Wednesday October 3rd, 2007 7:00 PM: Opening Night!
Voices of Kutch
Chaitanya Modak, 2006, India, Kutchi with English subtitles, 34 minutes, DVD
Our opening night short film, "Voices of Kutch" is an insightful film into community radio movement in India using the context of an experiment in radio programing done with community participation by the Kutch Mahila Vikas Sanghatan's community radio project - Radio Ujjas.
Revolving around the story of a little girl and a radio she receives as a gift, the film's argument is built through the radio program she listens to and the shared experience of the practioners and audiences of community radio broadcasting.
Revolving around the story of a little girl and a radio she receives as a gift, the film's argument is built through the radio program she listens to and the shared experience of the practioners and audiences of community radio broadcasting.
Chaitanya Modak
Hailing from Pune in India, Chaitanya is an independent filmmaker. A professional cartoonist, freelance writer and graphic designer, he finds the digitall movie world exciting and challenging.
Business/Organizational Program Sponsor:
ACLU of Washington (http://www.aclu-wa.org/)
Friends of ISAFF: Business or Organization:
KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio (http://www.kbcs.fm/)
Individual Program Sponsor:
Niranjan Ramakrishnan