Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Ticket: free
Location: JujoMukti Tea Lounge (211 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009)
The Association for India’s Development (AID), New York (http://www.aidnyc.org/) invites you to this film screening.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Overview
Nearly 200,000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the past 10 years, but the mainstream media hardly reflects this. Nero´s Guests (www.nerosguests.com) is a story about India’s agrarian crisis and growing inequality, seen through the work of a renowned journalist, P. Sainath. Through his writings and lectures, Sainath makes us confront the India we don’t want to see, and provokes us to think about who “Nero’s Guests” are in today’s world.
About P. Sainath
P. Sainath, rural affairs editor of The Hindu, is the 2007 winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s most prestigious prize (and often referred to as the “Asian Nobel”), for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communications Arts. Winner of over 35 global and national awards, his work on the problems faced by rural farming communities is the largest on the current agrarian crisis in India. His writings go far beyond the realm of journalism and reports, capturing complex and fundamental issues at stake in India’s agricultural system and society that have long been overlooked by both academicians and policy makers. Through sustained coverage, Sainath and his colleagues have created a national agenda through this film, compelling the government to take notice and act.
About Deepa Bhatia
Deepa Bhatia is a film director based in Mumbai. She has worked with acclaimed directors, including Govind Nihalani and Jahnu Barua, and has edited many popular works such as My Name is Khan, Rock On, and Taare Zameen Par. Deepa has also been involved in the research for several documentaries and films. Nero’s Guests is her first independent documentary.
DIRECTIONS
Subways F, M (2nd Avenue & Houston); 6 (Astor Place; 8th St and 4th Ave.); Bus 14A from Union Square (3rd St stop and Ave. A).
REVIEWS
http://www.filmfare.com/articles/neros-guests-803.html
http://nazaronline.net/oncampus/2011/03/nero%E2%80%99s-guests-%E2%80%93-a-review/
