ZY01880188
SEVEN HOURS TO BURN
By Shanti Thakur

"A visually expressive personal documentary that explores a family's history. Filmmaker Thakur mixes richly abstract filmmaking with disturbing archival war footage to narrate the story of her Danish mother's and Indian father's experiences. Her mother survives Nazi-occupied Denmark while her father experiences the devastating civil war in India between Hindus and Muslims. Both emigres to Canada, they meet and marry, linking two parallel wars. Their daughter lyrically turns these two separate histories into a visually rich poem linking past and present in a new singular identity." Doubletake Documentary Film Festival Catalogue

Reviews
~ "Exceptionally imaginative...dreamlike...a visually compelling film." - Paul Curci, Philadelphia City Paper

~ "Impressionistic cinematography is juxtaposed with searing archival images while spare narration combines with a nuanced sound design. The viewer is swept into the mood of the piece and must consider the long-lasting effects--both internal and external --of conflict and change." - Kristine Samuelson, Stanford University

~ "Shanti Thakur brings her biracial sensitivies to bear on historical traumas that shaped her parents' separate, but parallel, experiences. Images of past ethnic and religious "cleansing" come poignantly to the fore as she sits by her Indian grandmother's corpse burning on the banks of the Ganges, and seeks peace (her name) for herself, her family, and the world." - Rosane Rocher, University of Pennsylvania

Awards
~ Black Maria Film and Video Festival - Director's Choice Award
~ Cleveland International Film Festival, Best Documentary Short
~ Big Muddy Film Festival, Bronze Award, Experimental Film
~ New York Expo of Short Films - Gold Prize, Documentary
~ City Paper's Philadelphia Independent Film Contest - Best Documentary
~ Nextframe Film Festival - Best Documentary and Best Editing
~ Columbus International Film Festival - Bronze Plaque
~ Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival - Bronze Award
DVD (Color, Black & White)
9 minutes
1999
USD 195.00
 
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