Join us on Wednesday for a screening of the feature length documentary 'I am only making a Report' by independent researcher and filmmaker Vaibhav Abnave.
Directed by Vaibhav Abnave, 2023
Duration: 101 mins
Language: German/English/Marathi with English Subtitles
When: 13 February, 6-8pm
Where: George Paton Gallery
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On 6th July 2019, three actors - Zameer Kamble, Santosh Makude and Soumyabrata Choudhury - performed Franz Kafka's text 'Ein Bericht für eine Akademie' (A Report to an Academy) in three languages - German, Marathi and English - at a performance studio in Pune. In the same studio, two days before the performance, on 4th July, Soumyabrata Choudhury delivered a lecture titled 'Certain Propositions on the possible (non)relation between Theatre and Philosophy'. This film is a report of these two evenings, the rehearsal sessions leading upto the performances and actors watching the preview of the film.
Vaibhav Abnave is an independent researcher and filmmaker. Through his films, he explores the intersection of theatre and cinema, documentary and fiction. His films - Blur (2008), Monologue (2013) - have been shown at various international film festivals. Presently, he is Associate Professor (Film Direction) at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.