The Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Studies, Open Space and Cinephiles Anonymous hosted a theatre and film festival on 17th and 18th December 2008.The festival kicked off with a powerful performance by Mr. Parnab Mukherjee. Parnab, one of the leading alternative theatre directors of the country, enthralled the audience with his three solo plays. The evening started off with a touching rendition of Mahasveta Devi’s “Breast Giver”. This emotional short story explores the conflicts faced by a young Adivasi women and also serves as a powerful metaphor for the exploitation of the underprivileged. Using simple everyday items such as tape, a churidar and a towel, Parnab’s one-man performance was an interesting example of a ‘Third Theatre’ production. The second play was about a woman who becomes the ‘object’ of a photographer’s project, only to face the dreadful consequences which follow. The last play describes a man’s thoughts just before he is about to commit suicide. The sharp and often provocative script set the tone for an intellectually simulating and culturally satisfying evening.
The movies to be screened included the “Brandon Teena Story” on which the movie “Boys Don’t Cry” was based, “Work in Progress” about the World Social Forum in Mumbai and a collection of short films on AIDS.
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