Many Months in Mirya
Jan. 6, 2018
CAMP Rooftop, Chuim Village
Miryavar Kahi Mahine
3 hours 50 mins
Marathi with English subs
Camera and Direction: Renu Savant
6:30 pm onwards
Camera and Direction: Renu Savant Editing: Rikhav Desai
In 2015, I stayed and shot in my ancestral village in western coastal India, thus starting an experiment of documenting/killing 'time'....
The canvas demanded the scale of a longer narrative form, like a novel in digital video.
The intention behind the project was, through the camera, to do a political study of a village, where the very act of researching is constantly put into relief. Interactions of power across caste, class and gender lines played out around me...
Filmed by Renu over many months in 2015, on a 600D camera, Miryavar Kahi Mahine is a lyrical ethnography of a village in the Konkan region of Maharashtra. It is a generous, steady exploration of many characters and forces in the village; natural and human-made, historical and present. The film evokes the practice of the diary film, at once observational and reflexive, and draws power from its twin strategies of frugal economy and long duration.
The film was awarded the John Abraham Award for Best Documentary, at the Signs film Festival, Kochi September 2017.
Do join us for the Mumbai preview of this film in the company of the director and editor.
Renu Savant is an FTII graduate. Her previous two films Airawat and Aaranyak have been recipients of National Awards.
Rikhav Desai is a film editor living and working in Mumbai. He edits documentary films, art installation videos and, occasionally, fiction films.
- The film is almost 4 hours in length, Please be on time. It is nice and chilly on the roof so carry something warm, a blanket is best! There will be light food and beverages accompanying us through the screening.
