Take a Trip Round India with the Salisbury International Arts Festival Film Programme!
Take a Trip Round India with the Salisbury International Arts Festival Film Programme!
The Festival presents its strongest Film programme to date, showcasing a diverse selection of films old and new inspired by the themes of India, Spirit and Water. Many are exclusive to the Festival and most are accompanied by Q&A’s with film makers or discussions led by Festival Film Programmer Patrick Bliss.
UK Premiers include the Amal, a crowd pleasing fable about a humble auto rickshaw driver who inherits a billionaire’s fortune, followed by a Q&A with actor Rupinder Nagra and Women of Tibet: The Great Mother, a critically acclaimed documentary about the mother of the 14th Dalai Lama.
Other exclusive presentations include a rare screening of surrealist masterpiece Entr’acte with a live tabla accompaniment from Festival Artist in residence Kuljit Bhamra, and Kanchivaram, a ravishing period drama about the silk weavers of Tamil Nadu.
BATFA winning director Asif Kapadia, will present his stunning debut film The Warrior, which will be shown along with his award winning short The Sheep Thief. Liz Mermin will present her highly original documentary Shot in Bombay, an entertaining look at crime and celebrity in India’s entertainment capital.
And of course, you can’t celebrate Indian film without visiting Bollywood, and we do so in grand style with the epic Devdas, a spectacular period romance with costumes and set design so sumptuous you could almost eat them, dazzling choreography and unforgettable songs.
India was chosen as the first of four rapidly developing counties that will provide the geographic focus of the Festival over the next four years. Films such as Monsoon Wedding and this years Oscar winner Slumdog Millionairedocument the transformation that modern India is going through, where telecommunications and western lifestyles mix with old traditions.
Our Slumdog Millionaire screening will be followed by a discussion about street children in India with David Maidment, founder of the Railway Children charity and Geoff Dunlop, director of short film The Children’s Bank, which will accompany the Slumdog screening.
And not forgetting some gems from the archives, like Pather Panchali and restored silent classic A Throw of the Dice with a shimmering new orchestral score by Nitin Sawhney and the LSO.
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For further information please contact Rosa Corbishley on 01722 33 22 41 or email rosa@salisburyfestival.co.uk
Booking Information:
Tickets can be purchased in person from Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury City Hall or the Festival Office.
Tickets can be purchased by phone or online:
Box Office: 0845 241 9651
To book online visit www.salisburyfestival.co.uk
Notes to Editors:
The Salisbury International Arts Festival has a distinguished history of presenting international arts events both traditional and contemporary across 16 days of celebrations each summer. The Festival has developed into a major annual UK multi-arts event, presenting every major artform, in the stunning setting of in and around Salisbury, Wiltshire. Participants and audiences travel from far and wide.
The Salisbury International Arts Festival is supported by Friends Provident, Wiltshire County Council and Arts Council England – South West.