Hey Ram: Genocide in the Land of Gandhi
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary is an early account of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom in India. It documents the violence against the Muslim minority and the failures of authority figures including Mahatma Gandhi's legacy.
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What happens
Gopal Menon is an Indian independent filmmaker and activist known for his documentaries on human rights issues. In the early noughties, he gained international recognition for Hey Ram: Genocide in the Land of Gandhi (2002), the first film made about the Gujarat pogrom, and Naga Story: The Other Side of Silence (2003), which won an award at The Netherlands Himalayas Film Festival. His other notable films include Let the Butterflies Fly (2012) about violence against transgender people, and Resilient Rhythms (2002) about dalit responses to marginalisation in India. His films about the violence in Kashmir include PAPA 2 (2002) and The Broken Camera (2020). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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