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HOW WE CELEBRATE FREEDOM (Jashn-e-Azadi) Written and Directed by Sanjay Kak. India, 2007, 138 min. In English, Kashmiri and Urdu, with English subtitles. NY Premiere.  Synopsis: It is India’s Independence Day and the Indian flag is raised every year in an eerily empty Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. This sullen act of protest is the point from which Sanjay Kak, a Kashmiri Pundit by birth, begins to explore in his documentary film, the many meanings of Freedom–of Azadi–in Kashmir. An ageing father in the Martyrs’ Graveyard; the Out Patients Ward of the Psychiatric Hospital; the satirical farce of Bhand folk performers; the words of Kashmiri poets – fill out the contours of the 18 year old conflict where there are no easy answers to burning questions. Sanjay Kak in person, in conversation with Mira Kamdar. .  Screening Venue:Tribeca - Saturday, November 14 at 4:00 PM. 54 Varick Street, 212-941-2001 http://www.tribecacinemas.com/ Ticket Info: $15 and $12 (IAAC members and students). Purchase from the cinema box office. |