12 films screened on second day of IDFFB 2022
Bhubaneswar: This weekend proved as exciting time for city film lovers as they gathered at Odissi Research Centre to witness few best documentary films of emerging young film makers across India. At the second day of Indian Documentary Film Festival Bhubanswar (IDFFB) 2022 on Saturday organised by Film Society of Bhubaneswar (FSB) 12 films have been screened which includes Nitin Bathla’s Not Just Roads, Debalina Majumdar’s Gay India Martimony that have given completely different experience to audience and touched their inner chords. They encountered with hidden reality of our society and have been immersed to storylines. From side effect to rapid urbanisation, homosexuality to a poor village man’s love for tree and nature makes them heavy hearted.
Each film based on very intriguing, thought provoking topic and few thoughts are still considered taboo in modern days and films are in Hindi, English, Bangla and Manipuri languages. Two films screened in association with IFA and two were special focus films. On second day of the festival films screened were Not Just Roads, New Classroom, Hriday Basat, Dukhu Majhi, Gay India Matrimony, Salt and Sugar, Meiram, A night of knowing nothing, Mizo Soundscapes, Bela, It was in spring and Wittgenstein plays chess with Marcel Duchamp or How not to do philosophy.
Audience also got opportunity to interact with directors. Sankhajit Biswas talks about his film Hriday Basat and different aspects of film making and role of cinema to give shape to a society.
Second day of IDFFB 2022 opened with Nitin Bathla’s film Not Just Roads that narrates the story of a massive urban transformation underway in India. This film captures highway outside Delhi from the perspective of human and non-human actors.
Somnath Mondal’s Dukhu Majhi narrates story of a poor, completely illiterate old villager and his love for trees he has planted on the roads. Even in summer when temperature rises up to 50 degree celcus, that doesn’t deter him one bit. He knows he has a job to do. Over the years he has created his own unique methods of planting. This film gives audience a sense of responsibility to take care of our environment which is degrading at very fast pace due to human intervention.
Debalina Majumdar’s film Gay India Matrimony discuss about social recognition of homosexuality. The best part of this film is its music. Normally documentary makers avoid using music in their films, but Debalina has broken the stereotype. It is emotional and delightful as it talks about monogamy, same sex marriage and social stigma attached to this subject.
