Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – India Volume 1 – 5 DVD Collector’s Edition

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Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – India Volume 1 – 5 DVD Collector’s Edition

The Global Film Initiative’s award winning Global Lens series supports the growth of vibrant, global filmmaking communities from around the world. This unique Collector’s Edition showcases 5 critically acclaimed films from India.

SHYAMAL UNCLE TURNS OFF THE LIGHTS:
An 80-year old retiree is on a mission to get his neighborhood streetlights turned off after sunrise when he notices they stay on all day. Shyamal’s effort to find someone to take him seriously proves a battle against indifferent bureaucracy. (Bengali w. English subs)

SOUL OF SAND (Pairon Talle):
A watchman and his wife living at an abandoned mine are trapped by a brutal scheme of their tyrannical landlord in this suspenseful take on the politics of caste and money in India’s rapidly developing economy. (Hindi w. English subs)

SHADOW KILL (Nizhalkkuthu):
A hangman in a southern Indian village who has spent his life carrying out politically motivated executions is now old and so wracked with guilt that he takes to heavy drinking and praying to the goddess Kali to forgive his sins. Set in 1941, the violent cusp of Indian independence, this narrative pits Gandhian principles against the harsher traditions of punishment and retribution. (Hindi w. English subs)

LET THE WIND BLOW (Hava Aney Dey):
At the height of nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan, Arjun and Chabia, weigh their options for the future. Between the allure of wealth and the restraints of familial obligations, the decision is not so easy, in this gritty analysis of a culture in crisis. (Hindi w. English subs)

OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN:
In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami, and amid the stunning natural beauty of India’s Andaman and Nicobar islands, an elderly British teacher struggles to run a primary school despite the loss of many of the islands’ children to the recent tragedy. (Hindi w. English subs)

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