Dalit film festThe festival, held on February 23-24 in New York, included films in Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil and Nepali, covering a wide variety of Dalit stories and assertion.Ravikiran ShindePa Ranjith, Niharika Singh and Nagraj Manjule at the event“My goodness, you have so many stories in your life since childhood … I have none. I just studied Class 12 and came to college, that’s it.” This is what Jo, an upper caste girl, tells Periyerum, a Dalit boy, in the movie Pariyerum Perumal. Directed by Mari Selvaraj and produced by Pa Ranjith, the film was screened at the inaugural Dalit Film and Cultural Festival held on February 23-24 in New York. It was a befitting start to the event, indicating the necessity to showcase and celebrate Dalit stories and culture. The festival, called Daliff, was part of a two-day extravaganza held at and co-hosted by Barnard College, Columbia University and The New York School.
- 3/1/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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