2008 Bidoun Film Programme

Daniel Saul (Britain)
National Lottery
London is not the dream Henry cherished… each day he plays lottery in the hope to win and return to Calcutta.

Surya Shankar Dash (India)
Shot Dead for Development
Using indigenous drawings and music, Surya pays a tribute to the Adivasi men, women and children shot dead by police for protecting their homeland Orissa from exploitation.

Shalalae Jamil (Pakistan)
July-September 2007
Global communication and media compound the questions of location, context and events that blur the boundaries.

Ali Zaidi (Britain)
Arriving
A journey against the backdrop of ever-changing shapes of rain evokes memories and spaces beyond the visible.

Khadeeja Arif (India)
…To be Continued.
Prejudice or mistaken identity? Based on a photograph and some digital evidence, the police incriminate a model to the scene of crime.

Asma Mundrawala (Pakistan)
Love song
Popup photo-artwork made from Asma’s family albums, recalls of a bygone era set in Karachi. Its calm is taken over by frenzied laughter of vultures singing the love song of a city - both loved and beleaguered.

Yam Boy (Britain)
The Great Identity Swindle
Yam Boy rhymes in couplets to deconstruct myths of identity exploring what it means to be Br-Asian.

Nila Madhab Panda (India)
After all we are 70% water
Three wise men – a christian, a hindu and a muslim, take a lunch break together on the banks of a river.

Nida Bangash (Pakistan)
Keep this Game out of Reach of Adults!
Children - Lego - Wall - Play – Game - Camouflage - Border - KEEP THIS GAME OUT OF REACH OF ADULTS!