Synopsis: A journey through the life of activist film maker C. Saratchandranchandran, who travelled constantly with the camera and cinemas. It is a journey through the vivid, living memories of the protesters at Chaliyar, Plachimada, Muthanga and Kathikudam (in Kerala state, India); through the experiences of his friends and everyone who have travelled with him or parallel to his path.
As someone who pioneered in media activism as part of the little magazine movement during the Emergency, Saratchandran later on took up the very political duty of documenting the popular struggle movements of Kerala. This film tries to be exactly that, a clear take on the popular risings not just of Kerala, but the whole of India, by exploring and coordinating the history of those who have travelled along with Saratchandran.
While capturing the essence of Saratchandran's political rebellion through documentation, which began with the VHS camera to reach the zeniths of pioneering experimentation with digital technology, the film is also an inquiry into the ongoing technical and creative evolutions in the production and screening of documentaries, in its right as an important media in the new world.
What Saratchandran did with his video camera was much more than transmitting the socio-political issues to be portrayed in the mainstream society. He stood by each of those struggles, feeding them with energy and the spirit to go forward, to reach success. For someone like Saratchandran, who remained wide awake in both at the struggle fronts and in his personal relationships; for someone as unconditionally empathetic, the camera was always the third eye for fulfilling his mission: the Third Eye of Resistance.
As someone who pioneered in media activism as part of the little magazine movement during the Emergency, Saratchandran later on took up the very political duty of documenting the popular struggle movements of Kerala. This film tries to be exactly that, a clear take on the popular risings not just of Kerala, but the whole of India, by exploring and coordinating the history of those who have travelled along with Saratchandran.
While capturing the essence of Saratchandran's political rebellion through documentation, which began with the VHS camera to reach the zeniths of pioneering experimentation with digital technology, the film is also an inquiry into the ongoing technical and creative evolutions in the production and screening of documentaries, in its right as an important media in the new world.
What Saratchandran did with his video camera was much more than transmitting the socio-political issues to be portrayed in the mainstream society. He stood by each of those struggles, feeding them with energy and the spirit to go forward, to reach success. For someone like Saratchandran, who remained wide awake in both at the struggle fronts and in his personal relationships; for someone as unconditionally empathetic, the camera was always the third eye for fulfilling his mission: the Third Eye of Resistance.
What Saratchandran did with
ReplyDeletehis video camera was much more
than transmitting the socio-political
issues to be portrayed in the mainstream
society. He stood by each of those struggles,
feeding them with energy and the spirit to go
forward, to reach success. For someone like Saratchandran,
who remained wide awake in both at the struggle fronts and in his
personal relationships; for someone as unconditionally empathetic, the camera was always the third eye for fulfilling his mission: the Third Eye of Resistance.