4TH KARAFILM FESTIVAL SCREENING SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 3-12 2004
Last Updated November 30, 2004; 1:32 a.m. (P.S.T)
FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2004
3:00 DAY PASS
MAQBOOL (FEATURE, 132 MIN, INDIA)
Riveting adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, set in the Bombay underworld
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH ACTORS IRFAN KHAN AND OM PURI
6:30 PRIME TIME I
DHOOP (FEATURE, 110 MIN, INDIA)
The poignant saga of parents battling corruption in their attempt to keep the memory of their son alive
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH ACTOR OM PURI
9:30 PRIME TIME II
THE TERMINAL (FEATURE, 132 MIN, USA)
Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster starring Tom Hanks about a stateless man stuck in an airport for years
SATURDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2004
11:00 DAY PASS
CITY GATES (DOCUMENTARY, 14 MIN, BRAZIL)
Memories of Sao Paolo’s downtown in the 1940s and 1950s
SAO LUIZ CEMETARY (DOCUMENTARY, 13 MIN)
Reflections on living and dying on the edge of a big city
11.45 DAY PASS
“WE’RE BRITISH BUT…” PART ONE (SHORTS, 99 MIN, UK)
SKIN DEEP; ONE PLUS ONE; BRICK LANE; HONG KONG, LIVERPOOL, PENZANCE; LATIFAH AND HIMLI’S NOMADIC UNCLE; WISH; SARI; TRAINERS
1:45 DAY PASS
RE-INVENTING THE TALIBAN (DOCUMENTARY, 54 MIN, PAKISTAN)
A personal perspective on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Pakistan
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR SHARMEEN OBAID
3.00 DAY PASS
MANY PEOPLE, MANY DESIRES (DOCUMENTARY, 46 MIN, INDIA)
The politics of identity in Bangalore
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR T. JAYASHREE
4.00 DAY PASS
A DECENT SAMOSA, YA! (DOCUMENTARY, 48 MIN, INDIA)
Asian musicians’ pulsating experiments with multiculturalism in England
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR NATASHA BADHWAR
5:00 DAY PASS
SHORTS I
2:59 AM; A TRIBUTE TO YOUSIF MACHHI; BAIG CITY; EZULA; FOOD FOR THOUGHT; GOD LIKES WATCHING TV; LUST; MY RED TRAINERS; NEW AGE; NOISE; O SAY CAN YOU SEE; THE OTHER SIDE; SELF PORTRAIT; VALUE ADDED CRICKET; YOUR BEAUTIFUL WORLD
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTORS
7:30 PRIME TIME I
ROG (FEATURE, 125 MIN, INDIA)
WORLD PREMIERE tale of a cop falling obsessively in love with a woman whose murder he is investigating
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH PRODUCER POOJA BHATT, WRITER MAHESH BHATT AND ACTOR IRFAN KHAN
10:15 PRIME TIME II
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS (FEATURE, 97 MIN, UK)
Stephen Frears’ critically acclaimed film with Audrey Tautou as a Turkish migrant in London
SUNDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2004
1:00 DAY PASS / CHILDREN’S PASS
SHREK 2 (ANIMATED FEATURE, 92 MIN, USA)
Blockbuster sequel sees Shrek battling the fairy godmother and the king to remain married to Princess Fiona
CHILDREN ALLOWED
2:45 DAY PASS
SHORTS II
THE KISS, LIGHT ME UP, TIMOR LORO-SAE, ZE AND THE PENGUIN, CLARA HAS A LITTLE MOUSE
4:00 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
TALK BY MAHESH BHATT ON THE FUTURE FOR CO-PRODUCTIONS AND INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS
5:30 DAY PASS
CROSSING THE LINES - KASHMIR, PAKISTAN, INDIA (DOCUMENTARY, 47 MIN, PAKISTAN)
WORLD PREMIERE of a look at Kashmir with new eyes
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR PERVEZ HOODBHOY
7:00 PRIME TIME I
WHITE NOISE (FEATURE, 100 MIN, UK)
WORLD PREMIERE of a film that takes a modern look at love, marriage, family and Mumbai
