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Waiting for a storm

Title
Waiting for a storm / directed by Prachi Mokashi.
Publication
Mumbai : School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 2014.

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  • Mokashi, Prachi
  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences. School of Media and Cultural Studies.
Description
1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (approximately 46 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The chars of the Brahmaputra are a curious geographical feature of the river - they are small, temporary land masses, almost like islands, that appear and disappear seasonally due to erosion. They are also places that many immigrant communities of Assam call home. They farm on the transient land masses and raise their families there as well. Waiting for a Storm explores this ephemeral relationship between the chars and their residents through the prism of two different subjects - Amjad Ali, a farmer who lives on such a char and Sahjahan Hussain, a young activist from the mainland who is working for land rights of the char dwellers. Through their voices the film navigates questions of identity and reform. And as their paths converge, Amjad and Sahjahan's future remains as uncertain as the receding landscape surrounding them.
Subject
  • Rural poor > Brahmaputra River Valley
  • Rural poor > Brahmaputra River Valley > Social conditions
  • Rural poor > Government policy > Brahmaputra River Valley
  • Islands > Brahmaputra River Valley > Economic conditions
  • Islands > Brahmaputra River Valley > Social conditions
  • Islands > Economic conditions
  • Islands > Social conditions
  • Rural poor
  • Rural poor > Government policy
  • Rural poor > Social conditions
  • Asia > Brahmaputra River Valley
Genre/Form
  • Documentary films.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Copyright notice on screen: School of Media and Cultural Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
  • Summary taken from smcs.tiss.edu.
Credits (note)
  • Co-directed by Deepak Verma; editor, Prachi Mokashi; cinematographer, Prahlad Gopakumar.
Language (note)
  • In Assamese, Bengali, Hindi; with subtitles in English.
LCCN
2014362179
OCLC
  • ocn958866263
  • 958866263
  • SCSB-8779379
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