Mother India MI21
My brother has been involved in a revisit/remix project of the stunning 1957 film Mother India. In this rendition he has taken the 3 hour film and edited into 45 minutes. This he has done in collaboration with DJ Tiger Styles and a number of live musicians. It’s a moving edit as it really portrays the poignance of the relationship between the mother and her first son. It’s such a phenomenal film; its communist iconography and it’s depiction of an independent and strong woman, struggling to survive. The sound has been removed completely and replaced by a live performance, similar to Cinematic Orchestra’s Man with a Movie Camera project.
The project has just been on a mini tour to Australia and there are performing again around the UK. Check out www.kalaphool.com for details of dates and I defy you not to cry at the end. I’ve seen it twice and barely held on to the tears both times.
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