FRIDAY, OCT 15-SUNDAY, OCT 17 || SIFF FILM CENTER, SEATTLE SPECIAL PROGRAM: PRASANNA VITHANAGE RETROSPECTIVE Born in 1962, Prasanna Vithanage’s opus of six previous films has made him one of Sri Lanka ’s leading filmmakers with a worldwide critical and popular reputation. He began his career in the 1980’s as a theatre director. He translated into… Read more »
SATURDAY, OCT 17, 2015 || 2PM || SIFF FILM CENTER, SEATTLE QISSA PANJAB Directed by Jatinder Mauhar Runtime: 94min Language: Punjabi/English Country: India Year: 2015 Logline: Qissa Panjab a film that revolves around the lives of its six main protagonists. Synopsis: Qissa Panjab a film that revolves around the lives of its six main protagonists…. Read more »
FREE MONDAY, OCT 19, 2015 || 9:15AM || UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE RED ANT DREAM Directed by Sanjay Kak Runtime: 120 min Country: India Language: English / Hindi/ Punjabi / Oriya Year: 2013 Synopsis: This documentary deals with the issue of Maoist insurgency in India, focusing on the Maoists in Bastar in Chhattisgarh, tribals fighting against industrialists in… Read more »
