive Resource Centre, Lahore, and has been involved in various social movements, human rights, peace coalitions, and advocacy campaigns in the social service sector since 1999.

Tapestry
Sharlene Bamboat, Canada, 2009, 6:30
Sharlene Bamboat is a film and video artist who recently graduated with a Masters Degree in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. She currently lives and works in the UK where she continues to create experimental works exploring themes of diaspora, queerness and the body.

Love Song
Asma Mundrawala, Pakistan, 2008, 1:00
Asma Mundrawala received her BFA degree from the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in Karachi, and an MA in Contemporary Art and Theory from the Wimbledon School of Art, in the UK. In addition to her visual art practice, she is a performer with the Karachi based theatre group Tehrik e Niswan.

There is a spider living between us
Tejal Shah, India, 2008, 6:00
Tejal Shah works in video, photography and installation. Her work, like herself, is feminist, queer and political. She has exhibited widely internationally, and is co-founder of Larzish, India’s First International Film Festival of Sexuality and Gender Plurality. She has studied in Australia and the United States and currently works in Bombay.

The Importance of Being Earnest
Divya Mehra, Canada, 2008, 3:00
Divya Mehra holds a BFA degree from the University of Manitoba and an MFA from Columbia University. In her practice she explores issues of cultural displacement and hybridization, deploying a humorous perspective in the execution of the works. She divides her time between Winnipeg and New York.

Forgive, Forget Not!
Pranay Limbu, Nepal, 2008, 20:00
Pranay Limbu is a Kathmandu based filmmaker, who started his career with commissioned documentary films for grassroots movements and organizations. His work is characterized by experimentation with film form and content. Forgive, Forget Not! is his second major documentary.

Partition
Holly Rodricks, USA, 2009, 8:00
Holly Rodricks was born and raised in Chicago, and she received her BFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is currently an MFA candidate in the Department of Transmedia at Syracuse University. She regularly works with her parents and grandparents, investigating their experiences, reasoning and values, and how they influence her position.

Let’s Drink
Ashim Halder Sagor, Bangladesh, 2008, 1:00
Ashim Halder Sagor is in the process of completing a Master of Fine Arts degree in ceramics at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He has participated in numerous workshops and exhibitions in Bangladesh and Nepal.