Over the past few sessions we have been discussing ideas for the films we will be making. The plan in India is that we will be making 3 to 4 films in separate groups of 2-4 students each. But what will the films be about? That's the all important question we are all grappling with. When we think of Pakistan and India, there are so many issues, problems, concerns, sentiments, similarities... How do we go about beginning to explore any of this? It is all so vast and complex. Further, are we really informed enough to speak about any of this?
Maybe rather than start from an issue, or something that big, why not start from our own stories, experiences, prejudices, curiosities, interests... becasue after all that's what will make our film unique: not a film about an issue, but an exploration of something we are excited about/interested in, that will in some way resonate with the larger issues. Wouldn't that be more meaningful, and indeed more fun?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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