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR VINTA NANDA, ACTOR KOEL PURIE, AND PRODUCERS MOHANJIT SINGH AND SEVY ALI
9:30 PRIME TIME II
RAGHU ROMEO (FEATURE, 99 MIN, INDIA)
National Film Award-winning madcap adventure with Raghu the waiter who believes television is reality
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR RAJAT KAPOOR
MONDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2004
11:00 DAY PASS
SOME ROOTS GROW UPWARDS (DOCUMENTARY, 52 MIN, INDIA)
Questioning the relevance of theatre to our times
12:00 DAY PASS
NEE ENGEY – WHERE ARE YOU? (DOCUMENTARY, 152 MIN, INDIA)
A celebration of the art and practitioners of Shadow Puppetry
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR R.V. RAMANI
3:00 DAY PASS
SATORI (SHORT, 40 MIN, PAKISTAN)
Stylish Pakistani take on Hong Kong revenge films
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR AND ACTRESS AAMINAH HAQ
4:15 DAY PASS
DHUNDALKA (SHORT, 50 MIN, PAKISTAN)
Twisted story of deception and surprises based on H.H. Munro’s short story ‘Dusk’
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR ANWER HUSSAIN JAFRI AND ACTOR SAIFE HASAN
5:30 DAY PASS
HUM (FEATURE, 72 MIN, PAKISTAN)
The story of the disintegration of a marriage through the small details of everyday life
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR AYESHAH ALAM AND ACTRESS SANIA SAEED
7:00 PRIME TIME I
HYDERABAD BLUES 2 (FEATURE, 100 MIN, INDIA)
The sequel to the cult hit with the characters six years later, about to have their life turned upside down
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH PRODUCER AND ACTRESS ELAHE HIPTOOLA
9:30 PRIME TIME II
FROM ZERO TO TEN (FEATURE, 99 MIN, ITALY)
A weekend in hedonistic Rimini for four friends in midlife crisis at age 36
FOLLOWED BY Q&A ON CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CINEMA WITH ITALIAN CONSUL BRUNO PASQUINO
TUESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2004
11:00 DAY PASS
IN THE EYES (DOCUMENTARY, 24 MIN, USA)
The faces of New York City
11:45 DAY PASS
HUNTING FOR CONSERVATION (DOCUMENTARY, 13 MIN, PAKISTAN)
Trophy hunting the endangered ibex in order to protect it
INDUS BLIND DOLPHIN RESCUE (DOCUMENTARY, 15 MIN, PAKISTAN)
The rescue and release of an endangered mammal indigenous to Pakistan
12:45 DAY PASS
THE GARAGE SCHOOL (DOCUMENTARY, 17 MIN, PAKISTAN)
One woman’s dream to provide basic education to society’s poor
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR MAHERA OMAR
1:15 DAY PASS
BORN TO SING (DOCUMENTARY, 44 MIN, INDIA)
A musical journey with four mirasans battling to keep their rich oral traditions alive
2:00 DAY PASS
CARDBOARD DAYS (DOCUMENTARY, 51 MIN, ARGENTINA)
Award winning film on globalization’s impoverishing effect on Argentina
3:00 DAY PASS
SHORTS III
CHAMBER 8; PARIAH; AN ACTOR PREPARES
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTORS
4:15 DAY PASS
RANI HINDUSTANI (DOCUMENTARY, 24 MIN, INDIA)
A female truck driver is a rebel against social traditions in more ways than one
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR PRITI CHANDRIANI
5:00 DAY PASS
DISBELIEF (DOCUMENTARY, 105 MIN, RUSSIA-USA)
Was the bombing in a Moscow apartment block in 1999 really the work of Chechen separatists?
FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR ANDREI NEKRASOV AND PRODUCER OLGA KONSKAIA
7:00 PRIME TIME I
IN OTHELLO (FEATURE, 103 MIN, INDIA)
Life begins to imitate art while putting on a desi version of the Shakespearean classic
9:30 PRIME TIME II
ZELARY (FEATURE, 150 MIN, CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA-AUSTRIA)
In1940s Czechoslovakia, a nurse saves a life and finds a husband. 2004 Oscar nominee.