ThefdZone 11 04 2015 Filmmaker interacts with the audience

THE 139th EDITION OF "THE fd ZONE" (Part IV)

OUR METROPOLIS
87 min, Colour, 2014, English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu with EST

Synopsis:
Bangalore is being refashioned as a 'world-class' metropolis. Livelihoods and homes make way for flyovers, glitzy malls and a shiny Metro. Threatened with violent transformation of their city, residents confront the authorities. Beneath the State's ideal of a 'global' city lurks the intent to clear a pasture for big business.
The filmmakers , Gautam Sonti and Usha Rao were present at the screening. The film was followed by a discussion with the filmmakers moderated by Nishtha Jain.

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Trailer
Web: www.ourmetropolis.in

Credits:
Director / Producer / Cinematographer: Gautam Sonti
Director / Producer / Location recordist: Usha Rao
Editor / Vfx / Sound designer: Abhro Banerjee
Music: Ananth Menon and Snehal Pinto

Director's Bio:
Gautam Sonti's earlier series of short films, Coding Culture, is a critical examination of the experience of globalisation within the microcosm of a hi-tech workplace in Bangalore. Our Metropolis, his first feature-length documentary film, extends this theme to the entire city.
Usha Rao is a cultural anthropologist with an interest in the anthropology of cities. She has been studying the transformation of Bangalore over the past decade. In particular, she is interested in understanding the effects of of the 'global city' discourse on the lives of people and the cityscape.