Indian Cinema Day at the National Film Culture Centre

Indian Cinema Day at the National Film Culture Centre

What does architecture say about society? How do home and city reflect our ideas of modernity, community and the future? We invite you to Indian Cinema Day at the National Film Culture Centre, during which we will look at India through the lens of film, architecture and culture.

The program included two unique films that tell about space and people in different ways. Nostalgia for the Future takes us through the history of Indian modernity, showing how changing concepts of home shape social notions and identity. The cult film In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones, written by Arundhati Roy, takes us to Delhi in the 1970s, in an environment of architecture students, where academic rules collide with youthful idealism.

The day will end with a panel discussion “Home, city, society. Poland and India in the space of modernity”, during which, together with the invited experts, we will reflect on what architecture says about culture, memory and social transformations. We will combine Polish and Indian perspectives, looking at the importance of space in everyday life and collective imagination.

After the conversation, we will invite participants to a tasting of Indian cuisine, an opportunity to extend the meeting and get to know another aspect of Indian culture.

We invite you to watch, talk and taste India together!

Schedule of events:

16:00 — screening of the film Nostalgia for the Future (directed by Avijit Mukul Kishore, Rohan Shivkumar, 2017)

17:15 — screening of In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (directed by Pradip Krishen, 1989)

19:15 — panel discussion “Home, city, society. Poland and India in the space of modernity” with the participation of Marek Janiak, Dr. Natalia Zajaczkowska and Dr. Daria Dulok. Hosted by: Martyna Gajewska

After the panel — tasting of Indian cuisine

Ticket for the whole event: 25 PLN.

The event is organized by the National Centre for Film Culture, funded by the UNESCO Łódź City of Film programme.