On Sunday,the Chandigarh Creative Cinema Circle will play host to eminent documentary filmmakers Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl.
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On Sunday,the Chandigarh Creative Cinema Circle will play host to eminent documentary filmmakers Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl. Their oeuvre spans the domains of ecology,livelihoods,development and human rights. After their postgraduation in English Literature from the University of Delhi,they did a diploma course in journalism. Thereafter,while Bahl worked for The Indian Express for seven years,Saxena opted for the audio-visual medium and is also an avid photographer. It was in 1996 that they turned independent filmmakers. Their films explore mans relationship with environment through many windows cultural,political and anthropo-botanical. Their voluntary initiative Via-Media is an effort to catalyse change by taking positive stories to receptive minds,and to build the capacity of citizens groups and movements. They also hold workshops on filmmaking and photography. Both are visiting faculty at the Department of Culture and Media Studies,Central University of Rajasthan. Catch them and their films on March 31 at Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan,Sector-15,Chandigarh,at 4 pm.
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