Because We did Not Choose (92 min; 2017; dvd; English subtitles)
Directed by Wanphrang Diengdoh who will introduce the film
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Because we did not choose looks at World War I and the involvement of communities at a time when spaces inhabited by them were transitioning or struggling to accommodate modernity and the rest of its implications. The film is a meticulous documentation of the journey made by the labourers from North East India to the war front. Shot over a period of 4 years, this is the only film from India that examines the participation of indigenous labour in the theatres of the First World War
Event starts on Monday, 06 November 2017 at 05:30 hrs
