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Jitendra Ramprakash is convinced. In this world of shorthand,abridged versions,abbreviated forms,slang slurs and SMS lingo,he feels people have forgotten how to converse,savour and relish real words that leave a delightfully spirited imprint on the soul. To connect the common man once again with what was an integral part of his culture and roots,Ramprakash and a group of like-minded people got together and formed Sadho (O sage),a non-profit organisation to revive,translate,sustain and promote poetry in all forms and languages. It was a poetic intervention,one that took place in 2007 in Delhi,and has travelled across the country. This Saturday the third edition of the Sadho Film Festival will take place at Alliance Francaise in Chandigarh. The first,and perhaps the only festival of its kind to be held in Asia,it thrives on partnerships with other important festivals that focus on this genre of films in Europe,USA,Latin America and South Africa.
Sadho,adds Ramprakash,is a showcase of the finest poetry-films such as Dollhouse and Even Losing You from across the world. Within it,it holds many sections,including one that has poetry films made by students of prominent international film schools,and by directors as young as 13. From rare archival poetry-films made by filmmakers and poets such as Allen Ginsberg,to films based on works by famous poets such as Victor Hugo,William Blake,EE Cummings,Silvia Plath and Pablo Neruda,to works of Japanese haiku masters,Kashmiri saint-poets Lad Ded and Nund Rishi and modern Indian poets such as Kunwar Narain,Sarweshwar Dayal Saxena and Nissim Ezikel we showcase it all, says Ramprakash.
To give it more public participation,Sadho has travelled to cities such as Indore,Amritsar,Jalandhar,Bhopal and Gorakhpur,and has also held workshops and featured films on poetry by children. Add to this,Sadho Poetry souvenirs and art like poetry posters,bookmarks,poetry mugs and mouse pads are up for sale. We have Sadho Poetry Films Project which is a collaborative effort between the Sadho core team and filmmakers under which eight short poetry-films have been produced, adds Ramprakash. The most important step for Sadho was to introduce the Sign Language Poetry Films films based on poetry created in sign language by the hearing and speech impaired. Apart from Sadho Kids,a publication of kids poetry,our next ambitious project is Sadho poetry recitations that comprises recordings of great poets and poems of various languages by actors,voice artists,poets and translators, says Ramprakash.
The festival is on October 27 at Alliance Francaise,Sector 36,Chandigarh at 6.30 pm.
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