Workers Film Festival, Madurai

Workers Film Festival, Madurai 

25 May, MUTA Hall, 11 am to 5 pm 


Curated by Amudhan RP


Jointly organised by

TNSF, TNPTF, ISSS,
Yadhaarthaa Film Society
Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association - Madurai City
MUTA & MARUPAKKAM

SCHEDULE 


11 am to 1 pm  : Retro Section 



Glass

Dir : Bert Haanstra; 11 min; Documentary; Netherlands; 1958

A classical film on glass making artisans and workers


Sacrifice of Babulal Bhuiya 

Dir : Manjira Dutta; 62 min; Documentary; India; 1987; Homage

In a community of Coal Slurry Workers from the adjoining coal washery in the Mailagora coalfields, a casual worker-Babulal Bhuiya- was killed by CISF in 1981, it’s a film about the state of workers’ living conditions at the time and about the awareness that his "sacrifice"raised in them.


Kutty Japanin Kuzhanthaigal

Dir : Chalam Bennurkar; 58 min; Documentary; India; 1991

An award winning, critically acclaimed film on child labourers in the match and fire crackers factories in and around Sivakasi in 1990s. 


2 pm to 5 pm  : New films



Under The Scorching Sun

Dir: Prathap Ramamurthy, Jagannath Radhakrishnan; 17:08 min; Documentary; USA; 2023

A short documentary that shows the toil of everyday workers in Chennai, India, under extreme heat.


Beyond Ratings 

Dir: Aprajita Gupta; 37:30 min; Documentary; India; 2024

Three women share their experience of navigating the app-world in the metro city. The sharings reveal gendered battles as platform workers and the tiresome reality of gig-workers' identities against the absent bosses, masked behind their apps. Filmed in the streets of New Delhi, the protagonists share about their door-to-door gigs, the surveillance at their workplaces and the absence of accountability in the urban landscape. 


Harvest of Light

Dir: Esin Ozalp Ozturk; 52:00 min; Documentary; Turkey; 2024

Turkish capital Ankara’s district Evren is home to a community of seasonal workers. The workers, who come to Evren with their families to harvest onions, are trying to cope with various difficulties while trying to hold on to life.


Working Women Series : Part 1 - Valli

Dir : Amudhan RP; 62 min; Tamil; Documentar; India; 2025

A day in the life Valli, a domestic worker in Thirukazhukundram near Chennai.






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