From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed) (2019)
The work narrates the social, cultural and political history of the “housing question” in Mumbai, by bringing together cinema, state-sponsored documentary, newspapers, policy reports and archives from social movements, among other source materials. These materials are assembled, via a hand-built web editor, into a new kind of "annotated film" that links to online archival sources. Drawing in form from the video lecture-performance style honed on CAMP's rooftop cinema and studio that takes its audience on dense archival journeys, the work examines a "poor man's colony" that was set up in the 1950s and destroyed twenty-five years later to make room for an atomic research facility in Bombay.
Director: Shaina Anand, Ashok Sukumaran
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 105 min
Release Date: September 19, 2019
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed) about?
- The work narrates the social, cultural and political history of the “housing question” in Mumbai, by bringing together cinema, state-sponsored documentary, newspapers, policy reports and archives from social movements, among other source materials. These materials are assembled, via a hand-built web editor, into a new kind of "annotated film" that links to online archival sources. Drawing in form from the video lecture-performance style honed on CAMP's rooftop cinema and studio that takes its audience on dense archival journeys, the work examines a "poor man's colony" that was set up in the 1950s and destroyed twenty-five years later to make room for an atomic research facility in Bombay.
- Who directed From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed)?
- From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed) was directed by Shaina Anand, Ashok Sukumaran.
- How long is From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed)?
- From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed) has a runtime of 1h 45m (105 minutes).
- What genre is From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed)?
- From Janata Colony to Janata Colony (imaginary to destroyed) is a Documentary film.