Kashmir: Journey to Freedom Udi Aloni
martedì 15 sett, h 20.45, Parco Tenda Grande
Kashmir: Journey to Freedom
Paese/Country: Israel/USA/Japan
Anno Produzione Film: 2009
Formato/Format: DigiBeta
Durata/Running Time: 72'
Produzione/Production: CINEPHILL
Produttore/Producer : Sarah Kamens, Udi Aloni, Rafi Cohen
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay: Udi Aloni, Sarah Kamens
Montaggio/Editing: Kinneret Hay-Gillor
Fotografia/Cinematography: Idan Or, Meni Philip
Sound Editor: Chen Harpaz
Musica/Music: Shye Ben Tzur, SoundKraft, Bhand Pather Theatre Group
Distribuzione/Distribution: CINEPHILL
Un viaggio nella parte indiana del Kashmir a incontrare i capi dei movimenti rivoluzionari, i combattenti per l'indipendenza e un leader islamico che predica la resistenza non violenta di Gandhi. Passando per gli scontri fra i kashmiri musulmani e quelli induisti e le guerre fra India e Pakistan, le due nazioni che si contendono il Kashmir dal 1947. L'Himalaya, l'Hindukush, il Pamir, il Karakoram sono nomi che evocano un passato antico, misterioso e avvincente. Ora, invece, il Kashmir, istretto n mezzo a due potenze nucleari, è la polveriera dell'Asia. Il regista, Udi Aloni, ci racconta i suoi incontri con combattenti impegnati nella lotta per l'indipendenza del Kashmir.
A journey to the Indian part of Kashmir, to meet the leaders of the revolutionary movement, the fighters for independence, and an Islamic leader who preaches GandhiÕs non-violent resistance. The film depicts the clashes between Muslim and Induist Kashmiris, as well as the wars between India and Pakistan, the two nations that have been claiming their right on Kashmir since 1947. Himalaya, Hindykush, Pamir and Karakoram are names that evoke an ancient, mysterious, and enthralling past. However, Kashmir is now confined in the role of Asian powder keg, the bone of contention between two nuclear powers. Filmmaker Udi Aloni tells us about his experience among KashmirÕs fighters for independence.
Note di regia / Director's Statement
"When the Indian Government became aware to the fact that the leaders of the nonviolent liberation front (JKLF) opened their hearts, and their stories, to our crew, they banned Udi Aloni from Indian soil, including Occupied Kashmir. When the rest of his crew quietly returned to finish filming, they were tracked by Indian security forces and narrowly avoided arrest. Some of their more sensitive footage was taken from them at the airport in Srinagar, Kashmir's capitol and largest city."
Rawan Damen Anno di Nascita/Date of Birth: 1959
Paese/Country: Israel
Biografia/Biography:
Udi Aloni is an Israeli and American artist and director whose projects in films and visual arts frequently explore the discourse between theology and politics. He began his career as a painter, establishing the radical Bugrashov gallery in Tel Aviv. His movies and visual art projects have been presented in various leading museums, galleries, and film festivals around the world, among them the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and the Berlin, Toronto, Tokyo, Locarno, and Buenos Aires film festivals. In all of his activities, including university lectures, conferences and demonstrations, Aloni is a strong voice in promoting justice, peace, solidarity and love between Israel and Palestine. His work includes correspondences with the most pre-eminent philosophers of our time, including Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, Avital Ronell, Judith Butler, and Tony Kushner, who describe him as a unique and revolutionary thinker. In the last five years, Aloni has concentrated on making films and writing.
Filmografia/FilmographyLeft, 1996, doc
Local Angel, 2002, doc
Innocent Criminals, 2003, music video
Forgiveness (Mechilot), 2006, ft
Kashmir: Journey to Freedom , 2008, doc
